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16102
Children Supported Through Healing Play & Joyful Connection in 2025
With every rising number, another child feels seen, celebrated, and supported -- all thanks to the volunteers and donors like you who make our programs possible.
Why it Matters
It’s no surprise that chronic illness and long hospital stays can impact a child’s emotional development, sense of identity, and overall well-being. Yet many hospitals are stretched thin, with limited psychosocial support—meaning the emotional and social care that helps children cope with the challenges of illness.
Our programs fill that gap by delivering child-led, joy-centered experiences that strengthen mental health, build resilience, and create meaningful moments of connection.
80%
Up to 80% of children and their families experience some traumatic stress reactions following life threatening illness, injury, or painful medical procedures.
7x
Children with critical or chronic illnesses are 7 times more likely to experience a mental health event than their peers.
27%
of pediatric providers feel their clinic has adequate psychosocial staffing, and just 35% describe their care as comprehensive.
Our Work
Magic Makers
Character Program
Imagination, grounded in impact.
Our flagship program transforms volunteers into beloved characters who serve as trauma-informed companions on a child’s healing journey.
Express, Create, Heal
Targeted Intervention Program
Mental health support and education, disguised as play.
A peer-led, trauma-informed initiative of curated activities that spark conversation, foster belonging, and provide tools to navigate their emotions—at a time when their world feels upside down.
AMoM Unlimited
Virtual Programming
No travel. No limits. Just magic.
Created with accessibility in mind, AMoM Unlimited brings play-based programming directly to medically vulnerable children—wherever they are.
Step into the magic on September 26th at Somewhere Nowhere NYC as we celebrate 10 years of impact with a rooftop evening of joy, purpose, and imagination.
Enjoy delicious food and cocktails, immersive experiences, incredible music, special guests, and a night that supports children facing serious illness.
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