Make a Difference
Dollars raised through Step Up for Kids help fund services that insurance doesn’t cover and programs that families don’t receive a bill for. Programs like pet therapy, in-hospital summer camp and school services are all provided by our Department of Family Services and supported by donations made to Step Up for Kids.
You Make An Impact
$100
is enough help make a child’s hospital stay a more positive experience with activities, supplies and toys
$250
provides patients with the support they need to thrive after lengthy hospital stays
$500
supports clinical trials to help discover new or more effective treatment options
$1,000
means we can attract the very finest candidates and train the next generation of specialists
We’re so lucky to have a hospital like Lurie Children’s right here in Chicago. It literally saved my son’s life.
Tsedal Wiafe-Ababio, Mom to Phoenix, who was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and received a heart transplant at Lurie Children’s.
