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Association of Child Life Professionals Conference

Travis and CL StaffYou may have noticed that we’re big supporters of Child Life staff here at Child’s Play. They have an enormous impact on the quality-of-life for young people in hospitals, and we strive to support them in any way we can.

Earlier this month, we attended the ACLP (Association of Child Life Professionals) Child Life Conference in Washington DC, whic

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Your Impact At Dell Children's Hospital

Every day, the life of a child is improved immeasurably by the generosity of Child's Play donors. We recently received a letter from the mother of a patient at Dell Children's about the impact that our grant program had on her son's quality of life during a serious illness. She was kind enough to allow us to share that story with you:

"I wanted to send a huge thank you for your company and the service y'all give to sick children.

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What Does a Hospital Gaming Specialist Do?

At Child’s Play, we’re passionate advocates for the importance of Child Life Specialists in hospitals. Hospitals can be a scary place for a child, and Child Life Specialists play a crucial role in improving quality-of-life for children who are often in the most difficult situation of their lives. One of the challenges in this important work is time. A CLS with a full patient load is likely to find it difficult to find time to research the latest tools and technologies available, let alone

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Big News!

Child's Play would like to introduce you to our new Board of Directors. Two of these faces will be familiar and we are really excited to welcome our three newest members.

Elaine Chase
President

Elaine ChaseElaine Chase is Vice President of Global Brand Strategy & Marketing for Wizards of the Coast at Hasbro. After starting her career in ed

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15 Years

2018 marks the 15th year that Child’s Play has been in existence. In November of 2003, Gabe put up a post on Penny Arcade’s front page calling the gaming community to come together and support Seattle Children’s Hospital by creating an Amazon Wishlist with th

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