The Toy Foundation (TTF) has awarded Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital a $25,000 grant as part of its Children’s Hospital Play Grants Program.
The hospital is a Hollywood, Florida level one trauma center offering a variety of healthcare services. The grant will support the hospital’s “Shaping the Lives of Little Ones” initiative, a program aiming to mitigate the adverse effects of prolonged hospitalization on infants.
Play has a profound impact on a child’s healing journey, benefiting their physical, emotional, and educational well-being. We are pleased to support Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital to help their patients heal and thrive.
The hospital will incorporate new efforts into this initiative thanks to the grant. Catilin Stella, CEO of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, says it will allow for the introduction of “the healing power of play through specialized equipment that supports sensory integration, vision, head control, gross and fine motor skills, and social interaction.”
The Toy Foundation’s Hospital Play Grants program supports hospitals and other healthcare facilities that serve under-resourced communities. Since its inception in 2021, the program has brought the benefits of play to 360,000 children.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is one of 20 facilities to receive funding from The Toy Foundation through the grant program. The Toy Foundation will distribute a total of $380,000 this year, estimated to support 240,000 children.
More information about the Children’s Hospital Play Grants program as well as a full list of 2024 recipients is available on The Toy Foundation’s official webpage.
