Wish-Granting Foundations

Angel on My Shoulder

1611 Pine Tree Lane
St. Germain, WI 54558
Telephone: (800) 860-3431
Home page: www.angelonmyshoulder.org

Angel on My Shoulder is a nonprofit organization established to grant the wishes of people who have cancer and to financially assist individuals, families, and caregivers who demonstrate a need for support. The organization sponsors Camp Angel for children aged 8 through 12 and Camp Teen Angel for children aged 13 through 15. These are cost-free weekend retreats for young people who have a brother, sister, parent, or grandparent who is experiencing cancer or for children who have experienced the death of a loved one from cancer. Winter and summer outdoor recreational activities are offered.

Children’s Wish Foundation International, Inc.

8615 Roswell Road
Atlanta, GA 30350-7526
Telephone: (800) 323-WISH (800-323-9474) or (770) 393-WISH (770-393-9474)
Fax: (770) 393-0683
Home page: www.childrenswish.org

Children’s Wish Foundation International is dedicated to bringing joy and hope to seriously ill children and their families by fulfilling special wishes. The foundation recognizes that there are countless ways to bring happiness to a seriously ill child: For one child, happiness may be a visit with the Pope; for another, a trip to Florida; and for a third, finally getting that cherished grand piano. Children’s Wish Foundation International also offers enrichment programs to promote a healthy environment for children as they are receiving treatment, encouraging a positive mental outlook that helps them deal with their disease. Program activities include bedside visits by entertainers, continued studies using a computer in a pediatric playroom, and special-needs camps with other children in similar situations.

Dream Foundation

621 Chapala Street, Suite D
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Telephone: (805) 564-2131
Fax: (805) 564-7002
Home page: www.dreamfoundation.com

The Dream Foundation is the only wish-granting organization for adults aged 18 to 65. All dream recipients have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and have a life expectancy of less than one year. The hope is that the realization of one final wish may help provide terminally ill adults with peace and resolution.

Make-A-Wish Foundation

3550 North Central Avenue, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2127
Telephone: (800) 722-WISH (800-722-9474) or (602) 279-WISH (602-279-9474)
Home page: www.wish.org

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children who have life-threatening illnesses. Wishes are made known through wish referrals from the child, his or her parents or guardians, or medical professionals in the child’s life. For more information on eligibility requirements, call the organization’s toll-free number or visit its Web site. Local and international chapters of Make-A-Wish can be located via the Web site.

The Silver Lining Foundation

1490 Ute Avenue
Aspen, CO 81611
Telephone: (970) 925-9540
Home page: www.silverliningfoundation.org

The Silver Lining Foundation brings children who have cancer and other life-threatening illnesses to a safe haven in Aspen, Colorado, for an all-expenses-paid week of whitewater rafting, horseback riding, gondola rides up Aspen Mountain, skiing, and socializing with other children. This quality recreational experience helps the children acquire the physical and emotional capacity to endure the challenges of their present and their future; at the same time, it provides parents and other caregivers with a 7-day respite from caring for a sick child, giving them the time to focus on themselves and their other children.

The Sunshine Foundation

1041 Mill Creek Drive
Feasterville, PA 19053
Telephone: (215) 396-4770
Fax: (215) 396-4774
Home page: www.sunshinefoundation.org

The Sunshine Foundation grants dreams for seriously ill, challenged, and abused children around the United States and throughout the world. Among the services it provides for these children are chartered group trips to Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. The foundation also houses seven special children and their families each week at Sunshine Village in central Florida, where they stay in fairy-tale cottages and can enjoy a wheelchair-accessible swimming pool, a handicapped-equipped playground, a specially designed citrus grove, and a six-hole miniature golf course.