Standish Foundation for Children

Standish Foundation for Children Our mission is to transform healthcare experiences for children, families and healthcare providers.

Our vision is to have a world of happy, healthy and resilient children that haven't been traumatized during healthcare experiences. Standish Foundation for Children is a volunteer-led nonprofit supporting children, families and healthcare professionals around the globe. Our programs support children and their families during difficult healthcare experiences in a way that promotes hope, healing and

happiness… something we believe every child deserves! We help build healthy communities by ensuring healthcare professionals and organizations have the tools, strategies and training they need to minimize healthcare-related pain and suffering in children through the use of evidence-based child- and family-centered care practices.

🩸 World Blood Donor Day🩸 A single blood donation can help save multiple lives.For children facing surgery, cancer treatm...
06/14/2026

🩸 World Blood Donor Day🩸

A single blood donation can help save multiple lives.

For children facing surgery, cancer treatment, trauma, burns, and other serious medical conditions, blood donors are often the unseen heroes behind their care and recovery.

Today, we celebrate and thank the individuals who roll up their sleeves to give hope, healing, and a second chance to patients around the world.

❤️ To every blood donor: thank you for making a difference.

And if you haven’t given blood in a while, consider calling up your local American Red Cross to make a donation this week!!

Partnership Update 💜At Standish Foundation for Children, we believe healing happens through play. That's why we've been ...
06/12/2026

Partnership Update 💜

At Standish Foundation for Children, we believe healing happens through play. That's why we've been proud to help support Lone Star Family Health Center’s playroom.

This dedicated space provides children with opportunities to express emotions, develop coping skills, build confidence, and strengthen family relationships through therapeutic play.

From November 2025 through April 2026:
✨ 83 children participated in play therapy
✨ 15 new children began services
✨ 399 play therapy visits were provided

One parent shared:
"My kids love coming to therapy... Our kids are not bad. They are just misunderstood. This program has helped me to see this."

Because of donor support, children and families have access to a safe, welcoming environment where healing, growth, and connection can flourish.

Together, we're making a difference—one child at a time.

Every child deserves the chance to be a child—even during cancer treatment.On National Cancer Survivors Day, we celebrat...
06/07/2026

Every child deserves the chance to be a child—even during cancer treatment.

On National Cancer Survivors Day, we celebrate the young survivors who have shown remarkable bravery and resilience. We honor their families, caregivers, and healthcare teams who support them through every appointment, procedure, and milestone.

Today is a reminder that survivorship is about more than overcoming cancer—it's about helping children heal, grow, play, and dream about the future.

To all survivors, especially the children and families we are privileged to serve: we celebrate your strength and the hope you inspire in all of us.

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This International Nurses' Day, we honor the quiet heroes behind some of the most painful healing journeys.At the Khechi...
05/12/2026

This International Nurses' Day, we honor the quiet heroes behind some of the most painful healing journeys.

At the Khechinashvili University Hospital Burn Centre in Tbilisi, Lika and Zifa care for children undergoing intense and often painful burn treatments — offering not just medical skill, but comfort, courage, and hope.

👩‍⚕️ Lika has been a nurse for more than 11 years. Encouraged by her mother to pursue the profession she admired from afar, she finds her greatest joy in seeing children recover and knowing her work helped them get there.

💜 Zifa, dressed in purple, has been a nurse since 1972 — over 53 years of healing. She doesn’t remember choosing nursing; she simply always knew. At five years old, she already felt called to care for others. Today, she is the steady, skilled nurse behind countless bandage changes and brave young patients.

To Lika, to Zifa, and to nurses everywhere — thank you for standing beside children in their hardest moments and guiding them back to health with compassion and strength.

Happy International Nurses' Day!

Grateful for a meaningful meeting this week between the Standish Foundation for Children and our partners at MAC Georgia...
05/11/2026

Grateful for a meaningful meeting this week between the Standish Foundation for Children and our partners at MAC Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Even across screens and time zones, conversations like these remind us how powerful partnership can be when the focus is creating better opportunities and support for children and families. We’re thankful for the collaboration, shared vision, and commitment to making a lasting impact together.

Looking forward to what’s ahead. 🌍🤝💙

We had a very special opportunity for some of our team to connect in London while our founder, Andy, was visiting the ot...
05/05/2026

We had a very special opportunity for some of our team to connect in London while our founder, Andy, was visiting the other week. Time together like this strengthens relationships, deepens collaboration, and helps move our work forward for the children and families we serve.

A hospital visit doesn’t just affect the body—it affects the mind, too.For children, fear, uncertainty, and loss of cont...
05/01/2026

A hospital visit doesn’t just affect the body—it affects the mind, too.

For children, fear, uncertainty, and loss of control can stay long after the appointment ends. Mental health is part of every medical experience.

That’s why this work matters.

Through play, preparation, and connection, children are given the tools to understand what’s happening and cope in ways that feel safe and manageable.

Healthcare providers are equipped to reduce fear in real time—turning overwhelming moments into ones children can move through with confidence.

More than 1,036,489 children and families have been reached through this approach.

Because mental health care doesn’t start after the experience.
It starts in the moment.

April is the Month of the Military Child 💜Today we’re honored to spotlight Lisa McWhorter, Program Manager of SF4C’s 4Mi...
04/23/2026

April is the Month of the Military Child 💜

Today we’re honored to spotlight Lisa McWhorter, Program Manager of SF4C’s 4MilKids program, military spouse, and proud mom of three.

“Being a CCLS and former military spouse, my role as Program Manager for SF4C’s 4MilKids program is near and dear to my heart. I know firsthand from watching my own three boys grow up that military-connected children endure a great deal—frequent moves, prolonged separation during deployments and training, and many other stressors of military life. As a CCLS, I am honored to give back to the military-connected community through Teddy Bear Clinics and child life resources that help make future medical visits less stressful.”

Lisa’s lived experience and professional expertise help shape a program designed to meet military-connected children where they are—with compassion, preparation, and support.

This month and every month, we celebrate the strength and resilience of military children everywhere.

They don’t always stand in the spotlight—but they change everything. Some guide strategy.Some train providers.Some roll ...
04/20/2026

They don’t always stand in the spotlight—but they change everything.

Some guide strategy.
Some train providers.
Some roll up their sleeves on the ground.
Some step in exactly when needed.

Different roles. One shared purpose: helping children feel safer, calmer, and more supported in healthcare.

We are a volunteer-led organization—and that shows up in every part of this work.

Our board members, volunteer advisors, and volunteers are the backbone behind it all.

Every program, every training, every moment of comfort we help create starts with them.

On National Volunteer Day, we’re celebrating the people behind the impact.

More than 1 million children reached—and every one of them connected to someone who chose to give their time.

A heartfelt thanks to each of you! 💜

Some of our board and volunteers: Arash Babaoff, Kristy Fisher, BobbiJo Pansier, Cheri Oliveri, Megan Kirkpatrick, Ellen Steele, Casey Fisher, Stephen Owens, and Kasey Anderwood.

2025 Impact Report. This is a snapshot of what our donors made possible last year for children and families around the w...
04/17/2026

2025 Impact Report. This is a snapshot of what our donors made possible last year for children and families around the world. It reflects a year of bringing comfort, care, and support to children when they needed it most.

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