Child Life Donations
The Child Life Department is Here for Your Family
Our Child Life Department is here to help patients understand their illnesses,
decrease anxiety and cope with being in the hospital. Our specialists
seek to make the hospital a "not-so-scary” place for children.
With patients and families as the center of the team, we work to treat
the whole child. The Child Life Department uses play, recreation and music
to provide opportunities for our patients that encourage mastery, coping,
normalization, socialization, and expression of feelings.
We offer daily activities in our playrooms and teen room, as well as plan special events throughout the year. These, along with our individual sessions help to bridge the gap between home and the hospital.
Shop, save, and share the spirit this Halloween!
Shop now through October 31 at Spirit Halloween to save 10% on your Halloween costumes, and Spirit of Children will donate 10% to Manning Family Children’s. All proceeds will support the Child Life Department to help make hospitals less scary for kids and their families. Present this coupon or enter promo code GIVING25 at checkout when shopping on SpiritHalloween.com.
Participating Stores:
- Harvey - 1600 Westbank Expressway/Manhattan, Harvey, LA 70058
- Elmwood – 1000 South Clearview Parkway Suite 1030, LA 70123
- Kenner – 3408 B Williams Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70065
- Metairie – 5245 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70006
- Slidell – 1591 Gause Boulevard, Slidell, LA 70458
- Hammond – 1517 West Thomas Street, Hammond, LA 70403
- Mandeville – 3371 US-190, Mandeville, LA 70471
- Gulfport – 9354a US Highway 49, Gulfport, MS 39503
For more information on how to provide gift opportunities or to make a monetary donation to the Child Life Department, please contact the Child Life Department at 504.896.9350.
Want to give to our playrooms and teen room?
Playroom
Throughout the week, our playroom offers a welcoming environment where hospitalized children ages 0-12 can gather to play with toys, board games, video games or arts and crafts. It allows patients the opportunity to get out of their rooms and just be kids.
Teen room
The Teen Room is a place for hospitalized teens, ages 13-21 to "hang out". This room is specifically designed to meet the emotional and social needs of this age group. Our teen room is outfitted with music, movies, video game systems, computers, and arts and crafts.
Please contact the Child Life Department at 504.896.9350 if you have any questions regarding donations.