Family Services plays a big role on your child’s healthcare team. Specially trained pediatric professionals and volunteers in family-friendly spaces offer many children's services to help kids and their families in multiple ways.
- Your child is scared, sad or lonely
- You want to help your child or your child’s siblings understand what is happening
- Your child wants a creative outlet to deal with pain and anxiety
- Wants help with homework or intellectual stimulation
- Has school-related issue
A ParentWISE volunteer can help when you as a parent…
- Want to talk to a parent volunteer whose child has experienced illness and hospitalization
A chaplain can help when you as a parent…
- Want someone to talk to, such as a priest, pastor or rabbi
- Want a prayer, blessing, Bible or Sabbath candles
- Wonder “Why is this happening to us?”
- Feels stressed, threatened or overwhelmed
- Has concerns about treatment decisions
- Wants emotional support
- Needs food, clothes or other help