Donate Items
By donating these much-needed items to Children’s Health℠, you are helping to support our more than 100 year mission of making life better for children. Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy. Your interest is very much appreciated.
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Books and magazines
A good book can offer a magical escape to help a child, or anyone in the family, pass long hours in a hospital bed or waiting area. The Family Resource Libraries accepts donations of new books for children, teens and adults in English and Spanish.
New books, if we do not already have them, are added into our collections. If we do already have a donated title, it is added to our bookmobile and our One-For-The-Road carts.
- Our bookmobiles visit the waiting areas to offer books to patients and their families who may be waiting for a family member to recover after a procedure or surgery.
- One-For-The-Road is available for patients and their families to find one book to take home with them when they leave.
Ways to donate
Amazon
Donations can be made directly to the Dallas or Plano campus from Amazon.
- Children's Medical Center Dallas
- Children's Medical Center Plano
Barnes and Nobles
Gift cards from Barnes and Nobles are a great way to help us purchase needed educational resources for the libraries’ early reading programs. E-gift card can be sent to frl.libraries@childrens.com.
The libraries have a particular need for the following items in both English and Spanish.
- Board books for infants and toddlers
- Picture books
- Chapter books
- Young adult and adult fiction.
- Magazines (no more than 3 months old)
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy. Please email us to schedule a delivery date and time. We will respond within the next business day. Please note, we will need 3 - 5 business days to arrange a delivery
Krissi Holman Library Dallas Campus
Phone: 214-456-4787
Email: frl.libraries@childrens.comKarahan Library Plano Campus
Phone: 469-303-7735
Email: frl.libraries@childrens.comDelivery hours:
- Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
If you need to schedule a time outside of these hours, we can work with you, so please let us know.
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Child Life donations
From stuffed animals, to arts and crafts and games your gift can make a difference in helping a child's stay while at the hospital.
Our Amazon Wish lists are our most current, up-to-date list of needs. Please see the links below for each respective campus. All items will ship directly to that campus.
On-going Child Life needs:
- Infant items
- Vtech/Fisher Price light up Musical toys
- Sound machines
- Aquariums/Light projectors
- Teethers/rattles
- Board books
- Playmats
- Developmental mirrors
- Sippy cups
- Games/toys/activities
- Board games/card games
- Action figures/Barbies/baby dolls
- Cars/trucks
- Legos/building blocks
- Play medical kits
- Puzzles
- Stuffed animals
- STEAM kits/art kits
- Sports equipment
- Play Doh
- Sensory toys (bubble pops, squishies, etc.)
- Gift cards
- Electronics
- Batteries (All sizes)
- Game systems/controllers/accessories (XBOX, Playstation, Nintendo)
- iPads/tablets
- Speakers/headphones
- iTunes gift cards
- Portable chargers/charging cords
- Birthday supplies
- Wrapping paper
- Ribbon/bows
- Gift bags
- Tissue paper
- Gift boxes
- Non-inflated mylar balloons
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy. All donations of 50 items or less may be left at the front concierge desk at the main hospital valet entrance. For large donations, or if you and need assistance, please contact the Child Life Department in advance to schedule your delivery time.
Child Life Dallas Campus
Phone: 214-456-6280
Email: childlifedallas@childrens.comChild Life Plano Campus
Phone: 469-303-6280
Email: childlifelegacy@childrens.com - Infant items
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Clothing and pajama drive
At times families arrive completely unprepared for a hospital stay, and our staff frequently receives requests from families for comfortable clothing.
- Infants
- Onesies
- Toddlers
- Shirts
- Children and adults (all sizes)
- Hoodies
- Pajamas
- Socks
- T-Shirts
- Underwear
Patients and families range in size from newborn to adult XXXL.
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy. Contact us to schedule a delivery date and time.
Social Work Dallas Campus
Phone: 214-456-2300Child Life Plano Campus
Phone: 469-303-6280
Email: childlifelegacy@childrens.com - Infants
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Food donations
Please help us fill our food pantry. Donations are distributed to our patient and patient families in our ICU department and by our Social Work staff. Below are guidelines and a list of food items that we can use to fill our food pantry.
Food guidelines
- Snack size items only.
- All items must be individually wrapped and include an expiration date.
- Items should be in the original packaging. Please do not separate items.
- We are unable to accept canned good items that require a can opener and or a stove to prepare.
Shopping list
- Baked chips
- Bottled water/flavored bottled water
- Canned fruit (pears, peaches,
pineapple, applesauce) - Cereal (single serving)
- Cheese and crackers
- Crackers (saltines, club crackers,
graham crackers, goldfish) - Granola bars
- Hot chocolate
- Instant oatmeal packets
- Juice boxes
- Muffins
- Pretzels
- Pudding cups or Jello cups
(regular or sugar free) - Small bags of chips
- Soups that can be heated in its container
- Tea
- Teddy Grahams
- Vanilla wafers
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy.
Dallas Campus
Please email us to schedule a delivery date and time. Please include, your contact information, items being donated and delivery date and time preference.
Volunteer Services Dallas Campus
Phone: 214-456-6388
Email: volunteer_services@childrens.comDelivery hours:
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
If you need to schedule a time outside of these hours, we can work with you, so please let us know.Plano Campus
Donations may be delivered to the Plano Campus, Main Concierge Desk.
Delivery hours:
Sunday - Saturday
8 a.m. - 8 p.m.Volunteer Services Plano Campus
Phone: 469-303-3763
Email: volunteer_services@childrens.com
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Phone chargers
Families with unexpected visits occasionally need phone chargers. Phones are needed to help patient families connect with their family and friends.
Chargers are needed for the following models of phones:
- iPhone models
- JTC Droid models
- Motorola Droid models
- Nokia Lumia
- Samsung Galaxy models
- Universal USB mobile cell
phone charger adapter kits
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy. Contact us to schedule a delivery date and time.
- Social Work Dallas Campus
Phone: 214-456-2300
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Safety donations
Children’s Health is committed to doing whatever it takes to keep children safe from traumatic injury. Every year Injury Prevention Specialists teach children how to swim, to wear helmets when riding their bikes, to use their car seats and seat belts when travelling in a vehicle and much, much more. We do it all in the name of safety!
When considering your donation of art supplies or swim materials, please note that we can only accept unopened, unused, new items for our safety activities.
- Gifts cards are welcomed from Walmart, Target and Michael’s and will be used to purchase supplies for our inpatient and outpatient community outreach activities.
- E-gift cards can be sent todevelopment.services@childrens.com
Needed items for Injury Prevention
- Elbow pads
- Helmets
- Knee pads
- Life jackets
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy. Contact us to schedule a delivery date and time.
Injury Prevention Dallas Campus
Phone: 214-456-1870
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School supply donations
As summer travels by in a lighting flash, soon it will be time to head out to purchase new school supplies. At Children’s Health we have many patients that will not be able to shop for supplies along with caregivers that will have a difficult time purchasing supplies due to medical bills and other necessities.
The School Service Department at Children’s Health is in need of community members or groups to donate school supplies for our wonderful patients, whom will be going back to school very soon. These supplies will help patients and their families be better prepared for the upcoming school year.
School supply list
Pre-Kindergarten
- Assorted construction paper 12x18
- Backpack
- Facial tissue (large box)
- Folders with pockets
- Glue sticks
- Manila paper 12x18
- School box (plastic)
- Scissors (blunt point)
- Waxed crayons
- White glue 8 oz
- Wipes (i.e. Clorox or baby wipes)
- Ziploc freezer bags
Kindergarten
- #2 Pencils
- Assorted construction paper 12x18
- Backpack
- Composition books (with lines)
- Facial tissue (large box)
- Folder with brads and pockets
- Glue sticks
- Manila paper 12x18
- Pocket folder
- School box (Plastic)
- Scissors (sharp point)
- Spiral notebook (wide rule)
- Water-based markers
- Water-color paints with brush
- Waxed crayons
- White glue 4 oz
- Wipe (i.e. Clorox or baby wipes)
- Ziploc freezer bags (quart or gallon size)
First grade
- #2 pencils
- Assorted construction paper 12x18
- Backpack
- Colored pencils pencil box (small)
- Composition books with lines
- dry erase markers
- Facial tissue (large box)
- Glue sticks
- Large erasers
- Manila paper 12x18
- Pocket folder with brads
- Scissors (sharp point)
- Spiral notebooks (wide rule)
- Washable markers (broadline)
- Waxed crayons
- White glue (washable, 8 oz.)
- Writing tablets
- Ziploc freezer bags (quart or gallon size)
Second grade
- #2 pencils
- Assorted construction paper 12x18 package
- Backpack
- Colored pencils (long)
- Composition books (with lines)
- Dry erase markers
- Facial tissue (large box)
- Glue sticks
- Large erasers
- Manila or white paper 12x18 package
- Pocket folders with brads
- School box (plastic)
- Scissors (sharp point)
- Spiral notebooks
- Washable markers
- Waxed crayons
- White glue (washable, 8 oz.)
- White paper 12x18 package
- Wide-ruled filler paper
- Wipes (i.e. Clorox or baby wipes)
- Writing tablets
- Ziploc freezer bags (quart or gallon size)
Third grade
- #2 pencils
- Assorted construction paper 12x18
- Backpack
- Blue pen
- Colored pencils
- Composition books (with lines)
- Dry erase markers
- Facial tissue (large box)
- Glue sticks
- Large erasers
- Manila or white paper 12x18
- Portfolio folder with brads and pockets
- Ruler (1/4 in. And mm)
- Scissors (sharp point, medium size)
- Spiral notebooks (wide rule)
- Washable markers
- Waxed crayons
- White glue (washable, 8 oz.)
- Wide-ruled filler paper
- Ziploc freezer bags (quart or gallon size)
Fourth grade
- #2 pencils
- Assorted construction paper 12x18
- Backpack
- Black pens
- Colored pencils
- Composition books (with lines)
- Dry erase markers
- Facial tissue (large box)
- Folder with brads and pockets
- Glue sticks
- Large erasers
- Manila or white paper 12x18
- Pocket folders
- Red pens
- Ruler (1/4 in. And mm)
- Scissors (sharp point, medium size)
- Spiral notebooks (wide rule)
- Washable markers
- Waxed crayons
- White glue (washable, 8 oz.)
- Wide-ruled filler paper
- Ziploc freezer bags (quart or gallon size)
Fifth grade
- #2 pencils
- Assorted construction paper 12x18
- Backpack
- Blue or black ink pens
- Colored pencils
- Composition books (with lines)
- Dry erase markers
- Facial tissue (large box)
- Glue sticks
- Pocket folders
- Red ink pens
- Ruler (1/16th in. And mm)
- Scissors (sharp point)
- Spiral notebooks (wide rule)
- Washable markers
- Waxed crayons
- White glue (washable, 8 oz.)
- White paper 12x18
- Wide-ruled filler paper
- Yellow highlighter
Middle school (6 - 8th grade)
- #2 Pencils - 12 packs (2)
- 2” 3-Ring Binder
- Backpack
- Colored Pencils
- Dictionary/Thesaurus
- Hand Sanitizer (1 bottle)
- Marbled Composition Book-1 (2)
- Notebook Paper Filler Wide-Ruled (4 packs)
- Pencil Pouch
- Pencil Pouch
- Pens Black, Blue or Red
- Pink Hand-held Eraser-medium
- Pocket Folder w/prongs (10)
- Tab Dividers
- Tissues (1 box)
High school (9 - 12th grade)
- #2 Pencils with erasers
- ¼” graph paper
- Backpack
- Binder dividers
- Binder or notebook
- Box of tissue
- Colored pencils
- Compass
- Flash drives
- Folders that fit in binders
- Graphing calculator
- Highlighter
- Index cards
- Loose-leaf paper
- Mechanical pencils
- Pen blue or black
- Pencil case that fits in a binder
- Pocket folders with and without brads
- Protractor
- Red checking pens
- Scientific or 4-function calculator
- Several three-ring binders
- Three-hole punch (a regular one or one that fits in a three-ring binder)
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy.School Services
Phone: 214-456-8912 -
Toiletry items
Our patient families often come unprepared to spend the night. Travel sized items are needed at our Dallas location.
- Bars of Soap
- Body Wash
- Conditioner
- Deodorant (men and women)
- Lotion
- Shampoo
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Women's sanitary items
Schedule a delivery
Print and complete the donation form and review our donation and distribution policy. Contact us to schedule a delivery date and time.
Social Work Dallas Campus
Phone: 214-456-2300
Email: childlifelegacy@childrens.com -
Something not on our list?
If you wish to donate something not on our list of current needs, please send an email with the subject line "Community Project" to the appropriate campus. Please include your contact information (including name and phone number) and a detailed description of your project (details about the project, quantity of items, photos, materials used to make the items, etc). Someone will then contact you to further discuss your project.
Volunteer Services Dallas Campus
Email: volunteer_services@childrens.comVolunteer Services Plano Campus
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Donations and distribution policy
Donations
For the safety of our patients, all items must be in new, unused, in its original packaging and latex free. Please do not gift-wrap donated items. Some donated items have additional guidelines and will be included in each section if necessary.
Donation form
Prior to delivering items, we ask that you please complete the donation form and bring it with you when you deliver your donation.
Volunteer Hours
Please include an estimate of the number of hours it took for you to complete the project. The time spent on the project is used in our year-end report.
- Example of how to calculate: If 4 volunteers spent 1 hour each making busy books, this equals 4 volunteer hours.
Distribution of items
Due to patient confidentiality and infection control, donated items are distributed by the Children’s Health staff. We, unfortunately, do not allow individuals and groups to distribute donated items to patients.