You Helped Cece’s Family Keep the Faith
For Liz, Motherʼs Day is forever linked to Lucile Packard Childrenʼs Hospital Stanford. It all started with a springtime family outing in 2014. Liz was…
Category: Patient Stories
Happy Heart Month!
In honor of February's Heart Month, we're rallying together to support our care team members, patients and their families in the Betty Irene Moore Children's…
Humans of Packard Children’s
“By being able to overcome life-threatening food allergies, I learned to persevere through challenges instead of avoiding them.” —JARED CHIN, 16, CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPANT When…
Double Your Donation
Many employers provide matching gift programs to match charitable contributions made by their employees. Gifts from employees' spouses and retirees may also qualify for a…
A Lifeline for Families
Helping children with autism achieve the best possible outcomes When Mason* was 18 months old, he could only say one word: “Mama.” Even though his…
Welcome to the Julia and David Koch Clinic
“Through this gift, we hope to advance innovative research and allow more individuals and families to enjoy fuller lives.”— Julia Koch Many thanks to the Kochs,…
You Kept Carter in the Game
During 4-year-old Carter’s very first T-ball game, he ran headlong into another child while trying to catch a ball. He appeared fine, except for a large…
Gift Planning
A planned gift to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health is one of the most powerful ways to advance research and care for children…
New Heart, New Start: Ten years after her double transplant, Amanda Sechrest is living life to the fullest.
Amanda Sechrest dropped onto her bed, exhausted after a late night of studying for finals at Saint Mary’s College of California. For some reason, on…
A New Way to Assess the Quality and Impact of Children’s Screen Time
Of all the childrearing issues parents face today, managing screen time is undoubtedly one of the most challenging and confusing. In fact, 71% of parents…