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Wish Granting for Ill Children Helpline

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Starlight Children's Foundation

Grants wishes for seriously ill children. Also provides a variety of in-hospital services that focus on distraction entertainment.
Write:
Starlight Children's Foundation
5757 Wilshire Blvd., #M100
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Voice: 1-800-274-7827
Website: http://www.starlight.org
E-mail: info@starlight.org
Verified: 10/1/2007

Dream Factory

Grants dreams for children with a life threatening or critical chronic illness.
Write:
The Dream Factory
200 W. Broadway, Suite 504
Louisville, KY 40202
Voice: 1-800-456-7556
Website: http://www.dreamfactoryinc.com
E-mail: info@dreamfactoryinc.com
Verified: 10/1/2007

Children's Wish Foundation International

Grants wishes to terminally ill children up to age of 18.
Write:
Children's Wish Foundation Int'l.
8615 Roswell Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30350
Voice: 1-800-323-9474
Website: http://www.childrenswish.org
E-mail: wish@childrenswish.org
Verified: 11/1/2007

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Grants wishes to children with serious illnesses or life threatening medical conditions.
Write:
Make-A-Wish Foundation
3550 N. Central, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2127
Voice: 1-800-722-9474
Website: http://www.wish.org
Verified: 11/1/2007

Give Kids the World Foundation

Offers a 51-acre, non-profit resort for use by children with life-threatening illnesses whose one wish is to visit Central Florida's best-loved attractions.
Write:
Give Kids the World Foundation
210 S. Bass Rd.
Kissimmee, FL 34746
Voice: 1-800-995-5437 or 407-396-1114 (24 hr.)
Website: http://www.gktw.org
Verified: 10/1/2007

A Special Wish Foundation

Grants wishes to children with terminal illnesses or life threatening disorders.
Write:
A Special Wish Foundation
1250 Memory Lane
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice: 1-800-486-9474
Website: http://www.spwish.org
E-mail: rfickle@spwish.org
Verified: 11/1/2007

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