As you know, the Center is a pediatric skilled nursing facility that provides specialized residential care exclusively for children infected with HIV/AIDS. In fact, Incarnation Children’s Center is the only facility in New York City dedicated to the care of HIV/AIDS infected children.
When Incarnation Children’s Center opened, we cared for infants and toddlers, and were forced to watch helplessly as many of them died. While no cure for this infection has been found, medical advances have prolonged the lives of those infected with the virus. Incarnation Children’s Center is now a loving haven for toddlers, school age children and adolescents.
As drug therapy has improved, children are living longer and more active lives. As a result, the change in the ages of our children brings new challenges that in many ways are "even more" complicated and difficult. Most of these children come from troubled families, many are orphans whose parents have died from the disease, and some have serious physical or developmental problems. Unfortunately the public eye seems to have moved on from the AIDS epidemic, especially from these children, the epidemic's survivors!
HIV/AIDS is a serious, complicated disease. We have watched with wonder and awe as these courageous children cope with the demands of the disease. We provide their medical care, but in many ways that's the easy part. The hard part is finding the money to provide those things that most children take for granted.
We need your continued financial support so that we can buy a new winter jacket for a little boy who has outgrown the old one, a new dress for an adolescent going to her first school dance, a Superman Halloween costume for a six year old. Then, we will be able to take all of them to a Disney movie at the big movie theater, hold the occasional Friday night pizza party, and make certain that Santa Claus has left a favorite toy for each child under the Christmas tree.
On behalf of our staff and the children, we thank you in advance.
TO MAKE A DONATION:
By using your credit card online:
By check:
Please mail to:
Incarnation Children’s Center
c/o Executive Director
142 Audubon Avenue
New York, NY 10032
Questions about monetary donations can be directed to:
Executive Director
212-928-2590 x32
ccastro@incarnationchildrenscenter.org
To donate items:
We are always in need of new clothes, books, toys and games to keep our children happy and our programming running throughout the year. We re also looking for opportunities to send our kids on trips and outings to places that they would not be able to experience otherwise. If you are interested in donating new items or sponsoring a group outing for the kids, please contact:
Director of Therapeutic Recreation & Volunteer Services
212-928-2590 x27
moconnell@incarnationchildrenscenter.org
Donation Policy
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If you would like to know what items we are in particular need of, please see link below.
General Wish List
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Especially around the holidays, we are in need of gifts to put under the Christmas tree. If you’re interested in buying individual items for a child, please see specific wish lists in attachment below. Individual birthday wish lists are available upon request!
Holiday Wish List
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