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HuskyTHON
HuskyTHON is a year-long philanthropic effort at the University of Connecticut to raise funds and awareness for Connecticut Children’s, a Children’s...
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QTHON
Dance Marathon is a student-led organization that raises funds and awareness throughout the year for sick and injured kids treated at Connecticut...
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Connecticut Children's Hybrid Gala
Prepare Thyself for Merriment! By Order and Proclamation of Connecticut Children’s, kin near and far are invited to our long awaited Celebration of...
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Dalia
It started as a mystery and grew to be a frightening enigma. Five-year-old Dalia was sleeping all the time. All the time. She would come home from school and go straight to bed, sleeping until being forcibly wakened the next morning for school. No games, no playing with friends, no TV, just sleeping. Her pediatrician said it was probably within a normal range of behavior.
Then she stopped eating. She simply had no interest at all in food. That was not normal.
Small But Mighty
Born at 27 weeks and weighing just over 2 pounds, Michael was immediately transported to Connecticut Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Hartford. Within 24 hours, he had bleeding in his lungs, and he coded. The medical staff at the NICU revived him, but the crises weren't over.
Finding the Right Path
Throughout infancy, Tori was agitated and would scream all night. As she grew, she would experience uncontrollable outbursts with violent tendencies. But she was also a kind, smart and funny little girl. While classmates were learning, growing and forming relationships, Tori’s school experience was markedly different. After being bounced around adult health systems and experiencing a revolving door of therapists, progress wasn't being made.
Tori continued to have violent outbursts at school and one day the cops were called. Eight-year-old Tori was transported to the nearest adult hospital. “I didn’t know what to do,” says Tori, as the tears start. “I didn’t think anything could help me.”
Explore Our Impact
6,792
Babies in need of critical care in our NICUs received life-saving care last year.
67,659
Telemedicine visits expanded rapidly to keep our patients and healthcare heroes safe.
106,119
Every child who came through our doors last year received expert, compassionate care.
Our Mission
At Connecticut Children’s Foundation, our mission is to support the health system. By bringing together patient families, donors, community members, philanthropic partners and others to raise the financial resources needed to invest in people, research, technology and state-of-the-art equipment, we can support Connecticut Children’s in providing the care our children need and deserve.
