Donation helps Pediatrics department build new Parent Resource Library

Thanks to a gen­er­ous dona­tion from Charlotte’s Wings, a non‐profit orga­ni­za­tion that pro­vides books dona­tions to chil­dren in hos­pi­tal and hos­pice care, the Pedi­atrics depart­ment at SJH&MC has more than 50 books for fam­i­lies to use a resource while in the hos­pi­tal with their child.

With the fund­ing of the Charlotte’s Wings orga­ni­za­tion, the Par­ent Resource Library became a real­ity. The library includes books that help par­ents with the growth and devel­op­ment of their child, their child’s hos­pi­tal­iza­tion and/or their children’s diag­no­sis. The library will include top­ics rang­ing from can­cer, relax­ation, divorce, spe­cial needs, trauma, feelings/anxiety, self‐discovery, grief, hos­pi­tal stay/doctor office vis­its, inspi­ra­tion books, diagnosis‐based top­ics and other mis­cel­la­neous top­ics. Par­ents will be able to bor­row books dur­ing their child’s visit to the hospital.

Charlotte’s Wings also pro­vides other sup­port to SJH&MC’s Pedi­atric depart­ment. They:

• Donate many books that are given out to the chil­dren on the Pedi­atric unit through­out the year
• Sup­ply teach­ing mate­ri­als used to help chil­dren under­stand their dis­ease process.
• Devel­oped a packet in con­junc­tion with the Pedi­atric Bereave­ment group to give to fam­i­lies when a child dies – books for com­fort and support.

Thanks to this won­der­ful orga­ni­za­tion for their sup­port. More infor­ma­tion can be found at http://www.charlottes‐wings.com/.