Get Help in New Mexico
MEETING YOUR CHILDS NEEDS
- Early Childhood Services
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Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Adoption of Children with Special Needs
- Advocacy & Finding Your Voice
- Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)
- Finding the Right Childcare
- Foster Care of Children with Special Needs
- Groups & Therapies
- Handling Unawareness
- Hospital Care
- Managing & Coordinating Care
- Safety Precautions for Children with Seizures
- Night Terrors & Nightmares
- Tips to Help Children Sleep
- Transportation & Travel for People with Disabilities
- Common Problems
- Emotional, Behavioral, & Mental Health
- Addressing Bullying
- Social Issues & Opportunities
- Recreation Activities
- Education & Schools
- Adaptive/Assistive Options
- Wish Granting Groups
Wish Granting Groups
On this Page
People with critical illness often lose hope and feel down. Dealing with
their illness and treatment day after day becomes the main focus in their life.
Having something to look forward to, such as a wish, can be helpful. This page aims
to provide information about wish granting groups to families of children with
special needs.
The Power of a Wish
A wish can be a powerful distraction from pain, sickness and treatment. A
wish gives something to look forward to and creates happy memories. It also can
strengthen the person, giving them motivation and hope to fight their battle.
What is Your Child’s Wish?
Wish granting groups can help your child reach a goal, have an adventure,
and simply have a joyful experience.
A wish can be almost anything, and is most often something that is not
easy for that person to do.
This page has links to wish-granting groups and resources that offer funds
to grant a wish to children and adults with chronic illness and life-altering
disabilities.
There are many groups that focus on helping children, but there are also some that
help people over the age of 18.
- Some groups grant wishes to children in specific regions, or for travel to certain destinations.
- Other groups might focus on helping kids or adults with a certain health issue, like cystic fibrosis, cancer, or autism.
Whether the child or adult dreams of a fishing and camping trip, going to
a theme park, or even a day spent at his or her dream job, groups listed in our
database (linked below) can help their wish come true.
To arrange a wish for your loved one, contact a few groups to see if they
are the right fit, and ask about their application process.
Resources
Services for Patients & Families in New Mexico (NM)
| Service Categories | # of providers* in: | NM | NW | Other states (4) (show) | | NV | OH | RI | UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wish Foundations | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | |||
For services not listed above, browse our Services categories or search our database.
* number of provider listings may vary by how states categorize services, whether providers are listed by organization or individual, how services are organized in the state, and other factors; Nationwide (NW) providers are generally limited to web-based services, provider locator services, and organizations that serve children from across the nation.