Service Project Program

Many members of our volunteer community develop service projects for the children and families at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

The Service Project Program is a great opportunity for schools, neighborhoods, faith-based groups or a group of friends to volunteer! The next time you get together with friends — make it fun for you and fun for Children’s too.

The information below provides project suggestions that have an appeal throughout the year. You also may choose to create a service project from reviewing our wish list of toy donations.

Please send a sample of your project in advance so that it can be pre-approved for safety. All donated items must be new due to our stringent infection control and safety standards. We may not be able to accept your service project without the required pre-approval.

Service Project Descriptions

• Activity Boxes – Selection of art/craft items (pencils, colored or plain paper, stamps/ink pad, small boxes of crayons or markers, stickers, ruler, etc.) placed in a small box with a cover (plastic shoe box is preferred).
• Activity Kits – Small paper bags/resealable bags with all of the supplies and instructions needed to make an individual project such as macaroni or beaded necklaces and bracelets, sock puppets with felt features, paper airplanes, key chains and/or seasonal holiday related crafts (Autumn, Halloween, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukah, New Year's Eve/Day, Winter, Valentine's Day, Spring, Independence Day, etc.).
• Book/Sticker Drive – New books and stickers are always a nice treat for children. Collecting new books (children’s books, teen books, magazines, comic books and puzzle books) or stickers is a great way to volunteer your time. We also appreciate new or gently used books for parents.
• Decorated Pillowcases – Decorate king-size pillow cases for our December holiday gift distribution and/or regular-size pillow cases decorated with seasonal/nursery rhyme images to be used for birthday/special occasion gift distribution. Please request a pillow case craft guideline sheet prior to starting this project to ensure a successful result.
• Treat Bags – Children enjoy non-food item treats such as stickers, coloring books, puzzle books, crayons, markers, etc. Likewise, for adult family members who spend an extended period of time at Children’s, hand lotion, emery boards, breath mints, travel-size amenity products, etc. are greatly appreciated.
  
  We suggest that the next time you have a birthday/holiday/graduation party, sleep-over or extracurricular activity, ask all participants to bring new items such as books, stickers, cartoon Band-Aids, beanie babies, etc. and have fun organizing the items or making one of the service projects listed above.