Donations at Work 2025/26
Each year, generous donors like you support life-saving and life-changing care for thousands of children and families. Your gifts, big and small, fund family-centred programming, specialized equipment and groundbreaking research at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and throughout our community.
Thanks to you, specialists are able to meet families where they are at with the help they need and provide the most personalized care available. Here is a snapshot of some of the many successes you made possible last year.
Little Red Reading House
Your generous support for Little Red Reading House and its outreach programming has championed reading and literacy for thousands of children in our community over the past year and put books in the hands of kids who may not otherwise have had access.
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Emerging Adult Mental Health
Thanks to the generosity of our community, a groundbreaking model of mental health care for young people continues to grow. And with that, so does its impact. READ MORE
Peer Support Program
Thanks to community support, through the Peer Support program, specially trained Peer Support Workers with their own personal lived experience offer a compassionate, non-judgemental listening ear and act as a beacon of hope that things can get better. READ MORE
Pharmacogenomics of Stimulant Treatment Response
Thanks to generous community support, researchers in Calgary are gathering the data needed to pinpoint patterns that show how genetics contribute to the efficacy of ADHD drugs in individuals, like Emily. READ MORE
Healthier Starts for Alberta Families
In 2020 the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute declared maternal and newborn health a Grand Challenge and their vision was clear: bring together experts from across disciplines to better predict, prevent and improve outcomes for preterm birth. Today, thanks to your generosity, that vision is becoming reality. READ MORE
Life-changing treatment for kids with SMA
SMA is a rare genetic disease that causes progressive muscle weakness and can affect feeding and breathing. It is the leading genetic cause of infant death, but early treatment — before symptoms appear — can dramatically improve outcomes, like for Anna. READ MORE
Alberta Children’s Epilepsy Program (ACEP)
Community support continues to fuel exciting advancements in epilepsy prevention, screening, early intervention, treatment options and more personalized care plans for kids and families at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. READ MORE
Where Your Money Goes
Community donations are invested in Patient and Family Centred Care, Advancing Child Health, Education and Training and Research. Here is a snapshot of your generosity and impact over the last three years.
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