About the Holiday From the Heart Program
The Holidays From the Heart Program supports the most vulnerable and financially challenged patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Through Holidays From the Heart sponsorship, we seek to create hope for families by fulfilling some of their basic needs and alleviating some of the stress felt during the holiday season.
Hospital staff members identify, nominate and screen CHLA families will benefit the most from some additional support during the holiday season. In addition, Holidays From the Heart provides support for patient families year round through specific requests from CHLA staff.
The program began in 1993 with just two families. In 2017, over 318 families were sponsored. Though most of the families are from the Greater Los Angeles area, the program extends across all of Southern California and the nation.
Ways to Give
Make a Financial Donation
Due to storage and space constraints, Holidays From the Heart can no longer accept large donations of in-kind gifts. Monetary donations to Holidays From the Heart will continue to support families through the fulfillment of “just in time” requests.
Your financial donation is tax-deductible and 100 percent will go towards supporting the program and families. Funding from this program continues to help our families throughout the entire year by providing essentials such as grocery and gas gift cards, school clothing and supplies, baby basics and more.
Click here to donate online.
To donate by check, make your check payable to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, with a notation of “Holidays From the Heart” in the memo section, and mail to:
Holidays From the Heart
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd., #64
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Donate Items
Due to storage and space constraints, Holidays From the Heart can no longer accept large donations of in-kind gifts. Please consider donating gift cards to support families year-round.
- Grocery Gift Cards (desired stores: Food 4 Less, Ralphs, Jons, Vons)
- Gas Station Gift Cards (desired stations: Arco, 76, Shell, Chevron)
- Target, Walmart, Amazon Gift Cards
Gift cards may be mailed to us at the following address:
Volunteer Resources Department
Attention: Holidays from the Heart Program
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd. #64
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Sponsor a Family
Thank you for your interest in supporting Holidays From the Heart (HFTH) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The goal of our Ready-To-Go (RTG) Family Totes is to provide gifts and some additional support during the holidays to patient families who are identified by CHLA Social Workers and staff.
Potential Sponsors who would like to support family must submit a commitment form by clicking here.
- By filling out our form, sponsors agree to support a family of 6 by purchasing items to fill a Holiday Tote with new and unused age-specific gifts.
- After filling out the form, Sponsors can begin shopping for items to fill the Tote bags.
- The Volunteer Resources department will email you the “Gift Guideline Checklist” and details for our drop-off location. You may also download the checklist by clicking here.
- Drop-off your gifts.
- All gifts for families must be delivered to CHLA by December 13, 2024.
Below is an example of the gift guideline:
- 6 individuals in family: $150 grocery card, a $100 gas card, six $25 gift cards from Target or Walmart (total $150) and 2 additional items for each family member (12 total).