Our Impact
Caitlin's Smiles knows that a bag filled with drawing supplies and activities is a bag full of fun and hours of creative play.
Our volunteers work hard to make dealing with being in a medical facility a little easier for children and their families. Acting instinctively to provide materials that put smiles on kids’ faces, they also provide keys to health. Research has demonstrated the healing power of the arts. Writing improves physical and emotional health. Every bag from Caitlin’s Smiles that’s filled with art supplies, a book, and activities is a chance for children to heal. Art might not cure all ills, but it can help children discover adventures. When those bags from Caitlin’s Smiles arrive, they provide the possibility of improved health.
- From “Bags of Smiles Promote Stories and Healing,” By Martha Peaslee Levine, M.D., Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center & author of “Stop That Nose!”
2022 Caitlin's Smiles Hospital & Clinic Deliveries
That's a lot of smiles.
Bags of smiles include: drawing pad/coloring book, crayons/markers/colored pencils, journal with pen, modeling clay, two craft activities, and a small toy or book
Kits to bring the joy.
Kits to make book markers, door hangers, necklaces, bracelets, scratch-off shapes or coloring magnets that are sent to hospitals for playrooms or to distribute to the patients
Mini smiles.
Smaller versions of the Bags of Smiles that are used by emergency rooms and outpatient surgery departments for pediatric patients
Little friends.
Small toys, plush animals, and holiday gifts.
Care Kits have been discontinued.
Hospital delivery totals
For detailed information on hospitals and clinics receiving donations from Caitlin’s Smiles in the past year, please click below. Totals for previous years are available from Caitlin’s Smiles.
| 2022 Hospital Delivery Totals | Bag of Smiles | Craft Kits | Coping Kits | Toys | Care Kits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Coplan Ped. Oncology Clinic, Children's Hosp at Sinai, Baltimore, MD | 20 | 215 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| AI Dupont, Wilmington, DE | 234 | 2615 | 548 | 67 | 0 |
| Akron Children's, Akron, OH | 355 | 204 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Akron Children's, Beeghly Campus, Boardman, OH | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY | 163 | 1795 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allegheny Health Network, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA | 27 | 385 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Allegheny Health Network, AGH Behavioral Health Unit, Pittsburgh, PA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allegheny Health Network, Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills, PA | 0 | 0 | 650 | 0 | 0 |
| Allegheny Health Network, St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA | 32 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| Allegheny Health Network, Westfield, Memorial Hospital, Westfield, PA | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Altoona UPMC, Altoona, PA | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 |
| Baptist Children's Hospital, Miami, FL | 0 | 630 | 170 | 2 | 0 |
| Bay Health Medical Center, Milford, DE | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Health Medical Center, Kent Campus, Dover DE | 44 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Bedford Family Health Center | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Bellin Hospital, Green Bay, WI | 60 | 649 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradford Regional Medical Center, Bradford, PA | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol-Myers Squbb Children's Hospital at RWJUH, New Brunswick, NJ | 148 | 1305 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn NY | 141 | 1105 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooklyn NYU Langone Hospital, Brooklyn, NY | 15 | 270 | 165 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Hospital, Westmister, MD | 58 | 60 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center, Windber, PA | 0 | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| Child Advocacy Ctr of Clearfield County, PA | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Children's Advocacy Center/NEPA Scranton PA | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| Children's Hospital of NJ/Newark Beth Israel Med Ctr, Newark, NJ | 462 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Children's Hospital of NJ/Ped. Spec. Ctr, Edison, NJ | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA | 166 | 542 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Children's Hospital @Montefiore, Bronx, NY | 144 | 520 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| Children's National, Washington, DC | 120 | 1,025 | 280 | 0 | 0 |
| Christiana Health Care System, Newark, DE | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Ohio Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ | 134 | 435 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarion Hospital ER, Clarion, PA | 0 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH | 193 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| CMAC Women & Children's Hospital, Charlestown, WV | 102 | 1205 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY | 120 | 225 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbus, Ohio Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crozier Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayton, Ohio Children's Hospital, Dayton, OH | 245 | 12 | 239 | 768 | 0 |
| Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, PA | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| Excela Health, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA | 0 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 0 |
| First Hospital in Kingston, Kingston, PA | 0 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 |
| Florian Cancer Ctr, Staten Island Univ Hospital, Staten Island, NY | 0 | 390 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, MD | 24 | 0 | 337 | 0 | 0 |
| Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital, Danville, PA | 32 | 0 | 50 | 902 | 0 |
| Geisinger Janet Weis Hospital, Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, Lewistown, PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 0 |
| Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Shamokin, PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harlem Hospital- New York, NY | 247 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, OH | 250 | 250 | 570 | 0 | 0 |
| Holy Cross Hospital, Germantown, MD | 0 | 50 | 493 | 0 | 0 |
| Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring MD | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoops Family Children's Hospital, Huntington, WV | 121 | 1200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon on Wheels, Baltimore, MD | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, PA | 100 | 245 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
| Inova Children's Hosp. @ Inova Fairfax Med. Campus, Falls Church, VA | 87 | 835 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inova Children's Hospital @ Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg,VA | 15 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, VA | 16 | 200 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| IU Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette, IN | 60 | 585 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY | 243 | 1045 | 520 | 4 | 0 |
| John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo NY | 40 | 570 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD | 221 | 475 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Sanzari Children's Hosp,Hackensack Univ. Med., Hackensack, NJ | 211 | 1810 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Hovnania Children's Hospital, Neptune, NJ | 209 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennedy-Krieger, Baltimore, MD | 229 | 2305 | 666 | 0 | 0 |
| Lancaster County Children's Alliance, PA | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA | 40 | 0 | 141 | 245 | 0 |
| Lehigh Valley, Allentown, PA | 282 | 1740 | 671 | 2649 | 0 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton, PA | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
| Lehigh Valley Hosp-Pocono, Reilly Children's Hosp., East Stroudsburg, PA | 20 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill, Pottsville, PA | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maimomides Medical Center, NY | 36 | 875 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Maria Fareri Children's Hosp. @ Westchester Med Center, Vahalla, NY | 204 | 2220 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mercy Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH | 80 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monmouth Med. Cntr., Barnabas Children's Hosp., Long Branch, NJ | 200 | 1895 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA | 54 | 0 | 305 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, New York, NY | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemours AIDHC, Outpatient Cardiac Center, Wilmington, DE | 0 | 200 | 224 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Hospital-Queens, Flushing, NY | 68 | 760 | 45 | 8 | 0 |
| New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwell South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY | 100 | 1145 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| PA Psychiatric Institute, Pediatrics, Harrisburg, PA | 98 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| Penn Highlands Elk Hospital, Huntingdon, PA | 0 | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn Highlands Elk Hospital, St. Marys, PA | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State Children's Cardiac Clinic--Heart Group, Harrisburg, PA | 0 | 760 | 140 | 285 | 285 |
| Penn State Children's Spina Bifida Clinic, Hershey, PA | 49 | 220 | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA | 85 | 0 | 60 | 3486 | 0 |
| Penn State Children's Hospital Camps, Camp Vent | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State, Hampden Medical Center, Enola, PA | 0 | 0 | 325 | 30 | 0 |
| Penn State, Holy Spirit Med Ctr, Camp Hill, PA | 62 | 1540 | 402 | 726 | 0 |
| Penn State TLC Clinic, N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 0 |
| Penn State York Specialty Clinic, York, PA | 0 | 1525 | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| Queens Health Network, Elmhurst, NY | 120 | 205 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rainbow Babies-Cleveland, OH | 122 | 1095 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA | 197 | 175 | 375 | 535 | 0 |
| Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY | 36 | 475 | 374 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Wilmington, DE | 0 | 330 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald Houseof Southern NJ, Camden, NJ | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, New Brunswick, NJ | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House of NY, Greater Hudson Valley, Valhalla, NY | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House of NY, New York, NY | 0 | 1265 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House of NY, Metro, Hyde Park NY | 0 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Akron, OH | 0 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Cincinnati, OH | 0 | 1310 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH | 0 | 615 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH | 0 | 2145 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Dayton, OH | 0 | 260 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Toledo, OH | 0 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Danville, PA | 0 | 200 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | 0 | 589 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronald McDonald House, Front & Erie Sts., Philadelphia, PA | 0 | 916 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Pittsburgh, PA | 0 | 1229 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Wheeler Ave., Scranton, PA | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Charlottesville, VA | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Norfolk, VA | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Richmond, VA | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Roanoke, VA | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, 14th St., Washington, D.C. | 0 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Charleston, WV | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Huntingdon, WV | 0 | 130 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House, Morgantown, WV | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shriner's Children Hospital, Dayton, OH | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Shriner's Children Hospital/Hamot, Erie, PA | 0 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| Shriner's Children Hospital, Philadelphia, PA | 335 | 2185 | 512 | 16 | 0 |
| St. Christopher's Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, PA | 322 | 2495 | 591 | 16 | 0 |
| St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Paterson, NJ | 32 | 0 | 579 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Joseph's Hospital, Scranton, PA | 0 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA | 321 | 2180 | 1526 | 379 | 0 |
| St. Peter's University Children's Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ | 187 | 2355 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA | 16 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Community Health Kids Care, Easton, PA | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| Staten Island University Hospital, Florian Cancer Ctr., Staten Island, NY | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY | 215 | 250 | 355 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| Toledo Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH | 227 | 1840 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Regional General Hospital, Tyrone, PA | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
| Union Hospital, Elkton, MD | 0 | 0 | 228 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD | 250 | 2530 | 60 | 8 | 0 |
| University of Virginia Children's Hospital, Winchester, VA | 0 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Virginia (UVA) Pediatric Specialty Clinic, Winchester, VA | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| UPMC Bedford Hospital ER, Everett, PA | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| UPMC Carlisle Hospital, Carlisle, PA | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 0 |
| UPMC Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA | 106 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | 20 | 80 | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| UPMC Children's Advocacy Center, Harrisburg, PA | 0 | 0 | 205 | 550 | 0 |
| UPMC Children's Specialty Services, Lemoyne, PA | 0 | 734 | 165 | 244 | 0 |
| UPMC Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, PA | 0 | 0 | 100 | 35 | 0 |
| UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA | 54 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| UPMC Hanover Hospital, Hanover, PA, PA | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 0 |
| UPMC Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA | 320 | 308 | 98 | 819 | 0 |
| UPMC Muncy, PA | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
| UPMC Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| UPMC Somerset Hospital, Somerset, PA | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 |
| UPMC West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg, PA | 4 | 0 | 60 | 35 | 0 |
| UPMC Williamsport, Williamsport, PA | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| UPMC York Memorial Hospital, York, PA | 0 | 0 | 180 | 35 | 0 |
| Virtua Memorial Pediatric Pavilion, Mount Holly, NJ | 82 | 1225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voohees, NJ | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Hospital, Ephrata, PA | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital, Gettysburg, PA | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 0 |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, PA | 0 | 0 | 204 | 35 | 0 |
| Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital, Waynesboro, PA | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellspan York Hospital, York, PA | 555 | 761 | 366 | 740 | 0 |
| West Penn Allegheny Medical Center (Burn Camp) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia Children's Hospital, Morgantown, WV | 120 | 1320 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY | 183 | 1355 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disaster Relief Hospital Deliveries (See Below) | 61 | 8400 | 299 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 11,900 | 79,525 | 21,485 | 14,077 | 0 |
| Disaster Relief and One-Time Hospital Deliveries | Bag of Smiles | Craft Kits | Coping Kits | Toys | Care Kits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advent Health Pediatric Clinic, Manchester, KY | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allegheny Health Network Burn Camp, Jefferson Hills, PA | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camp Greentree, Essex, MD | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camp Kydnie, Harrisburg, PA | 0 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camp Quality, Akron, OH | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Children's Care of Eastern Kentucky, Prestonsburg, KY | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Children's Hospital of SW Florida, Fort Myers, FL | 20 | 480 | 299 | 4 | 0 |
| Commission for Children, Bowling Green, KY | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compassion Pediatrics of Wayland, Wayland, KY | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Martling, Parkville, MD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazard Appalachian Regioinal Healthcare Med Ctr., Hazard, KY | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Wagon, Wise, VA | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Help for Oncology Problems and Emotional Support, Stewartstown, PA | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highlands ARH Regional Med Ctr, Prestonsburg, KY | 0 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juniper Health Breathitt County, Jackson, KY | 0 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky River Medical Center, Jackson, KY | 0 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knox County Hospital, Barbourville, KY | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital, Hyden, KY | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDowell ARH Hospital, McDowell, KY | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-Atlantic Burn Camp, Clarksville, MD | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norton Children's Medical Center, Louisville, KY | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin, KY | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pediatric Associates, Hazard, KY | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY | 0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Setebaid Services, Winfield, PA | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texoma Medical Center, Denison, TX | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center, South Williamson, KY | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Children's Hospital, Lexington, KY | 0 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Pediatric Specialty Clinic, Lexington, KY | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitesburg ARH Hospital, Whitesburg, KY | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williamson ARH, Williamson, KY | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where donations go
