The process to be granted a vacation to Give Kids The World Village begins with a wish granting organization.
Give Kids The World Village partners with over 220 wish-granting organizations (WGO) and foundations to make the Central Florida wish a reality. Families that visit Give Kids The World must be referred by one of these wish-granting organizations or foundations. Children ages 3-18, battling a life-threatening illness as deemed by a medical doctor are eligible, regardless of income.
A welcome reprieve is just a phone call away.
Below you will find a list of domestic and international wish-granting organizations and foundations. Please contact your local organization to learn if your child is eligible for a wish, or call 800-995-KIDS, and Give Kids The World can refer you to the wish-granting organization or foundation in your community.
California
Make A Wish of The Greater Bay Area
Elizabeth Nolan
55 Hawthorne Street , Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94105
P/F:415-982-9474 / 415-354-3441
enolan@sfwish.org
Make A Wish of Greater Los Angeles
Wendy Wood
1875 Century Park E., #950
Los Angeles, CA 90067
P/F:310-788-9474 / 310-785-9474
wwood@la.wish.org
Make A Wish of Northeastern California & Northern Nevada
Jennifer Stolo
2800 Club Center Drive
Sacramento, CA 95835
P/F:916.437.0206 / 916.515.0649
jstolo@necanny.wish.org
Make A Wish of San Diego
Suzanne Husby
2440 Hotel Circle North
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92108
P/F:858-707-9474 / 858-707-9480
shusby@wishsandiego.org
Make A Wish of Central California
Diana Rambo
351 West Cromwell
Suite 112A
Fresno, CA 93711
P/F:559-221-9474 / 559-221-9472
diana@centralca.wish.org
Make A Wish of Tri Counties
Linda McKenzie
4001 Mission Oaks Boulevard
Suite F
Camarillo, CA 93012
P/F:805 676-9474 / 805 850-0168
lmckenzie@tri-counties.wish.org
Debbie Chisholm Mem. Fdtn.
Garland Bell Jr.
PO Box 571
Yucca Valley, CA 92286
P/F:760-776-7699 / 760-365-6889
dcmfwishes@roadrunner.com
Make A Wish of Orange County and the Inland Empire
Stephanie McCormick
3230 El Camino Real
Suite 100
Irving, CA 97602
P/F:714-573-9474 / 714-689-0985
smccormick@wishocie.org
California Law Enforcement's Wish Upon A Star
Carmen Perez
PO Box 4000
Visalia, CA 93278
P/F:559-733-7753 / 559-733-0962
carmenp@wishuponastar.org
The Butterfly Fund
Laurie Sterner
PO Box 235
El Verano, CA 95433
P/F:707-799-2464 /
thebutterflyfund@gmail.com
Florida
Make A Wish of Southern Florida
Norman Wedderburn
4491 South State Road 7
Suite 201
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
P/F:954-967-9474 / 954-987-7159
nwedderburn@sflawish.org
Florida Rainbow Company
Kris Hampsey
9132 West Wisteria Lane
Crystal River, FL 34429
P/F:727-443-5485 / 727 441-4188
kmhampsey@aol.com
Children's Dream Fund
Cynthia Lake Farrell
One Progress Plaza
Suite 1830
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
P/F:727-896-6390 / 727-896-6380
clake@childrensdreamfund.org
Children's Cancer Caring Center, Inc.
Lee Klein
2750 N. E. 183rd St.
Suite T1508
Adventura , FL 33160
P/F:305-932-1606 / 305-932-7757
mindygouldpta@aol.com
New Hope For Kids
Rosie Wilder
544 Mayo Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
P/F:407-331-3059 / 407-331-3063
rosie@newhopeforkids.org
Simcha Layeladim, Inc
Joseph Zevuloni
10140 NW 47th Street
Sunrise, FL 33351
P/F:954-749-2645 / 954-742-8250
joe@florida-pa.com
Little Smiles
Ashlee Varney
1325 N Congress Ave
Suite 205
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
P/F:561-899-4700 / 561-422-4758
avarney@littlesmiles.org
Make A Wish of Central & Northern Florida
Jessica Solis
1020 N. Orlando Ave.
Suite 100
Maitland, FL 32751
P/F:407-622-4673 / 407-622-5803
jsolis@Wishcentral.org
Dreams Come True of Jacksonville, Inc
Ashley Smith
6803 Southpoint Pkwy
Jacksonville, FL 32216
P/F:904-296-3030 / 904-296-4244
ashley@dreamscometrue.org
The Little Red Wagon
Jena McGrath
10725 S. Ocean Drive
Lot 479
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
P/F:772-333-0043 /
thelittleredwagoninc@gmail.com
Juntos Regalando Sonrisas
Ryan Ekso
20533 Biscayne Blvd.
Suite 326
Aventura, FL 33180
P/F:312-925-4496 /
eskorj@yahoo.com
Friends of Rachashei Lev
c/o Ilan Kedem
1423 SE 10th Street
Cape Coral, FL 33990
P/F:754-246-7799 /
ilankedem@aol.com
New York
LGS Foundation
Christina SanInocencio
80 Orville Dr.
Suite 100
Bohemia, NY 11716
P/F:718-374-3800 /
christina@lgsfoundation.org
Make A Wish of Metro and Western New York
Anika Daughtry
4600 Main Street
suite 101
Snyder, NY 14226
P/F:516-944-6212 / 888-336-6441
adaughtry@metrony.wish.org
Make A Wish of Hudson Valley
Thomas Conklin
832 S. Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
P/F:914-478-9474 / 914-478-8245
tconklin@hudson.wish.org
Make A Wish of Central New York
Amanda Timmerman
5005 Campuswood Drive
East Syracuse, NY 13031
P/F:716-810-9474 / 315-475-9476
atimmerman@makeawishcny.org
Make A Wish of NE New York
Jay Haas
3 Washington Square
Suite 2
Albany, NY 12205
P/F:518-782-4673 / 518-782-0618
wtrigg@neny.wish.org
Make-A-Wish Suffolk County, NY
Karine Hollander
1 Comac Loop, #1A1
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
P/F:631-348-9474 / 631-585-0762
khollander@suffolk.wish.org
Marty Lyons Foundation
Sandra White
354 Veterans Memorial Highway
Commack, NY 11725
P/F:631-543-9474 / 631-543-9479
swhite@martylyonsfoundation.org
Former Troopers Helping Hands
Lloyd Schwab
PO Box 432
West Seneca, NY 14224-0432
P/F:716-824-0088 / 716-824-0088
kitnlloyd@verizon.net
Dream Factory of Central New York
Amanda Timmerman
5005 Campuswood Drive
East Syracuse, NY 13037
P/F:607-272-1264 / 502-561-3001
centralnewyork@dreamfactoryinc.org
Dream Factory of Rochester
Laura Walitsky
17 Bromley Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
P/F:585-234-0740 / 206-984-3976
rochester@dreamfactoryinc.org
Baking Memories 4 Kids, Inc
Frank Squeo
306 Old Mill Rd.
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
P/F:856-582-2192 /
bakingmemories4kids@gmail.com
Dream Factory of Brooklyn
Tara Schneider
1204 Avenue
#2020
Brooklyn, NY 11229
P/F:718-569-8887 / 502-561-3001
brooklyn@dreamfactoryinc.org
Ohio
Make A Wish of NE Ohio
Krista Kirby
1422 Euclid Avenue
Suite 239
Cleveland, OH 44115
P/F:216-241-3670 / 216-241-3618
kristak@makeawishohio.org
Make A Wish of Southern Ohio
Kate Donnellon
10260 Alliance Rd., #200
Cincinnati, OH 45242
P/F:513-745-9474 / 513-745-9660
kated@makeawishohio.org
Make A Wish of NW Ohio
Abbey Sciarri
1745 Indian Wood Circle
Suite 130
Maumee, OH 43537
P/F:419-244-9474 / 419-244-9221
abbeys@makeawishohio.org
A Special Wish-National Office
Lisa Hardin
1250 Memory Lane North
Columbus, OH 43209
P/F:614-258-3186 / 614-258-3518
lisa.hardin@aspecialwishfoundation.org
A Special Wish of Dayton
David Seyer
436 Valley St
Dayton, OH 45404
P/F:937-223-9474 / 937-641-4266
seyerd@childrensdayton.org
Make A Wish of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
Megan Meade
2545 Farmers Drive
Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43235
P/F:614-923-0555 / 614-923-0560
sophiam@makeawishohio.org
A Special Wish of North Central Ohio
Joe Powers
7455 S. Dewey Road
Amherst, OH 44001
P/F:440-670-0435 / 440-282-1398
josef904@yahoo.com
A Special Wish of Wheeling West Virginia
Mr. John Mattox
121 High Street
PO Box 47
Flushing, OH 43977
P/F:304-695-3081 /
rozz820@frontier.com
A Special Wish of Zanesville
Nanina (Nonny) Brackman
PO Box 2573
Zanesville, OH 43701
P/F:740-452-3432 / 740-454-4717
ftb@columbus.rr.com
Wishes Can Happen,Inc.
Cyndi Morrow
1170 S. Main Street
North Canton, OH 44720
P/F:330-966-0043 / 330-966-2339
snickers10@prodigy.net
A Special Wish of Newark
Ellen Robinson
PO Box 4292
Newark, OH 43058
P/F:740-397-2453 /
erobinso@cotc.tec.oh.us
A Special Wish of Lancaster
John Little
PO Box 1030
Lancaster, OH 43130
P/F:740-756-7085 /
jlittle611@yahoo.com
A Special Wish of Cleveland
Jason Beudert
IMG Building - 1360 9th Street
Suite 1000
Cleveland, OH 44114
P/F:216-224-4281 /
jasonbeudert@gmail.com
A Special Wish of Toledo
Susan Koester
5814 A. Woodstide Trail
Toledo, OH 43623
P/F:419-345-6893 /
susan.koester@buckeye-access.com
A Special Wish - Upper Ohio Valley Chapter
Alicia Freeman
PO Box 674
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
P/F:740-449-2063 /
alicia@spwishov.com
Dream Factory of Southeast Ohio
PO Box 1674
Chillicothe, OH 45601
P/F:740-804-8929 /
southeastohio@dreamfactoryinc.org
Leprechaun Foundation
Debbie Diblasi
7035 Columbia Rd
Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
P/F:440-225-5025 /
onewaydebbie@aol.com
Texas
A Wish With Wings
Clarissa Hernandez
3751 West Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76017
P/F:817-469-9474 / 817-731-3399
clarissa@awishwithwings.org
The Wish Connection of San Antonio
J. David Tate
208 S Akard
Room 1290
Dallas, TX 75202
P/F:415-778-1420 / 415-974-5570
jon.david.tate@att.com
Make A Wish of Central & South TX
Kathrin Brewer
2224 Walsh Tarlton Lane
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78746
P/F:512-329-9474 / 512-328-3326
kbrewer@cstx.wish.org
Wishing Well Texoma
Ronnie Marr
P.O. Box 2565
Sherman, TX 75091-2565
P/F:903-868-9474 / 903-813-1484
ronnie.marr@gmail.com
Make A Wish of Rio Grande Valley
Ava Sandlin
One Park Place
Suite 405
McAllen, TX 78503
P/F:956-686-9474 / 956-686-4380
asandlin@rgv.wish.org
Make A Wish of Texas Gulf Coast & Louisiana
Cathy Anderson
12625 Southwest Freeway
Stafford, TX 77477
P/F:713-942-9474 / 713-942-9475
vpwish@texgulf.wish.org
Dream Factory of San Antonio
Melanie Vale
7870 Green Valley Road
Marion, TX 78124
P/F:210-201-3372 / 830-620-9110
sanantonio@dreamfactoryinc.org
Fraternal Order of Eagles - Paris, TX
Bradley Scott
1125 NW Loop 286
Paris, TX 75460
P/F:903-517-1071 /
bradleydscott@hotmail.com
Kraddick Foundation - Kidd's Kids
Caroline Craddick
220 E. Las Colinas Blvd.
Suite C210
Irving, TX 75039
P/F:214-384-1188 /
caroline@kraddickfoudnation.com
Make-A-Wish North Texas
Sherry Johnson
6655 Deseo
Irving, TX
P/F:214-496-9474 / 214-496-9475
sjohnson@ntx.wish.org
Project 4031
Kristina Robertson
708 May Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
P/F:817-653-8976 /
krobertson@project4031.org
Stuff the Sleigh
Nicole Normandin
2202 Razorbill Court
Katy, TX 77494
P/F:512-966-8804 /
nicole@thesleigh.org
VisionWorks, Inc./Camp Discovery
Joey Cavazos
PO Box 692153
San Antonio, TX 78255
P/F:210-698-9485 /
joey@visionworkscamps.org
Canada
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Edmonton
Jenna Rego
200-9750 51 Ave. NW
Edmonton, Select... T6E 0A6
P/F:780-340-9039 / 587-881-0064
jenna.rego@childrenswish.ca
Starlight Children's Foundation Canada
Brian Bringoff
2770-14th Avenue
Suite 100
Markham, Select... L3R 0J1
P/F:905-752-7827 / 905-752-7828
brian@starlightcanada.org
Make A Wish of Quebec
Michelle Sylvestre
353, Rue Saint-Nicholas
Suite 210
Montreal West, Select... H2Y2P1
P/F:514-488-9474 / 514-221-4774
michelle.sylvestre@makeawishqc.ca
Help A Child Smile
Joyce Hutson
PO Box 871
Welland, Select... L3B 5Y5
P/F:519-900-3447 / 905-735-8386
jhutson@helpachildsmile.com
Make A Wish of N Alberta
Alissa Briones
16007-118 Ave
Edmonton, Select... T5V 1C7
P/F:780-444-9474 / 780-489-9477
Aissa.briones@makeawish.ca
Make A Wish of Southern Alberta
Vickie Sauve
Bay #4 2308-24th Street SW
Calgary, Select... T2T 5H8
P/F:403-228-3666 / 403-246-0946
vickie.sauve@makeawish.ca
Make A Wish of Atlantic Provinces of Canada
Tracy Durkee- Jones
605- 5991 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, Select... B3H 1Y6
P/F:902-466-9474 / 902-466-0602
tracy.durkeejones@maeawish.ca
Rainbow Society of Alberta
Roxanne Hawkins
6604 82nd Ave
Edmonton, Select... T6B 0E7
P/F:780-469-3306 / 780-469-2935
roxanneH@rainbowsociety.ab.ca
Tender Wishes
Jill Taylor
PO Box 824
Niagara Falls, Select... L2E 6V6
P/F:905-371-0300 / 905-295-7866
tenderwishes@cogeco.ca
Help Fill A Dream Foundation
Janine Boomer
Unit D
4085 Quadra Street
Victoria, Select... V8X 1K5
P/F:250-382-3135 / 250-382-2711
janine@helpfilladream.com
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - British Columbia & Yukon
Ross Hetherington
112-2025 W. Broadway
Vancouver, Select... V6B 1T3
P/F:778-383-1416 / 604-299-1228
bcchapter@makeawish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Alberta & N.W.T
Sarah Bragg
270-2323 32nd Avenue NE
Calgary, Select... T2E 6Z3
P/F:587-880-3255 / 403-265-1704
sarah.bragg@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation - National Office
Lyanne Goulin
350 - 1101 Kingston Road
Pickering, Select... L1V 1B5
P/F:647-725-6128 / 905-839-3745
lyanne.goulin@childrenswish.ca
Make A Wish International- Toronto & Cntl Ontario
Caley Ash
4211 Yonge St, Suite 520
Toronto, Select... M2P 2A9
P/F:416-224-9474 / 416-224-8795
caley.ash@makeawish.ca
Make A Wish of BC & Yukon
Ross Herrington
2025 W. Broadway
Suite 112
Vancouver, Select... V6J 1Z6
P/F:604-688-7944 / 604-688-7990
ross.hetherington@makeawish.ca
Make A Wish of SW Ontario
Lori Quick
307 Commissioners Rd W
London, Ontario, N/A N6J 1Y4
P/F:519-471-4900 / 519-471-4933
lori.quick@makeawish.ca
Make A Wish of Eastern Ontario
Tanya Desjardins
92 Bentley Avenue
Unit #4
Ottawa, Select... K2E 6T9
P/F:613-234-3555 / 613-234-5417
tanya.desjardins@makeawish.ca
Dream Factory Foundation, Inc
Howard Koks
303-1 Wesley Ave
Winnipeg, Select... R3C 4C6
P/F:204-989-4010 / 204-944-9549
howard@thedreamfactory.ca
Westman Dreams for Kids
Ron Ball/Barb Verboom
4-940 Princess Avenue
Brandon, Manitoba, Select... R7A 0P6
P/F:204-729-8898 / 204-571-1461
wdfk@mymts.net
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Saskatchewan
Kristen Allen
Acklands Grainger Bldg. West Entrance
3602 Millar Ave.
Saskatoon, Select... S7P 0B1
P/F:306-955-0511 / 306-653-9474
kristen.allen@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Ontario
Stefanie Durand
360-1101 Kingston Rd.
Pickering, Select... L1V 1B5
P/F:905-427-5353 / 905-427-0536
stefanie.durand@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - National Capital (Ottawa)
Emily Angel
1800 Bank St. Suite 206
Ottawa, Select... K1V 0W3
P/F:613-221-9474 / 613-221-9441
emily.angel@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Quebec West
Suzie Mousseau
4200, boul. Saint-Laurent
Bureau 904
Montreal, Select... H2W 2R2
P/F:514-289-1777 / 514-289-8504
suzie.mousseau@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Quebec East
Sonia Perreault
245, rue Soumande
Bureau 206
Quebec, Select... G1M 3H6
P/F:418-650-2111 / 418-650-3466
sonia.perreault@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - New Brunswick
Marilyn Essensa
C202-600 Main St.
Saint John, Select... E2K 1J5
P/F:506-632-0099 / 506-635-6924
marilyn.essensa@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Nova Scotia
Jacob Rafuse
105-238 Brownlow Ave
Dartmouth, Select... B3B 2B4
P/F:902-492-1984 / 902-492-1908
jacob.rafuse@childrenswish.ca
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Prince Edward Island
Julie Corbett
39 Eden St. Suite 7
Charlottetown, Select... C1A 2S2
P/F:902-566-5526 / 902-894-8412
julie.corbett@childrenswish.ca
United Kingdom
Caudwell Children
Lisa Bates
Minton Hollins Building
Shelton Old Road
Stoke-On-Trent, Select... ST4 7RY
P/F:011 44 1782600608 / 011 44 1782 600639
lisa.bates@caudwellchildren.com
Believe in Magic
Jean Bhari
Larkrise, Station Road
Loxwood
West Sussex, Select... RH14 0SN
P/F:01403-752-488 / 07881-755-039
Jean@believeinmagic.co.uk
Starlight Children's Foundation - UK
Neil Swan
3rd Floor, 227 Shepards Rush Road
London, Select... W2 1HD
P/F:0207-262-2881 / 0207-402-7403
neil@starlight.org.uk
Friends of Victoria
Justine Sims
Bell Hill Northfield
Birmingham, Select... b31 1LD
P/F:44-0121-476-9478 / 44-1214712357
j.sims@victoria.bham.sch.uk
Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity
Siobhan Merrygold
1 Olympic Way
Wembley, Select... HA9ONP
P/F:44 (0) 208-782-1171 / 208-782-1173
siobhan@raysofsunshine.org.uk
Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care - Kids Cancer
Barbara Thomas
62 Walter Rd
Swansea, Select... SAI 4PT
P/F:011 44 1792 480500 / 011 44 1792 480700
barbara.thomas@kidscancercharity.org
The Dorset Childrens Foundation
Patsy Hallmey
695-697 Christchurch Rd
Bournemouth, Dorset, Select... BH7 6AX
P/F:44-783-331-8285 /
Patsy@thedcf.org
Dial A Dream - UK
Bob Heath
7 Addison Rd
Wanstead
London, Select... E1L2RG
P/F:208-530-5589 /
bob@dial-a-dream.co.uk
Make A Wish - International - United Kingdom
Jason Suckley
329-331 London Road, Camberly
Surrey, Select... GU153HQ
P/F:01144-1276-405060 / 011-44-1276-405061
jason.suckley@makeawish.org.uk
Dreams Come True Charity - UK
Wendy Gray
Exchange House, 33 Station Rd
Liphook, Hampshite, Select... GU30-7DW
P/F:011441428726330 / 011441428724953
wendy@dreamscometrue.uk.com
Children's Christmas Wish List
Craig Collins
42 Bayton Rd
Exhall
Coventry, Select... CV7 9EJ
P/F: /
info@childrensxmaswishlist.org
The National Holiday Fund
Malcolm Haddow
11, Aldnycn Gardens
Spalding
Lincolnshire, Select... RM109LS
P/F:44-1775-720484 /
mallizusa@yahoo.com