Isaac's Friends

the mission of isaac's friends is to promote the emotional well-being of children enduring long-term hospitalization due to serious illness or injury by providing one-on-one interaction time with fun-loving, caring volunteers. we are currently serving about 70 children a month. our services involve using laptop computers and age appropriate games to take into local hospitals where teens and children are under long term care. volunteers talk and play games with the children for 30 minutes to an hour per visit depending on the patients' conditions. the purpose is to provide love and care through attention, socializing, and play. the volunteers help bring some normalcy to the children's lives amidst abnormal and often depressing situations. we also support the family by providing services to the local ronald mcdonald houses, helping to relieve some of the stress associated with caring for a hospitalized child and giving much needed hope, encouragement and support.