The Roberto Clemente Fund: Supporting International Patients
UPMC Children’s extends world-class care to children from around the world, offering hope and healing to those in need. However, many families face immense financial challenges during their child’s treatment, including travel, lodging, and daily living expenses. The Roberto Clemente Foundation is supporting international patients and families at UPMC Children’s by establishing the Roberto Clemente […]
Sawyer’s Race for Research
A Family’s Fight for A Cure Sawyer, a 9-year-old from Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a joyful, silly, extroverted kid who enjoys meeting new friends. “Sawyer loves his people, and he loves them fiercely,” his mom, Katie shares. “I’m constantly in awe of his strength.” A Life-altering Diagnosis When he was still a toddler, Sawyer began […]
World-Class Palliative Care for Every Child and Family, at Every Stage of Life
The new Division of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care aims to build a future where there are no barriers to this life-changing care.
UPMC Children’s Medical Staff Gives $100,000 to Support This Moment
Medical staff at UPMC Children’s are showing that their dedication to our hospital’s mission goes beyond the care they provide to patients every day. Through their collective generosity, medical staff have given $100,000 in support of This Moment: Put a Child’s Future First, our largest funding campaign in Foundation history. This is also the largest […]
Rare Impact Award Given to UPMC Children’s Researcher Dr. Jerry Vockley
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) awarded Dr. Jerry Vockley with the prestigious Medical and Scientific Trailblazer Award at the Rare Impact Wards. Rare Impact Awards recognize individuals driving progress for rare diseases. Dr. Vockley serves as director of the Center for Rare Disease Therapy and chief of the Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine. Dr. Vockley […]
River’s Road to Recovery
The World’s Only Known Case, But Still Thriving River was born at a nearby hospital in January 2019. Shortly after his birth, his parents, Lauren and Rick, noticed some unusual bruising on his back. Doctors couldn’t immediately identify the cause. At his first pediatrician visit the morning after he was discharged, the physician agreed something […]
10th Annual Walk for Children’s Breaks Fundraising Record
This June, UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation celebrated a milestone in our fundraising history: our 10th annual Walk for Children’s! In celebration of 10 years, we are proud to share that our community of patient champions, families, and community members raised a record $1,130,521! Thank you to all 3,928 walkers, 242 teams, and 68 sponsors who joined […]
Grantmakers 2025: Children’s Trust Grants $150,000 to Rising Researchers
Children’s Trust, an exclusive group of rising philanthropists, hosts the Grantmakers meeting every spring. The meeting brings together a group of hand-selected researchers whose work aims at improving pediatric health.
Anything But Ordinary: Donors Lou and Lois Fedel
For nearly two decades, the support for UPMC Children’s of dedicated fundraisers, Lou and Lois Fedel, has been anything but ordinary.
Celebrating 10 Years of Nora’s Warriors
Nora’s Warriors is a Walk for Children’s team that has been walking together since our first Walk for Children’s back in 2016 in honor of their warrior, Nora. Below, Nora’s mom, Andi, tells the story of how Nora’s Warriors came to be. Register for Walk for Children’s today! Our family was introduced to UPMC Children’s […]