PATIENT ENTERTAINMENT
Mekimi
866-MEKIMI-1 (866-635-4641)
Organization providing live & digital entertainment for patients.
For chronic patients, they also provide games, toys, parties, nosh, Shabbatons, tickets to concerts, etc.
Simcha live hookups available.
Serving Brooklyn, Lakewood, Monroe, Monsey, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, and London
Simchas Hanefesh
718-288-3099
Volunteers provide entertainment for sick children in home or hospital.
Misameach
877-905-8181, 845-548-8184
Religious organization dedicated to lifting the spirits of children and adults who are hositalized, bedridden, or facing serious illness. Services include:
- Homebound & hospital entertainment
- Arts & crafts / woodworking
- Major family parties & events
- Outings
- Free DVD / Video library
- Dream Come True program
- Gift giving program
Tantzers
732-759-0446
The Tantzers have both men and women volunteers who travel to different locations to sing and dance in order to bring joy to the sick and the underprivileged. They help families forget their pain, fill up with happiness, and gather strength for their ongoing medical challenges.
They will also dance at weddings to uplift families in need.
Simchas Chava
212-797-9000 ext 235
Uncle Moishe, Dedi, Avraham Fried, and other leading Jewish entertainers are available to visit seriously ill children.
A project of Agudas Yisroel and Suki & Ding Productions.
L’zecher nishmas Chava bas Yaakov A”H.
Smiles Through Cars
A volunteer based organization providing visits and other surprises to children with medical issues or other needs. Their volunteers dressed as superheros or princesses will visit a child at home or in the hospital, take them for a ride in an expensive sports car such as a Lamborghini or Rolls Royce, give gifts, go to a ball game, or other activities to brighten the child’s day.
Currently serving New York, New Jersey, Florida, Nevada, Massachusetts, and California. More chapters upcoming. Volunteers will FaceTime to other areas.