CLC Partners
As the world’s leading child life professional association, the Child Life Council’s mission is to empower child life specialists in their work of helping children and families to master life’s most challenging events. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating to a world where all children and families will have access to quality child life services. To reach this ambitious goal, we depend on the vision of our leaders and the hard work of a dedicated network of volunteers. But we also reach outside of the organization, actively cultivating relationships with organizations whose values and goals are compatible with our own. The Child Life Council Relationship Policy defines the many types of relationships that support, directly and indirectly, the mission and work of the organization.
To that end, CLC collaborates with a number of like-minded nonprofit organizations to explore ways to raise awareness and expand global reach. We develop these relationships by pooling resources, trading expertise, and seeking low or zero cost ways to accomplish shared goals. If you are interested in collaborating with CLC, please visit Partnership Opportunities for more information.
Partnerships
CLC proudly partners with many organizations, which has included:
the Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company dedicates financial resources and various in-kind gifts to brighten the lives of children in need around the world. Disney has supported CLC through sponsorship of CLC Annual Conference programming, providing generous in-kind contributions for attendees. At the 2010 Annual Conference, Disney provided support for the Child Life Council to offer international scholarships to professionals in four different countries looking to develop or expand child life services in their communities.
Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
In partnership with patients, families, and health care professionals from many disciplines, the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (IPFCC) promotes the understanding and practice of patient- and family-centered care. The Child Life Council partners with IPFCC to develop training and resources for the CLC membership designed to augment skills and expand knowledge of family-centered care. Through education and outreach, our two organizations work together to empower child life specialists and the families they serve to advocate for the practice and promotion of family-centered care.
Starlight Children's Foundation
Starlight Children’s Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for seriously ill children and their families, helping them cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Recognizing Starlight’s long history of support for child life programming and services, CLC collaborates with the foundation to promote Starlight programs to child life specialists. In turn, Starlight Starbright is a strong supporter of the CLC Annual Conference and other educational initiatives, providing in-kind contributions of the latest in portable hospital entertainment equipment.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. In collaboration with CLC liaisons and representatives from other related organizations, the AAP Committee on Hospital Care recently released an updated version of the AAP Policy Statement on Child Life Services. The revised policy includes significantly expanded content in many areas, along with stronger recommendations for the inclusion of child life services across many different settings.
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) is an organization of children's hospitals with 218 members in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Italy, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico. NACHRI promotes the health and well-being of all children and their families through support of children's hospitals and health systems that are committed to excellence in providing health care to children. It does so through advocacy, education, research and health promotion.