Mission

We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Since receiving its charter in 1986, The Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of the Hudson Valley has granted the wishes of more than 1,600 children in the Hudson Valley region with life-threatening medical conditions.

Serving the eight counties of Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester, the Chapter’s mission is to ensure that every child residing in the Hudson Valley who qualifies for Make-A-Wish services is granted his or her fondest wish. While wishes are referred and completed on an ongoing basis, an average of 140 wishes are in progress at any given time.

A volunteer Board of Directors and staff of nine, together with volunteers, donors and medical professionals from throughout the region, make wish granting possible. Among the Hudson Valley Chapter’s recently completed wishes are: a new playroom; meeting Jeff Gordon; meeting the animators for SpongeBob Squarepants; traveling to Denmark; a swim with the dolphins; a trip to Disney World and being a model for a day.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America provides the Hudson Valley Chapter with technical assistance, training, national coordination and support; however, all funds required to grant wishes are raised entirely within the Hudson Valley.

For more information, call the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Hudson Valley at 914.478.9474 or 1.800.844.8232, or e-mail us at hudson@hudson.wish.org.