The Kids-N-Hope Foundation provides financial support for the Music Therapy Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We believe every child undergoing medical treatment has the right to receive music therapy as an integrated component to their medical care.

Music therapy is the applied use of music by a certified music therapist to target clinical goal areas with music based strategies to promote positive health outcomes.

Music therapy addresses:

• Pain Management
• Anxiety Reduction
• Emotional Health
• Physical Rehab Goals
• Social Interaction
• Communication Goals
• Cognitive Rehab Goals
• Palliative Care

The Kids-N-Hope Foundation raised over $825,000 in 2021 and donated $372,500 to Children’s Health and Life Service Organizations and Local Area Hospitals. The Kids-N-Hope Foundation provides support for the following hospitals and not-for-profit organizations: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Doylestown Health Foundation, Grand View Health Foundation, Jefferson Health Northeast Foundation, Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, St. Mary Medical Center Foundation, Providence Center, KenCrest, Lutheran Settlement House, CORA Services, Catholic Community Services, Carson Valley, Public Health Management Corp, Special People in the Northeast (SPIN), Laurel House, and Christ’s Home.

In 1996, American Heritage Credit Union became the first credit union in the country to form its own charitable organization when it began the Kids-N-Hope Foundation. After American Heritage President and CEO Bruce Foulke visited the Children’s Seashore House of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he was inspired to help the program and was instrumental in the Credit Union’s efforts to establish the Kids-N-Hope Foundation to support the hospital’s needs. The first ray of hope that the Kids-N-Hope Foundation bestowed upon the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was a Music Therapy Program.

Various events and promotions throughout the year help raise funds to support the needs of these extraordinary children. Click here to learn about events hosted by the Kids-N-Hope Foundation.

2021 Press Releases

• Kids-N-Hope Foundation Raises $25,000 at their 17th Annual Car Show
• Kids-N-Hope Foundation Raises $30,000 during their 25 Miles in My Shoes Walk-A-Thon
• Kids-N-Hope Foundation’s raises $75,000 during their 1200 Spokes for Hope Tour Bike-A-Thon
• Kids-N-Hope Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Music Therapy and Child Life Services
• Kids-N-Hope Foundation Raises $145,000 at their 26th Annual Golf Classic
• Kids-N-Hope Foundation Donates $372,500 to Children’s Health and Life Service Organizations and Local Area Hospitals 

2020 Press Releases

• Kids-N-Hope Foundation Reaches $2 Million in Donations to CHOP
• Kids-N-Hope Foundation’s Raises $30,000 at their 25 Miles in My Shoes Walk-A-Thon
• Kids-N-Hope Foundation’s Raises $75,000 during their 1200 Spokes For Hope Tour Bike-A-Thon