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Built for Kids™

Built for Kids™

Help light the way for kids

One in five young people in the U.S. has a mental health disorder, and in Kansas City over 40 percent of those kids don’t get the help they need. That’s why Children’s Mercy launched Illuminate, a 5-year, $275 million plan, to address this youth mental health crisis through early intervention, equitable access, expanded services and research. We need your help. Learn how you can help light the path forward.

Double the Impact. Double the Dreams.

For a limited time, your gift to Dream Big Day will be matched dollar-for-dollar—helping provide twice the hope, care and answers for kids at Children’s Mercy.

If you’re inspired by big dreams, or powered by kindness – now’s your chance to make twice the impact. 

Help make kids’ dreams—big or small—a reality! 

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A smiling baby with curly black hair sits on a grey blanket outside. He is wearing a t-shirt that reads “I am an ECMO survivor – 2024."

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN): Isaac’s Story

Isaac was born in Wichita with multiple challenges, including an enlarged heart and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). Critical Care Transport, ECMO and NICU teams collaborated to get Isaac to Children’s Mercy quickly to save his life.

Meet Isaac

10 Years of Clinical Whole Genome Sequencing at Children’s Mercy

The Children’s Mercy Clinical Genetics and Genomics Lab (CGGL) — the first genome center embedded in a pediatric hospital — has an important anniversary this year: 10 years ago, the lab was the first in the U.S. to offer clinical whole genome sequencing to patients.  

Learn about the lab's milestones