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Founded on May 8th 2011, Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit that tackles the emotional trauma and social isolation experienced by children facing serious and chronic illnesses by matching them with a college athletic team. Through our two-year therapeutic program, that complements a child’s medical treatments, children develop relationships and skills that help them complete the full circle of healing. 

Surrounded by a team of support, and guided by clinically trained case managers, children in our program live life beyond their illness, and experience measurable improvements in their sense of belonging, resilience, empowerment, health promotion and socialization. As one parent described her son, “On some of the very hard days when he has been crippled by pain, Caleb will see the team and forget about it. For that period of time, he's a 'normal' 5-year-old.” With your support we can help courageous kids, like Caleb, experience life in a way that previously seemed impossible. 

Through a two-year therapeutic program, Team IMPACT tackles the emotional trauma and social isolation experienced by children facing serious and chronic illnesses, helping them develop relationships and skills that complete the full circle of healing. Team IMPACT is in 49 states, but one of its fastest growing regions is here in the Philadelphia area, where courageous kids are matched with 35 teams at 20 colleges and universities: