Impact

💝 4,950+ care kits have been distributed! 💝

Kits to Heart gives curated cancer care kits and blankets to patients and caregivers of all ages currently undergoing treatments at hospitals in Maryland, D.C., Virginia, and Delaware. Kits to Heart also ships kits directly to families.

Here's the breakdown of shipments and in-person deliveries, as of January 31, 2023:

• Shipped 2,235 care kits to all 50 U.S. states, and
• Delivered 2,718 care kits and 900+ blankets to the following locations:
• Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center at Howard County General Hospital
• University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion at Johns Hopkins Hospital
• DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center
• Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Green Spring Station in Lutherville-Timonium
• Moveable Feast
• Mercy Medical Center
• The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center
• Children's National
• Greater Baltimore Medical Center Sandra & Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute
• Maryland Oncology Hematology Annapolis
• Ulman House
• The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Suburban Hospital
• The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
• Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Tate Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
• Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital Cancer Institute
• Friends at NIH
• MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
• Maryland Oncology Hematology Brandywine
• Maryland Oncology Hematology Lanham
• Maryland Oncology Hematology Clinton
• The Children's Inn at NIH
• Chesapeake Oncology Hematology Associates
• Maryland Oncology Hematology Laurel
• The Cancer Institute at University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center
• ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute (Delaware)
• Wellness House of Annapolis
• MD Anderson Cancer Center (Texas)
• Charleston Oncology (North Carolina)
• Frederick Health
• Maryland Oncology Hematology Silver Spring
• Central Maryland Radiation Oncology
• LMG Cancer & Infusion Center (Virginia)
• American Cancer Society Hope Lodge (Baltimore)
• Shady Grove Adventist Aquilino Cancer Center
• Virginia Cancer Specialists, Loudoun (Virginia)

If you are a social worker requesting an in-person delivery of care kits for your patients in Maryland, D.C., or Virginia, please reach out to Sonia at sonia@kitstoheart.org.

Our efforts would not be possible without the incredible support of our remote volunteers. Since the summer of 2020, more than 3,400 people and groups have been working to contribute 42,900+ service hours and counting! Learn more about how you can serve today.

Art for Cancer Wellness

In 2022, Kits to Heart launched its innovative virtual art therapy program, Art for Cancer Wellness. Learn more about the program and its impact.