On Wednesday, April 24, the Friends of Jack Foundation made a special visit to St. Luke’s Hospital to present Southcoast Health providers, nurses, and staff with a significant grant to expand their Child Life Specialist Program.

On the pediatric floor, Jill Fearons, Founder and President of The Friends of Jack Foundation, announced their commitment of $280,000 to the Child Life Specialist program over the next two years. This is the largest single gift in the history of the Friends of Jack Foundation.

This support will enable Southcoast Health to provide 100 hours of Child Life Specialist coverage per week, with the Friends of Jack fully funding an existing 36-hour Child Life Specialist (CLS) position and a new 24-hour CLS position.

Continue reading more on southcoast.org

Also check out Fun107's coverage of the donation.