There are several simple ways to support Gift of Life of Central New York and help save children’s lives.

You can donate gently used clothing and shoes at one of our community clothing donation bins, make a secure online donation, or participate in one of our local fundraising events.

Every contribution—large or small—helps fund life-saving heart surgeries, medical missions, and care for children who would otherwise have no access to treatment.

Even something as simple as cleaning out your closet can help save a child’s life.

Over the years, Gift of Life has built a powerful global network of cardiothoracic surgeons, hospitals, nurses, and medical specialists dedicated to treating children with congenital heart defects.

This highly specialized network allows us to provide life-saving treatment efficiently and effectively. Rather than spreading resources across many medical specialties, Gift of Life focuses on one area where we can make the greatest and most measurable impact—pediatric heart care.

In the United States, children born with congenital heart defects almost always have access to life-saving treatment regardless of their family’s ability to pay.

Medical professionals across the country have assured us that any child in the U.S. who needs cardiac care will receive it through hospitals, public programs, or charitable care systems.

Unfortunately, this is not the case in many parts of the world, where children often have no access to pediatric heart surgery at all. Gift of Life works to bridge that gap.

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect in the world.

Approximately 8 out of every 1,000 children born globally will have a heart defect—conditions often described as a “hole in the heart” or known as “blue baby syndrome.”

In developed countries like the United States, these conditions are usually diagnosed and treated early.

But in many parts of the world, children do not have access to the medical care they need.

According to the World Health Organization, as many as 93% of children born with heart defects worldwide lack adequate access to cardiac care.

Yes. Local businesses can support Gift of Life through corporate donations, sponsorships, hosting clothing donation bins, and community partnerships.