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Built for Kids™

Thank you donors

YOU made the holiday season brighter for patients and families at Children’s Mercy!

As you enter 2025, please know your kindness will continue to provide hope, care and answers to children and families from across the region and beyond. Your generosity enables Children’s Mercy to care for nearly 250,000 children from every county in Kansas and Missouri, all 50 states and 14 countries.

From everyone at Children’s Mercy, thank you for your compassion and bringing hope and healing to kids.

Still want to give? Donate now.

Noah Gray visited a Children's Mercy patient during the 2023 NFL Draft.

Help us reach our goal in time for the Big Game

As our hometown team prepares to win it all, let's rally together to show that Kansas City fans have a huge heart for kids' health.

Join the challenge
A young boy with a nametag reading “Jeremiah” opens his mouth to show off his missing lower tooth. He is wearing a yellow button-up shirt with tiny T-rexes printed on it, and there are toys on the table in front of him.

NICU to Now: Jeremiah’s story

This music-loving 6-year-old was born at 22 weeks and three days. The Level IV NICU at Children’s Mercy Kansas City gave him the respiratory support he needed to grow and thrive. 

Meet Jeremiah
A white boy with brown hair flexes his muscle and shows a bandage on his arm.

Be an inFLUencer this flu season

Go viral in a good way – get your child’s flu shot as soon as it’s available! Ask your child’s primary care provider or visit our flu information page to find out more about the benefits of getting kids their flu shot.

Tips for staying healthy

Preventing Deadly Antibiotic Reactions in Children

Two Children’s Mercy doctors are on a crusade to address Bactrim-related deaths.

Learn more and submit your case