Brightening Hospital Stays, One Story at a Time.
Bringing Stories, Smiles & Comfort to Children in Hospitals
~Because every child deserves comfort, hope, and the magic of a story.
Help Our Cause
Bradykin Bag $50
Help brighten a hospitalized child's day with a Bradykin Bag filled with a Bradykin book, coloring activities, crayons, stickers, and special comfort items. Your gift brings comfort, creativity, and smiles during a difficult time.
Our Mission 🌟
Our Mission at the Bradykin Children’s Foundation is to provide comfort and hope while promoting literacy for hospitalized children through Bradykin Bags filled with books, a Bradykin plush, coloring activities, crayons, and Notes of Hope. We believe stories have the power to inspire, comfort, and bring joy. Through our Bradykin Bags, we hope to provide children with a positive distraction during their hospital stay and make a difficult time a little brighter. We partner with hospitals and pediatric programs to help children and families feel supported during challenging times.
A Letter from Megan
My hospital journey began when I was just two months old and diagnosed with viral meningitis. From that moment on, much of my childhood and into my high school years was spent in and out of hospitals. My family lived through the fear, uncertainty, and challenges that come with medical appointments, procedures, and hospital stays.
What we remember most, however, is the kindness.
Complete strangers showed up with handmade quilts, arts and crafts, toys for my big brother Matthew, and thoughtful gifts that brought comfort during difficult times. Nurses, doctors, volunteers, and caring individuals found ways to brighten our days when we needed it most. Those simple acts of generosity reminded us that we were not alone and brought hope during some of our toughest moments.
As I grew older, I came to understand just how powerful those acts of kindness were. They taught me that even the smallest gesture can bring comfort, encouragement, and joy to a child and family facing difficult circumstances.
That is why my family and I created the Bradykin Children's Foundation.
Today, our mission is to bring that same comfort, hope, and joy to hospitalized children and their families through Bradykin Bags filled with books, plush toys, and coloring activities. Each bag is a reminder that someone cares, someone is thinking of them, and that they are never alone on their journey.
Today, I have the privilege of working with preschool students every day. Their smiles, curiosity, and resilience inspire me, and through the Bradykin Children's Foundation, I hope to help children facing medical challenges experience the same comfort, encouragement, and kindness that meant so much to me and my family.
What began as kindness shown to my family has become our mission to pay that kindness forward.
Thank you for helping us bring smiles, comfort, and hope to children when they need it most.
With gratitude,
Megan Downing
Co-Founder, Bradykin Children's Foundation
"You are seen. You are loved. You are never alone."
How You Can Help
🐾 $10,000.00-Bring Bradykin to Life
Help us bring Bradykin out of the pages of our books and into hospitals.
Your sponsorship will fund the design and creation of our professional Bradykin mascot, allowing Bradykin to visit children in hospitals, participate in community events, storytimes, and Foundation programs, and create unforgettable moments of comfort, laughter, and encouragement.
Imagine Bradykin walking into a hospital room and bringing a smile to a child who needs one most.
Your $10,000 sponsorship can help make that moment possible.
Help us bring Bradykin to Life.
The Bradykin Children's Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 39-3987674). Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
❤️ $1,000,000 - Help Build the Bradykin Children's Center
Help us create a permanent home for the Bradykin Children’s Foundation.
Your transformational gift will help fund the design, buildout, furnishings, launch, and initial operation of a center dedicated to bringing comfort, literacy, creativity, and hope to children and families.
Together, we can build a home for hope.
Naming opportunities are available.
❤️ $100,000.00 - Expand our Hospital Outreach
Help transform the hospital experience for children and families facing serious medical challenges.
Your transformational gift will expand hospital partnerships, support literacy and outreach programs, and help build a lasting foundation of comfort, hope, and healing for generations to come.
Together, we can help children feel less afraid, families feel less alone, and every hospital room feel a little brighter.
The Bradykin Children's Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 39-3987674). Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
🤝$50,000.00-Sponsor the Bradykin Plush Project
Sponsor Our Next Bradykin Plush Collection
Help us produce our next collection of soft, cuddly Bradykin plush toys to comfort children during hospital stays. Each Bradykin is included in a Bradykin Bag, giving a child a special friend to hold onto during a difficult time.
Your sponsorship helps us put more Bradykins into the arms of children who need a little extra comfort.
The Bradykin Children's Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 39-3987674). Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin
Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin
Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin
"JUST RELEASED - July 2026"
Where big dreams begin and every child is inspired to dream a little bigger.
Bradykin's Global Adventure: A Volunteer Mission
Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin
Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin
"Especially and unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library pet themed picture book collections. "
~Midwest Book Review
Bradykin Visits Martha’s Vineyard
Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin
Bradykin Unleashed: A Summer Camp Adventure
~#3 New Release on Amazon in its Genre!
~2024 Reader's Choice Book Award Finalist!
Every new place is a chance to make a beautiful memory.
Bradykin Unleashed: A Summer Camp Adventure
Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin
Bradykin Unleashed: A Summer Camp Adventure
~#1 New Release on Amazon in its genre!
~International Impact Book Award Winner
Bradykin’s Snowy Adventure
Bradykin's Birthday Adventure
Bradykin’s Joyful Adventure
~#1 New Release on Amazon in its Genre!
~It was also nominated for a New England Book Award.
American Library Association Annual Conference
~International Impact Book Award Winner
Bradykin’s Joyful Adventure
Bradykin's Birthday Adventure
Bradykin’s Joyful Adventure
~#1 New Release on Amazon in
its Genre!
Every day is an adventure when you choose to find the joy in it.
Bradykin's Birthday Adventure
Bradykin's Birthday Adventure
Bradykin's Birthday Adventure
Because the best birthday gifts are the memories we make with those we love.
Bradykin's Barking Clan
Bradykin's Birthday Adventure
Bradykin's Birthday Adventure
Every family has a story, and every story begins with love.
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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
Bradykin Children’s Foundation is a federally recognized
501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 39-3987674). Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
