Ways to Give

When you make a gift to Johns Hopkins Children's Center, you help us remain a place of hope and compassion, and provide us with the resources we need to deliver world-class care to children and their families.

Giving to Johns Hopkins Children's Center means supporting our various health and wellness programs and services, our efforts to advance pediatric medicine through the translation of novel research into state-of-the-art treatment, and our ability to train young pediatricians to combine compassion and skill in delivering Johns Hopkins Children's Center medicine to the world.

Volunteering and Giving

  • Give to Johns Hopkins Children's Center

    From individual donors and entire families to community classrooms and local companies — your support makes a difference. Learn more about the ways that your generosity will benefit Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

  • Share Your Story

    We love hearing from our grateful families and sharing stories that showcase the remarkable work being done at JHCC. If you’re interested in participating in our patient ambassador program, please consider completing the intake form.

  • Host a Fundraiser

    Fundraising efforts can support any program or service, department, faculty member, or initiative at the Children’s Center. Learn about the steps you can take to host an event.

  • Meet Our Patient Ambassadors

    Hear the stories from some of the children and families who have visited Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

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  • Types of Gifts

    There are many ways you can help us continue providing excellent clinical care, conducting groundbreaking research and teaching the best and brightest future pediatricians.

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  • Special Events

    Learn more about how your participation and your generosity will benefit patients and families at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

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Why We Need You

Families come to Johns Hopkins Children's Center in search of healing and hope. Our everyday goal is to bring a century’s worth of Johns Hopkins' world-class, multidisciplinary, research-based might and medical expertise to bear in treating every child, and caring for each family. Philanthropy is the cornerstone of our success. With your support, we can find cures, improve our facilities, train the next generation of pediatricians and scientists and continue to provide compassion and comfort to children in need and their parents and siblings. Thank you.

Our Team

Administration:

Jordyn Taylor
Assistant Director of Stewardship
443-361-6493
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Paula Shell
Administrative Supervisor
410-361-6491
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Jamie Melcher
Senior Development Coordinator
410-361-6493
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Individual Major Gifts Team:

Jen Doyle
Executive Director of Development
410-361-6396
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Chelsea Kirk
Director of Development
301-461-3791
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Ashley Ostrega 
Senior Associate Director of Development
443-977-8583
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Allie Boge
Associate Director of Development
563-468-3124
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Rachel Hammer
Associate Director of Development
540-550-1891
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Sarah Secrist
Assistant Director of Development
412-901-0883
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Corporate Giving and Events:

Erin Stoker
Director of Corporate Engagement and Events
901-337-1933
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Michael Hillman
Associate Director of Corporate Engagement
714-318-4697
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Allison Epp
Assistant Director of Development
410-596-9536
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Office of Development

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
750 E. Pratt Street
Suite 1700 
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-361-6493
Fax: 410-361-6465
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