Bags of Fun Omaha

Help Us Fund 10 Bags of Fun!
$133.54 2.96% of $4,500 goal
Goal End Date: December 6, 2024 2 Supporters
Year Founded
2019
EIN
47-0946567
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Amy Krause, Executive Director
Leigh Sittenauer, Associate Director
Primary Contact Name
Amy Krause
Main Address

3406 N 190th Plaza
Elkhorn, NE 68022
United States

What We Do

Our Mission

To deliver a Bag of Fun to every child fighting a long-term or life-threatening condition.

Our Vision

We exist to bring joy, laughter and relief to every child whose health and happiness is threatened and/or compromised.

We deliver Medical Bags of Fun and Mental Health Bags of Fun. 
Medical Bags of Fun are given to children in local hospitals fighting a life-threatening illness and are customized to each child's age, interests and cognitive level in an effort to provide some comfort, distraction and play therapy while they fight their medical battle.  Each Medical Bag of Fun costs us $450.

Mental Health Bags of Fun are more standardized and are distributed to children upon discharge from an inpatient stay. They are filled with tools to help perpetuate the skills they learn in therapy to cope with anxiety, modify behavior, soothe and calm them.  Each Mental Health Bag costs us $250.

We distribute these bags based on the request of the social worker or child life specialist at the child's hospital.

Interesting Info
  • We have delivered 900+ bags since starting in Omaha in 2019. We expect to deliver 260 bags in 2024.
  • In addition to delivering Medical Bags of Fun, we are now delivering Mental Health Bags of Fun.
  • $150,000 funds raised for the year would be amazing to ensure longevity of distribution.
Geographic Location

Elkhorn, Omaha, Boys Town, Sarpy County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Cass County, Council Bluffs, Fremont County

Volunteer Opportunities
Amari