Meet the Kids

Jeremiah Jeremiah is an outgoing, nine-year-old, nonverbal, autistic child. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age two and autism at age five. His single...

Marissa C Young Marissa is a twin, she and her sister were born at just 31 weeks. As a result, Marissa has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, dystonia,...

Luis  Luis was an active 11-year old when he was diagnosed with metastatic medulloblastoma and a brain stem bleed. After chemo and radiation, he started...

Zak and Lexi B. Thank you Variety partners!  Through your generosity, Variety was able to set in and help twins, Zak and Lexi, with their much needed van....

Lunden Lunden is a six-year old with a huge heart! All the special needs equipment that she outgrows is donated for other families in need and currently she...

Bale According to his therapist, Bale is “a warm, playful, and deserving 4-year old boy with autism spectrum disorder.” In his application to Variety his...

Clark Just a toddler, Clark has already been diagnosed with Spina Bifida, hydrocephalus, chiari malformation and speech apraxia. That is a whole lot of words...

Lynkin Lynkin was just a toddler when his parents received the news that he had Angelman Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes seizures, balance...

Zane Zane is only eight years old. Too young to understand why he is losing the ability to walk. Too young to understand that he has an illness for which...

Christian Christian is like most three-year-old kids; when he goes to a store he wants this or that and gets quickly overcome with stimulating sights. The...

Ryan If you’re a parent, you know how frustrated a small child can get when not being able to communicate what he wants. For four-year-old Ryan, that’s a...

Brody Twenty years ago, if your child could not communicate you were given little choices….flash cards, word charts….but today’s technology allows non-verbal...