{"id":17945,"date":"2025-12-09T00:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17945"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:52:34","slug":"starlight-partners-with-eb-games-for-children-in-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17945","title":{"rendered":"Starlight Partners With EB Games For Children in Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As our long-time readers would know, Game Rant and its sister sites recently partnered up with The Starlight Children’s Foundation to help bring smiles and hope to children in long-term hospital care. After a successful campaign, where you helped us raise over $50,000 to bring consoles to these kids, Starlight is continuing its momentum with a brand-new partnership.<\/p>\n

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As festive season approaches, it is more important than ever to spread cheer and good spirits to children in care and their families. As such, Starlight have partnered with EB Games Canada in a wonderful initiative that will run until the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\tFrom Patients To Players: The Mission Behind Gaming 4 Good<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n

Gaming 4 Good helps hospitalized children rediscover their joy and identity through gaming stations. Read more about how you can help our case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n The Starlight Children’s Foundation Knows It’s More Than Just A Game
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While hospital care is an essential and, at times, life-saving service for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses, being in an environment of this nature for extended periods of time can be demoralizing for children and their families. This is something Starlight recognized, which is why it is committed to giving these young patients an opportunity to enjoy some of the best parts of being a child, as well as allowing them to continue to connect with their friends and family that aren’t there with them.<\/p>\n

In 2024 alone, Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation Canada placed over 100 Starlight Gaming units in hospitals across nine provinces, bringing the power of play to thousands of children. These efforts increased the number of active systems in hospitals to well over 420, which are used over 2,000 times a year, bringing countless moments of comfort and connection for kids facing long or repeated hospital stays.<\/p>\n

The benefits of Starlight’s ongoing campaign have been astounding. While the physical health of patients has long been cared for, 83% of hospitals reported lacking the resources to care for the mental health needs of patients. This is where the gaming systems have had a tremendously positive impact. According to participating hospital partners:<\/p>\n