Panda Cares Center of Hope Opens at Sanford Children’s, Providing a Sanctuary for Patients and Families
Sanford Children’s is proud to announce the opening of the Panda Cares® Center of Hope, made possible by Panda Express® associates and guests, whose generosity help change kids’ health, change the future.
The Panda Cares Center of Hope inspires hope and promotes healing by providing specially curated programs that address each child’s entire well-being, including their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Programs offered at the Sanford Children’s Panda Cares Center of Hope include therapeutic play, art therapy, meditation and counseling services, designed to give children the courage and strength to thrive.
The Panda Cares Center of Hope is located within the Sanford Traumatic Stress Treatment Center, 100 4th St. S., Fargo. The Sanford Traumatic Stress Treatment Center is the only comprehensive medical and behavioral health treatment center for traumatize children and families in North Dakota. This specialty clinic provided evidence-based trauma services for children, adults and families.
Panda Cares® Centers of Hope across the country are made possible by donations from Panda Express® associates and guests. Funds raised in-store and online at Panda Express benefit each store’s local community. Following a multi-million dollar commitment to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to fund Panda Cares® Centers of Hope, Panda and CMN Hospitals have debuted Center of Hope locations at several hospitals in the United States, from California and Texas to Hawaii and Washington D.C.
Since 2007, Panda Express and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals have partnered together to change kids’ health and change the future. To date, Panda has raised more than $150 million for hospitals affiliated with CMN Hospitals, including Sanford Children’s Hospital. Panda Express guests and their associates in North Dakota have raised over $200,000 for Sanford Children’s Hospital since 2015.
Media is invited to attend a check presentation ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 2:30 p.m. at Sanford Medical Center Fargo, 5225 23rd Ave. S., Fargo. B-roll of the Panda Cares Center of Hope is available upon request. Please RSVP to the check presentation at 701-200-6080 or nathan.aamodt@sanfordhealth.org.