Where to Give - Cottage Children's Medical Center

A mother stands near her daughter as a pediatrician checks the girl

We believe that every child deserves exceptional and family-centered pediatric care.

When you give to Cottage Children’s Medical Center, you support extraordinary pediatric care when it’s needed most. Offering advanced pediatric emergency, trauma, inpatient, and outpatient specialty care, we ensure that children can receive the best care close to home.

Your gift has a lasting and transformative impact for children and families in our community. Donations also help families who cannot fully pay for the cost of their children’s care.

Help Children Thrive

Cottage Children's Medical Center is a proud member of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals alliance of 170 premiere children's hospitals across the U.S. and Canada raising money to help sick kids.


Ways to Make a Difference

You have the opportunity to direct your support to a cause that’s meaningful to you.

Learn more about Cottage Children’s Medical Center's areas of opportunity below, then select the corresponding designation on the donation form.

Pediatric Clinical Excellence

Children's health outcomes are better when they are treated by clinicians who are specifically dedicated to pediatrics. By supporting our Area of Greatest Need, you help us provide the best care to kids today and in the future.

a young female patient interacting with her doctor


Pediatric Behavioral Health

Children’s mental health is one of the most urgent needs of our time. With your support, we can expand expert, compassionate care for children and families across our region—reaching more young people, strengthening vital services, and helping kids thrive.

a woman holding her daughter in her lap meeting with a caregiver


Pediatric and NICU Family Assistance

Your support provides critical funding for families and children when they need it most, so that kids can get back to being kids.

multi-ethnic parents snuggling their son


Neonatal and Pediatric Care

Contributions to Neonatal and Pediatric Care support the most advanced care for newborns and children in their times of greatest need.

Cottage Children's Medical Center intensive care unit hallway


Grotenhuis Pediatric Clinics

Your support helps children with complex medical needs receive expert care from a dedicated team of specialists, nurses, therapists, and social workers—all under one roof and close to home.

A mother and child smiling in the Grotenhuis Clinic hallway


Cottage Family Suites

Your gift helps provide a comforting home-away-from-home for families who are caring for a loved one who is hospitalized. These apartment-style accommodations are within walking distance of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and are offered to families at no cost.

A care giver greeting a family outside of the Cottage Family Suites


Make an Impact

The Tuck Family

"Everyone in the NICU genuinely cared about us like a family. They took a stressful time and made it a lot less stressful."
— Christina Tuck, mother of triplets Orion, Luke, and Bryce

The Tucks' Story

Tuck fmaily photo - father, mother, and triplets