Gaming For Children’s Hospitals Across The U.S. And Canada
Kids In Your Community Need You
Children’s hospitals care for kids facing accidents, chronic conditions, premature birth, mental health challenges, life-threatening illnesses and more. Extra Life gives content creators, gamers, and communities a fun and meaningful way to help.
What Makes
Extra Life Different?
You choose the children’s hospital you want to support, and the funds you raise benefit that hospital’s greatest needs, from innovative equipment and child life services to family support and life-changing care.
Meet Tori Enmon
Extra Life began in 2008 to honor Victoria Enmon, a young girl battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Her story inspired the local gamers who started sending video games and gifts to keep Tori’s spirits during her numerous hospital stays. Tragically, Tori passed away from cancer in January 2008, but her legacy lives on through the Extra Life program. Today, every game played and every dollar raised through Extra Life carries forward her legacy, bringing hope and essential care to children and families when they need it most.
Play With Purpose, Close To Home
Support the children’s hospital that means the most to you and your community. Every dollar you raise benefits your hospital, who determines the areas of greatest needs for kids close to home.
Atrium Health Levine Children’s Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital
Macon, Georgia
View DetailsBatson Children’s Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
View DetailsBill and Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital at Piedmont Columbus Regional
Columbus, Georgia
View DetailsC.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow
Lansing, Michigan
View DetailsJames and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina
View DetailsMedical University of South Carolina Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital
Charleston, South Carolina
View DetailsPart Of Children’s Miracle Network
Children’s Miracle Network is one of the largest charities impacting children’s health, combining national reach with local impact. By rallying corporate partners, fundraising programs and individual donors, Children’s Miracle Network elevates what’s possible for local children’s hospitals and the care they provide to all kids.
Press Start
Extra Life was built for gamers, creators, and anyone ready to turn their hobby into good for all kids. Use these proven fundraising options or let them inspire your own idea. There’s no wrong way to play for kids.
I participate in Extra Life because it lets me combine two things I love most: gaming and giving back. As a former patient at a Children’s Miracle Network hospital, I know firsthand just how powerful their work is and why supporting it truly matters. Extra Life brings together a passionate community of fundraisers who unite to maximize their impact and make a real difference for kids.
Captain Rosebeard
Game Enthusiast
A Children’s Miracle Network hospital saved my life when I was only 4 days old. Extra Life allows me to use something I love—gaming— to tell my story and help kids like me live the best life they can!
David
CMN Champion
Our Gaming
Community
Extra Life’s legacy is rooted in the belief that a simple act – playing games – can make an extraordinary difference. What began as a tribute to Victoria “Tori” Enmon has grown into a global community of gamers, creators, and supporters united by a shared purpose of improving the lives of children. Through millions of hours of gameplay and dollars raised, Extra Life has helped fund treatments, advanced medical equipment, groundbreaking research, and family-centered care at Children’s Miracle Network. Tori’s story continues to inspire each new generation of participants, proving that community and the joy of gaming can create a lasting impact for children and families when they need it most.
