Non-profits team up to send letters to kids in the hospital [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — Two Tampa Bay non-profits have teamed up for a very important cause: bringing joy to children in the hospital.

Every month, inside Focus Forward, adults with developmental disabilities make hundreds of cards to be delivered to hospitalized children in need.

The participants understand a simple drawing of teddy bears, balloons or hearts, combined with a message of hope and inspiration, can go a long way for children staying in the hospital.

The staff at Focus Forward said the activity instills their clients with qualities like independence, empathy and compassion.

“So this partnership with the Little St. Nick Foundation is a great way for us to take one of their greatest passions, which is art, and turn that into something that really does a lot of good,” said Program Supervisor Miranda Horr. “I love watching their experience with this, I love watching them make the cards, I love …