Songs For Kids Foundation

Songs For Kids Foundation offers year-round music mentorship, lessons, songwriting, recording, live interactive concerts, and bedside performances for kids and young adults with illnesses, injuries, and disabilities. The Songs For Kids Center also offers musical instruments, a professional studio, a stage, and opportunities to sing, DJ, write, and record songs. The Songs For Kids Band! performs as the "young" version of favorite artists.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• General schedule: Year-round music mentorship. Regular programs in children’s hospitals. Since 2007, the organization has brought music into hospitals; the About page says it currently runs regular programs in children’s hospitals in 3 states, while the Hospital Programs page says 5 children’s hospitals.

About the provider

Songs For Kids Foundation was founded in 2007. The organization provides music mentorship and interactive programs for kids and young adults with disabilities, illnesses, and injuries, and it has brought music into hospitals since 2007. Its leadership team includes Josh Rifkind, Founder/Exec. Director; Justin Kerenyi, President; Ryan Radding, Treasurer; and Elyse Klova, Secretary.

• Year-round music mentorship for kids with illnesses, injuries, and disabilities — kids and young adults · year round · Located in Downtown Atlanta. Focuses on creative expression, exploration in a safe space, and fun.
• Songs For Kids Center — kids with illnesses, injuries, and disabilities · year round · A safe space to take lessons, write and record music, enjoy a performance, or put on their own.
• Hospital programs — kids · regular programs in children’s hospitals · Brings music into hospitals all over the US, including live interactive concerts, bedside performances, songwriting, and recording.
• The Songs For Kids Band! — kids and young adults with disabilities and illnesses · tour and performances · An ensemble in the mentorship program that performs as the 'young' version of favorite artists.

All programs are completely free of charge. The center is a barrier-free space. They provide year-round music mentorship.

What families say

“At Songs For Kids you’re not being defined by your disability. For Lydia that’s important because she doesn’t want to hear about it anymore; she’s done with all that.” — Rachel, Lydia’s Mom

“I know she loves the attention, and Songs For Kids treats her on-age there which means a lot. She has dwarfism so even though she’s almost 12, she looks younger and a lot of people make assumptions.” — Jennifer, Julianna’s Mom

“The thing I appreciate, and I think Nolan appreciates too, is that they’re always looking for new things that Nolan can do, like ‘Oh, xylophone isn’t too far from drums,’ and then the next day they’re like ‘Yo! Nolan! We have a xylophone!’ They’re just like, ‘Let’s just keep ordering stuff people ask for and meet them where they are.’” — Jeff, Nolan’s Dad

Last updated October 20, 2026.