Mission

Prescription Joy is a healthcare clowning nonprofit promoting healing through human connection, whimsy, education, and play in hospitals and beyond.

Vision

Transformation and human connection in the healing process.

Our Core Values

Create Joy. Play. Heal.

Prescription Joy interacts with children, families, older adults, and staff members of hospitals, assisted living facilities, and shelters in the Greater New Orleans, Louisiana area. We aim to transform an environment of stress, fear, loneliness, and boredom into one of human connection, imagination, and play.
Prescription Joy also hosts community health talks, and produces originally written hospital plays that tour to each location.
Everyone has a right to joy.

Prescription Joy is a proud member of

The North American Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organizations.

The North American Federation of Healthcare Clown Organizations (NAFHCO) advances the field of healthcare clowning by establishing and maintaining professional standards, enhancing the professional growth and development of members, and advancing credibility of the healthcare clown profession.