About Wicked Good Cards
Who We Are
Wicked Good Cards™ is a Maine-based 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to making handmade greeting cards available inside care communities across Maine. Our work is rooted in a simple idea: cards help people stay connected across time, distance, and circumstance. EIN: 33-4871340.
What We Do
Wicked Good Cards places handmade greeting cards directly inside care communities, removing barriers to access and making it easy to choose and share a card.
Handmade greeting cards are placed in settings where people may be navigating illness, recovery, transition, or loss. Within these communities, cards are made available so people have access to a card when they want to send a message of encouragement, gratitude, or love. Patients, residents, family members, volunteers, caregivers, and staff may all use them depending on what feels supportive in the moment.
Why We Do It
Our mission is rooted in the belief that dignity is supported when people are seen as whole individuals, not only by the circumstances or diagnoses they carry. People receiving care remain parents, grandparents, daughters, sons, siblings, friends, and partners with identities and relationships that matter deeply.
A handmade card may seem small, but choosing one for someone you care about is an act of independence and agency. That moment affirms identity, preserves connection, and allows people to show up for others, even during times of vulnerability.
By making handmade greeting cards accessible within care communities, we help people stay connected to each other—whether that means sending a birthday wish, writing a note of thanks, offering encouragement, or sharing a message of love.
How Cards Make a Difference
A handmade card offers a simple, tangible way for people to share how they feel in moments that matter.
The Difference of Handmade: Handmade cards look and feel different. Each one is distinct, thoughtfully designed, and made with care. That difference matters in moments that call for recognition, comfort, and connection.
Messages That Matter: All donated cards have a blank interior, giving people space to write their own words. Whether the message is brief or reflective, it becomes a personal exchange shaped by the relationship between giver and recipient.
How We Work
Rooted in Maine: Wicked Good Cards is proudly based in Maine, where our mission began. Our current focus is on serving Southern Maine care communities while building a model designed to grow responsibly over time.
Wicked Good Standards: Every card we deliver must meet clear standards for quality, durability, and appropriateness in care environments. We focus on handmade cards that are thoughtfully designed, well constructed, and suitable for hospitals, shelters, and community settings.
Kindness in Circulation: Cards are placed within partner organizations to be available when needed. As they move through communities, they are shared in many directions—between patients, residents, caregivers, staff, families, and volunteers—supporting an ongoing exchange of care.
Where We Make an Impact
Wicked Good Cards is in the early stages of building partnerships with care communities across Southern Maine. As cards are placed and relationships grow, we will share updates and stories through the Giving Gallery.