Little Giraffe Foundation
2022 NICU Support Grants

In 2022, The Little Giraffe Foundation funded 14 NICU Support grants.

2022 NICU Support Grants

  • Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Valhalla, New York — to receive $1,000 for bereavement programs including photos, memory boxes and memorial services for NICU families.

  • Carter G. Cares, Gainesville, Florida — to receive $1,000 to make holiday baskets consisting of small gifts and a holiday luncheon for NICU families.

  • Cook Children's Health Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas — to receive $1,000 for luggage items, age-appropriate developmental toys and alarm clocks for current and future NICU families.

  • The Nest Postpartum, Champaign, Illinois — to receive $1,000 to provide tangible support to local NICU families through gas gift cards.

  • Franciscan Health Foundation, Olympia Fields, Illinois — to receive $1,000 for safe sleep kits that promote safe sleep practices for families with infants in the NICU.

  • Abington Health Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — to receive $1,000 for breast pumps and car seats to support families being discharged from the NICU.

  • Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania — to receive $1,000 for the purchase of boppy nursing pillows and positioners to be gifted to NICU graduates.

  • Norton Children's Hospital Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky — to receive $1000 to distribute gas gift cards to NICU parents.

  • Sharp HealthCare Foundation, San Diego, California — to receive $1,000 to distribute 'Where's Baby? - A NICU Story' book for older siblings of babies hospitalized in the NICU.

  • Covenant Children's Hospital, Lubbock, Texas — to receive $1,000 to start a free, on-site food pantry for NICU families.

  • St. Christopher's Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — to receive $1,000 for Halo SleepSack Swaddles Compact Swings for NICU graduates.

  • The Tiny Miracles Foundation, Darien, Connecticut — to receive $1,000 to host holiday meals for parents with babies in the NICU.

  • Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts — to receive $1,000 to establish a three-pronged reading program incorporating children's books, voice recorders and musical mobiles that allow NICU families to read to their newborns while present and to expose infants to their voices while they are away from the bedsides.

  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California — to receive $1,000 for gas cards to distribute to NICU families in need.