PEDIATRIC/NEONATAL
ICUs in NEED
So
many hospitals are in need of homemade warm items for their new and
premature
or ill babies. If you know of such a hospital, please contact Bev
and let me know of their details as I would be happy to add them to
this
page so more people can help them. Please obtain their permission first
and find out specific details on who to mail items to, and what is
needed.
Thanks!
If
you wish to find places to donate your tiny baby hats, burial gowns and
such, this is the page to look. I try to keep these listings
as
up to date as I can. Please email or write to the people
listed
for current status and needs.
Bev's
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you can use to help these places!
CARE WEAR- more hospitals to donate
your
handmade items
Atlantic
City
medical Center-City Div.
Linda
Noranbrock RN Acting
Clinical
Manager-NICU Atlanticare
Medical Center-Pomona Campus. 1925
Pacific
Ave. Atlantic
City, NJ 08401 (609) 404-3820
"I
just gave birth to a 24-week micro-preemie at Atlantic City Medical
Center in NJ. During my visits to see my dear son, I learned that the
NICU was in need of baby
hats(all
sizes), booties, & blankets.
So, this lead me to put my beginning crochet skills to work. I made a
few hats, thanks to your website, however I would like for the hospital
to be bless with the other items they need. I would really appreciate
it, if you would put the hospital information on your site. I could be contacted as well via
email,
since I recently moved in, to spend as much time with my son as I can.
Thank you so much."
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lyn
McNeely (angels4lyn@yahoo.com) PO
Box 34883 San
Antonio Texas 78265 group
is :
Bluebonnet Babies of San Antonio (charity group) web
addy: http://www.angelcrafts.net/bluebonnetbabies/ on
site
has info of who we deliver to at this time, but we're always being
asked by others to help out. We
need
preemie and newborn size items, blankets, sheets, caps, booties, going
home outfits, toys, and diaper bag
items.
We do bears, dolls and toys for the police dept, and then we do cage
blankies, dog beds, and toys for the animal shelters.
Help make a difference in the lives of patients and families at Arkansas Children's Hospital! Knit or crochet hats for children of all ages through our Knitting for Noggins program. How can you make a difference? There are many ways to participate: • Participate in our Knitting for Noggins program! • Deliver your hats in time for our Knitting for Noggins Celebration on November 27! We hope to celebrate reaching our goal of 10,000 hats for the patients of Arkansas Children\'s Hospital! Please mail or deliver your hats to Arkansas Children\'s Hospital.
Arkansas Children's Hospital Volunteer Services 800 Marshall Street, Slot 108 Little Rock, AR 72202 www.archildrens.org/volunteer volunteerservices@archildrens.org (501) 364-1825
updated June 2010 The Lullaby
Connection 769 Middlegate, Henderson NV 89011 www.lullabyconnection.org Helping
newborns (and others) in Clark
Country, Nevada. Lullaby Connection is a 501 c3
group of
loving people who want to make sure that the 100s of newborns born in
Vegas each year, have a basic layette, blanket etc to go home
with. Leader Darla
Hayden also makes sure that the little ones who do not
survive,
have a burial gown, to help comfort their grieving parents.
If
you can help, please make either preemie
or newborn sized outfits, especially hats and blankets,
and send them to address above. June 2007
We are in need of bereavement gowns, preferably that open
in the back, any colors in sizes ranging from 1-8lbs. Any other
donations of hats, blankets, etc are greatly appreciated as well.
Senior Social Worker Ambulatory Care, OB/GYN Long Island College Hospital 97 Amity Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn NY 11201 Joan's e-mail is: jseergy@chpnet.org Phone #'s: 718-780-1816 They NEED new purchased, gently used, and new handmade baby things, including hats and booties. They have lots of POOR and low income families they will GIVE (free) the baby things to.
“Knits for Infants,” we accept items
for babies from 4 lbs through about 12-18 months. Any baby items are
appreciated, they should be knitted from soft yarn (any type as long as
it’s not scratchy, we prefer that it’s not from Red Heart
Super Saver but other soft Red Heart is fine). If the item is
non-superwash wool, it should be noted as such. we gratefully accept
new or gently used baby clothes, as the families are usually in need of
such items and really appreciate them!
My address: Marcy's email is: mtaitz54@gmail.com Marcy Taitz “Knits for Infants” 5700 Arlington Ave. 5C
Riverdale, NY 10471
Phone: 718-543-9091
LAMB
program
I
am the Director of Prison
Ministry at Vision of Hope Ministries in Parkersburg, WV.
Let me tell you about our LAMB program. LAMB stands for Love A Mother's
Baby. It is geared for the children and family caretakers of
incarcerated mothers. Many women enter prison pregnant and we provide
layettes and spiritual support for the mother and family caretakers.
While I crochet some of the layettes and afghans, I need to involve
other outreach groups to donate time and materials for this effort. I
have one person from church now donating yarn and this is keeping me
busy on the limited amout of patterns I have. We request donations of
baby yarn but sometimes we take any yarn we can get.
Clair E. Luckabaugh Vision of Hope Prison Ministry 118 Meadows MHP, #15 Parkersburg, WV 26104
Lincoln
Medical and Mental Health Center, Attn:
Sister Mary Caulfield, Room
2D7, 234
E. 149th street, Bronx,
NY 10451
Direct
line to
Sister Mary,
1-718-579-5111
They
are need of help. No preemies, but
newborns.
They are in dire need of newborn
blankets right now, especially for going home, as the mothers
really
have nothing to wrap the babies up in. So blankies are a first priority
but they also need newborn sleepers, hats, booties,sweaters,
robes, diaper shirts, in newborn sizes only. But blankies
first.
June 2007
Mended Little Hearts Contact
person
name and email Tanya Sanders tanyamendedhearts@yahoo.com Mailing
address 5153 4th St Zephyrhills FL 33542 Website
www.mlhofstpete.org Specific
request items needed. We would love any items for babies and children.
Knitted socks, blankets, hats, toys. Anything a baby or child could use
while in hospital for heart surgery.
(NEW! Aug 2008)
The Maelor
Hospital, in Wrexham, North Wales,
UK It's
mainly
newborn hats, cardigans/jackets, boots and mitts.
The
items can be
sent to me and I will take them in, and I'll make a card with
the
names of those who send stuff over. My
address is: Glenys
Evans 3
Ffordd Maelor
Maesydre
Wrexham
LL12 7EB
North Wales UK
(New! November
2008)Monmouth
Medical
Center, NJ We have about 60 losses in Labor
and Delivery each
year and are very
much in need of very small white sewn gowns with long sleeves and
opening in back (8 and 10 inches) as well as crocheted or knitted hats
to fit the size of lemon or smaller (needs to be very
stretchable
to
fit on the little heads). Can use burial sacques or buntings
and
blankets as well, but need not so great right now. Please
include
a
"made by card" for each item that we can give to the parents so they
know who provided the beautiful clothes.
Thank you,
Sheryl
Dwyer RNC Labor and
Delivery-Bereavement Monmouth
Medical Center 300 Second Ave
Long Branch, NJ 07740 732-222-5200
The mailing address is: Special Care Nursery Northeast Heights Medical Center 4701 Montgomery Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 We can use most any size, shape and type of blanket. The blankets are sent home with the babies. We would also be thrilled to receive isolette covers- big enough to block out the bright lights and dark on the side facing the baby. The really fancy ones have flaps and end covers. Anything new and baby friendly would be happily put to use. The new nursery will be done in soft greens and blues... There is always a need for hats and booties if those are available. We tend to run out of the ones for 5-7 pound babies first. (Blow a balloon up till it measures 14" around the diameter and make the hat that size!) Thanks in advance from our babies and nurses
Ochsner
NICU in New
Orleans
Thanks so
much for your interest in our NICU. We love the homemade
products as do our parents. Our dream wish list would include burial
gowns that are white(can have small amount of embroidery), open in the
front is best with sleeves that are generous. Unfortunately when most
premies die they are swollen with extra fluid so we need a preemie size
that is flexible. Newborn sizes are needed as well. The soft
stretchy fabric makes great hats. Socks with embroidery make great
covers for feet as well as tiny hands.
Soft yarn
with limited fuzz can be used to knit warm items. Preemies
have delicate skin prone to irritation so many yarns are uncomfortable
for them. We do use small blankets as an outer blanket but our real
need is soft fleece sheets/blankets that the babies can lay on or be
wrapped in.
God bless
all of you who donate your time to make our babies
comfortable.
Sincerely,
Shelley
Thibeau, RNC
Please
send items to
Ochsner NICU,
1516 Jefferson Hwy,
New Orleans, LA 70121.
Attn: Shelley Thibeau
NEW CONTACT person
(March 2007)
Ann Brooker, RN Sacred Heart Health Systems 5150 Bayou Blvd, Ste 1-N Pensacola, Florida 32503 P:(850) 416-6164 F:(850) 416-7348
abrooker@shhpens.org
Our
needs are items
for premature
babies, such as, blankets, caps, clothing, burial gowns,
keepsake
bags
for bereaved mothers, and any other items that may be suitable for use
in the hospital or even to go home with the child upon
discharge.
We also have an "Empty Arms" program where we send home a bear with
blanket
and such for mothers who have to go home without their baby. So
actually
any items that may be suitable would be greatly appreciated.
New listing: May 19, 2008
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center New York City, New York
"I have been making hats and blankets but the need out numbers the supply. Please send all baby hats/ blankets to me at the following address. My sister is a labor and delivery nurse there and will deliver them . Thanks so much !!! These items are really appreciated ."
Baby Hats: Newborn and Preemies
Blankets : Can be either full size baby blanket or crib size
.
Crochet, Knitted is fine
Send items to : Marie Tresco 15 Crooked Stick Place Monroe Township, NJ 08831
"I
work At Southern Maine
Medical Center in biddeford Maine and we are
in desperate need of newborn hats
for our
nursery. Our
patients are
almost all young moms poverty level and sometimes have no
home, insurance or even a car seat. We are the community hospital that
doesn't turn anyone away."
Heidi
Croteau/ Birthing Suite Speare
Memorial Hospital 16
Hospital Rd Plymouth,
NH 03264
Burial
gowns in
all sizes are needed curently we have none. Caps
and booties for the gowns would be good too.
St Mary's Hospital in Madison WI We are in need of preemie burial outfits that include a hat, booties and blanket for sizes 2lb and up Please send items to the project coordinator Nicole Niedermeier 311 Seminary St #1, Lodi, WI 53555 __________________________________________________________________________________________________
The address to send items can be to either of these addresses
Parent Resource
Network
Attn: Megan
Leese
5151 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
or
Parent Resource
Network
Attn: Megan
Leese
2521 Orchard St
Beaver Falls, PA 15010
We are looking for Preemie hats, blankets, booties, burial
outfits
Infant blankets, hats and booties
Pediatric Blankets (kids size)
Adult Size Blankets (For the parents who have to stay in the
hospital with their children)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Parkview hospital NIC Unit in Ft. Wayne, IN Need preemie hats & blankets. They also have some need for newborn hats & blankets. Contact person who will deliver items is:
Rose Monroe 510 South Main St. Dunkirk, IN 47336
Please include your mailing or email address so Rose can acknowledge receipt of items. Thanks!
Pennslyvania Hospital (NEW address Aug 2010) The bereavement program has grown for the hospital\'s Woman\'s Health division- Items SHOULD NOW BE SENT TO: Pennsylvania Hospital- ICN Bereavement Committee 2nd Floor Preston Building 800 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 We are in need of ALL items- miscarriage wrappers, burial buntings, burial layettes, hats, booties, and blankets. Thank You, Michelle Ferrant, RN ICN PAH Bereavement Committee Chair
3020
Children's Way MC5032 San
Diego CA 92123
Contact
Julie Marzo
In
need of preemie
hats.
Added: May
2009
Contact Person/Title:
Debra
A. Owens,
M.Ed./Sr. Program Analyst
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Office
of Program Development
440 Lenox
Road, Room 1N
Brooklyn,
NY 11203
My
name is
Natalie Salmon-Creede and I am the bereavement
coordinator in Labor and Delivery @ Torrance Memorial Medical Center. I
am also a RN in L&D. I have always wanted to improve our
program
for families with loss, and we really are trying to help create
positive memories for families who lose these babies. We are looking
for clothing for these babies. We have about 40 stillborn/neonatal
losses a year. We are hoping to have each of them clothed. If anyone
has any ideas where we can get clothing donated, it would be greatly
appreciated.
Items needed:
Fetal demise pouches and tiny blankets for babies under 1 lb and under,
little gowns, blankets, caps and booties for babies 2 lbs - 8 lbs.
Kathy
Kulinski or
Cindy O'Hara c/o The
Birthing
Inn, Loudoun
Healthcare, 44045
Riverside Parkway, Leesburg,
VA 20176.
Contact
people: Kathy Kulinski or Cindy O'Hara. I'm
guessing we probably have 15-20 demises a year, but as our county is
the fastest growing in the US, that number may go up shortly.
Burial gowns, booties, buntings, and caps are needed in all sizes.
Thanks so much!!
University
of Chicago
Hospitals I am the
Recreation
Therapist at the University of Chicago Hospitals. I work with pregnant
women who are here on bedrest due to complications with pregnancy. They
are often here until they deliver, and their babies are often
premature. If anyone would like to donate to us I am sure the mothers
would appreciate it. Right
now,
I see a
need for baby
hats and booties of all sizes. Blankets are also great.
Burial
items are a good idea too.
Bridget
Hanson, C.T.R.S.
University
of Chicago Hospitals
MC 1081
5841 S.
Maryland Ave.
Chicago IL
60637-1470
My work
phone number is 773-845-9483. I can also be paged at work through our
operators by calling 773-702-6800 and asking them to send a message
through to pager 6525.
(Note
from Bev-- having been through this situation myself, it would be
lovely to include perhaps handmade
slippers
for the mamas who have to spend so
much time in the hospitals to save their babies.) UTAH
- NEW listing Jan 2007
Carlene
said
that they already have a person who does burial gowns for
stillborns, so their basic need is blankets. She said that they are in
constant need of blankets for babies who come earlier than expected, or
come from families who simply have nothing in which to wrap the baby.
She did not specify a size, color or pattern.
Parkland
Memorial Hospital 5201
Harry Hines Dallas,
Texas 75235 (214)
590-8827
Infant
items needed:
Infant
belonging bags 11" x 15" in either pink and/or blue material for girl
and
boy babies with a drawstring of satin ribbon. Currently, infant
belongings
are carried home in brown paper bags.
Infant
gowns - all sizes (preemies to 10 lb. babies). Lightweight
cotton/batiste
for summer, cotton flannel for winter (infant pastel colors).
Receiving
blankets (infant pastel colors).
Infant
knitted or crocheted hats and booties.
Updated May 2007
Erin Havrilla C/O Vanderbilt Children's Hospital NICU 2200 Children's Way Nashville, TN 37232 Phone # 615-936-2241 Only accepting newborn size knitted hats and blankets at this time...
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