Here for every step of the NICU journey.
Project NICU supports families of premature and medically fragile infants in Northeast Ohio so no NICU family feels alone.
Our mission
Project NICU is dedicated to providing financial and emotional support and resources to families with children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the medical professionals who care for them.
Every program is offered at no cost to families, from their earliest days at the bedside through life after discharge.
Our Mission
Operation H.O.P.E.
How we support NICU families
Operation HOPE surrounds NICU families with practical resources, emotional support, meaningful connection and financial relief, from their earliest days at the bedside through life after discharge.
Hope Connects
Care packages, plus Sibling Kits, NICU Graduation Kits, Heart to Heart Packs and Bereavement Packages.
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Hope Shares
Virtual and in-person support groups for parents, dads, grandparents, bereaved families, and families of medically complex and neurodivergent NICU grads.
Find a support groupWays to help
Help a NICU family feel less alone
Volunteer
Pack care packages at Volunteer Saturdays, become a peer supporter, or join our Ambassadors.
Get involved
Giving Hope Circle
Give $1,000 or more in a year and join the donors who help us plan ahead for families.
Join the Circle
Our hospital partners
At the bedside in six hospitals
- MetroHealth
- UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s
- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
- Cleveland Clinic Fairview
- Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest
- UnityPoint Health Trinity
In December 2025 we opened the MetroHealth Respite Room, a space of comfort and care for NICU families.
Our impact
What we’ve accomplished together
Thank you for being one of the reasons a NICU family felt less alone this year.
Articles
Stories of Strength and Hope
Insights from our journey supporting NICU families
