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Hope grows here.

Our Ambassadors and Peer Support Team are the heartbeat of Project NICU. You bring hope to the bedside, to your communities and to every family who wonders if anyone understands.

Stronger Together.

Parents with their twins in the NICU

I want to…

Start a fundraiser →Ideas and your own fundraising page.Find a volunteer opportunity →See what’s open on POINT.Share my idea →Email Stephanie what you’re planning.Request supplies →Care package items for your hospital.Recap a delivery →Due within 72 hours of every drop-off.Request a sign or flyer →Help with event materials.

Hope Connects · The Respite Cart

A moment to breathe, right at the bedside.

Our Respite Cart is heading into partner hospitals, bringing care items and Project NICU resources to parents, bedside or in a family room. Come along and help us bring a little comfort to families at your hospital.

Sign up for a Respite Cart visit on POINT
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This month

Updated monthly
Idea of the month

Turn your celebrations into care packages

Neelum is inviting coworkers and party guests to add to her care packages. Anyone can borrow it.

See the wishlist →
Ambassador spotlight

Thank you, Ashley

Ashley connected us with Sewing for Service. Handmade octopi are already reaching NICU babies.

Nominate a spotlight →
Latest meeting

November & the Holidays

Pins of Hope, Snow Day and holiday touch points, all in the slides.

View the slides →

Your role

Your story becomes someone else’s support.

The Ambassador Program turns lived NICU experience into real support for families in the middle of the journey. You bring connection only someone who has been there can offer, and you help families feel seen and less alone.

Local ambassadors · Northeast Ohio

Bring hope to our partner hospitals and community

  • Lead local events like the Wishing Flower Walk, Night for Babies and hospital baby showers.
  • Host NICU graduate events like park meetups and Mother’s Day brunch.
  • Coordinate holiday activities start to finish.
  • Champion a care package drive.
  • Support a care package delivery. Dates are scheduled with our team.

National ambassadors

Grow awareness across the country

  • Use your platforms to raise awareness for Project NICU.
  • Share our campaigns and stories, in line with our mission and values.
  • Fundraise for NICU families.
$600Your fundraising commitment. Reach it and 25 comfort care packages go to your NICU.

There’s always room to do more. Host a walk, event or fundraiser where you live, or bring us your idea. Share my idea →

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Your toolkit

Fundraise

Start a fundraiser + ideasDonation request letter

At your hospital

Volunteer opportunities (POINT)Supply request formDelivery recap (within 72 hours)Care package wishlist

Share & spread

Ambassador brand sheetRequest a sign or event materialsUpcoming eventsProject NICU blog
#ProjectNICU#ProjectNICUAmbassadors#HopeGrowsHere
Parents holding twinsA mother holding her baby closeA sleeping NICU baby

Good to know

Get approval for our name and logoAnything using Project NICU’s name or logo needs an OK from Stephanie or Pam before it goes out.
Check before you deliverEach hospital has its own guidelines. We’ll help you coordinate.
Ask before you postGet a parent’s OK before sharing photos of their baby or family.
Point NICU parents to usShare our Get Support page or connect them with our team.

Take care of you, too

Caring for families starts with caring for yourself.

Showing up for NICU families can stir up your own memories and feelings. As part of the Project NICU family, you have access to free counseling through our NICU Counseling Program. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Explore free counseling

Need to talk to someone right now? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time, day or night.

Parents holding their twins close

Our team

The people behind Project NICU

YOUR MAIN CONTACT
Stephanie PattersonStephanie PattersonVolunteer & Program CoordinatorEmail Stephanie
Meaghan MusarraMeaghan MusarraHospital & Peer Support CoordinatorEmail Meaghan
Pam FrascoPam FrascoFounder & PresidentEmail Pam
Nora RomanelliNora RomanelliDevelopment & Community Partnerships ManagerEmail Nora
Barb BradyBarb BradyOffice & Administrative AssistantEmail Barb

Proud members of both

Stay connected to the wider NICU community

Project NICU is a proud member of the NICU Parent Network and the Family-Centered Care (FCC) Taskforce. Follow and join to stay up to date on everything happening for NICU families.

Follow the NICU Parent Network →The national network of NICU parent organizations. Join the FCC Taskforce for free →Updates on family-centered care in the NICU. NICU Baby’s Bill of Rights →Ten rights every NICU baby and family deserves, from NPN. Also in Spanish and French.

No NICU family should feel alone.

Thank you for showing up.