Welcome to 2022! Thank you for helping Hand to Hold deliver a successful 2021 in service to our mission of providing personalized support before, during and after a NICU stay. Your generous support enables us to continue providing compassionate support to NICU parents when they are feeling vulnerable, scared, anxious and alone.
Your support in 2021 helped make it possible for Hand to Hold to provide personalized support for DOUBLE the families who we served last year! This was an incredible milestone. We continue to customize support offerings to meet parents where they are, and in ways that make them feel a strong sense of belonging and community during a highly traumatic time in their NICU journey. Thank you for being an important part of the Hand to Hold family and helping us support more NICU parents each year!
Hand to Hold is kicking off 2022 with several exciting events:
Team Hand to Hold - fundraising event with Austin Marathon - Going on NOW!
Amplify Austin Day - a day dedicated to raising funds and awareness for Central Texas nonprofits. As an Austin-born nonprofit, we are excited to participate in this event. March 2 - 3 (6pm to 6pm)
Coffee with Kelli - join us to learn about what is in store for the year ahead at this quarterly event. March 3 (10:00am)
We hope you will be a part of any (or all!) of these upcoming events. We look forward to connecting with you throughout 2022!
Have fun. Do good.
Join us on February 20, 2022 for the Austin Marathon (virtually or in person). Run to support NICU families by joining Team Hand to Hold.
$10,000 raised for Team Hand to Hold = a $10,000 match from the Moody Foundation. Help us unlock this matching gift by joining Team Hand to Hold and starting your fundraiser now!
Join Hand to Hold’s Founder and CEO, Kelli Kelley, for a wrap-up review of 2021, to see how we are growing to serve more NICU families than ever, and to hear exciting announcements as we look to the future.
We are inspired to reach new goals in 2022 and continue to fulfill our mission - ensuring every NICU family has a trusted hand to hold, today, tomorrow, and the months ahead.
We are looking forward to sharing with you and hope you can join us - register today!
Hand to Hold is excited to partner with The Fashion Design and Merchandising students of Belmont University in Nashville, TN. During their fall semester final exams, students sewed more than 200 scent cloths for NICU families. During the upcoming spring semester, students will participate in a design challenge. This year's challenge is to design a custom-printed material for Hand to Hold to use to make thousands of scent cloths for NICU families.
The design challenge projects will be completed by the end of February, and Hand to Hold will choose a winner in early March. We are excited to partner with Belmont University and the talented students in The Fashion Design and Merchandising program.
Interested to know how you, your family, or your organization can get involved?
Recurring donors provide monthly support for NICU families - ensuring they will have a Hand to Hold today, tomorrow, and every day throughout their NICU journey.
Become a recurring donor at $10/month or more by March 31, and we will send you a Hand to Hold coffee mug so you can begin each day with a "cup of courage."