by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 26, 2026 | News
Hand to Hold is excited to announce some new – and some familiar – faces in leadership roles in the organization. Together, this leadership team brings an extraordinary blend of expertise, lived experience, financial stewardship, and community-centered...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 17, 2026 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Lynn Harris NICU Baby Cuddler, Vietnam Veteran Lynn Harris is a retired U.S. Army veteran and longtime volunteer at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, TX. For more than a decade, he has served in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as a “baby...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 15, 2026 | NICU Heroes Podcast
Guest: Sheehan Fisher, PhD Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavorial Sciences, Northwestern University In this episode: Explain the psychological and emotional impact of NICU hospitalization on fathers and male caregivers List three behavioral and/or...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 3, 2026 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Avid Noble NICU Grandfather & Restaurant Owner Avid Noble’s introduction to Hand to Hold came first as a third-party vendor, helping a friend of a friend. A few years later, it was Avid reaching out to Hand to Hold for help when his first grandbaby was in...
by Leigh Ann Torres | May 20, 2026 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Lucas Manring NICU Dad, Finance & Operations Executive Everything was normal, until it wasn’t. Lucas Manring’s first baby was born via emergency c-section at 25 weeks and he found himself plunged into fatherhood faster than he imagined. Lucas shares how a...
