by Leigh Ann Torres | May 25, 2021 | Life after the NICU, News
Earlier this year, we received an unusual, but lovely request from one of our peer mentors. Michele Randolph wrote to tell us that she was graduating from UNC Charlotte in May, with dual degrees in History and Africana Studies, and she wanted to honor her NICU journey...
by Kelli Kelley | May 11, 2021 | News
Hand to Hold has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade. We’ve expanded from a small organization focused on support of NICU families in Austin, TX to serving tens of thousands of NICU parents annually across the country and around the world. In...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Apr 19, 2021 | News
Much of the support Hand to Hold provides relies on the hard work and dedication of our amazing volunteers who believe in our mission and donate their time and efforts to help NICU families. Each one of our community volunteers and volunteer peer mentors is a vital...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Mar 8, 2021 | News
Team Hand to Hold wants YOU! Whether you run, walk, fundraise, or volunteer, we want you on our team! Thanks to Austin Gives Miles, Hand to Hold is proud to be an official charity for the Austin Half Marathon and KXAN Simple Health 5k on April 25, 2021! Each year we...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 22, 2021 | Emotional Health, News
In partnership with Sage Therapeutics, we’ve released a 5-episode miniseries on the Beyond the NICU podcast on the topic of maternal mental health in the NICU and after. Listen to all five episodes today, and subscribe to Beyond the NICU wherever you get your...
by Kelli Kelley | Jan 4, 2021 | News
“Storms are opportunities for growth, revelation and miracles.” Early in the pandemic, I wrote this quote on a bright orange sticky note and stuck it on my desk by my home computer so I’d see it every day. I don’t remember where I heard it. But it has been a...