Newborn Hope is proud to announce our 2022 grant recipients. The following organizations work throughout the state of Colorado to increase positive outcomes for pregnant women and premature infants.
They are truly “Giving Colorado Premature Babies a Healthier Start”
Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation
Funding to support social work programming for NICU families while in the NICU and as they
transition home, and support for the Volunteer Task Force
to improve the outcomes for premature infants.
Love for Lily
Funding to provide and expand virtual training programming for families with premature
infants as they transition home from the NICU.
Funding to provide donor human milk and positioning aids for premature infants.
Funding to purchase a Neoblue LED Radiometer, Microcool Refrigerators, and Antimicrobial Cartridges for use in the NICU.
Ronald McDonald House Charities Southern Colorado
Funding to purchase 50 car seats specifically adapted for premature babies
offered to families staying at the RMH.
Funding to support the Connections Program which provides behavioral health services for
women with pregnancy complications, and infants and their families during a NICU stay and
early childhood.
Newborn Hope is honored to support outstanding 501(c)3 organizations statewide whose missions align with ours to work for better outcomes for premature infants. This year we are proud to partner with these organizations doing critical work to care for our smallest babies.

Helen Bilyen – Manager of Clinical Social Work and Family Health Navigators
Sharon Enoch – NICU Clinical Education Specialist
Tarah King – NBH VP of Finance
Barbara Frank – Senior Coordinator, Southern Colorado
Melissa Hoffman, Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW)
Kari Hupka, Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW)

Dr. Annelise Cunningham, Dr. Jessalyn Kelleher, Allison Bradac, Dr. Allison Dempsey, Barbara Deloian, Dr. Stephanie Takamatsu, Alejandra Santisteban.