Newborn Hope 501(c)(3)
Newborn Hope provides resources for Colorado babies and families impacted by prematurity. Newborn Hope has raised more than 5 million dollars since 1973.
Our Mission
Giving Colorado premature babies a healthier start since 1973.
We support diversity and inclusion:
Our Founder Zoya Dickins Miller treated everyone with utmost dignity and respect. As prematurity does not discriminate on the base of culture, race, or socioeconomics, Newborn Hope acknowledges the fundamental value and equity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to maintain an organization and board of directors whose work and mission honors the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all people.
Our History
The first benefit luncheons (“November Noel”) held in Colorado Springs and Denver were launched by Zoya Dickins Miller in 1973 in memory of a premature baby with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The monies raised were used for RDS research. Fourteen years later, Newborn Hope was incorporated as a nonprofit organization, with the change in name reflecting the broader mission.
Our Achievements
- Raising more than $5 million to support at-risk mother and infant programs
- Receiving the White House Points of Light Award in 1992
- Creating and distributing Carrying to Term: Preventing Premature Birth & Low-birthweight Babies
- Developing a Volunteer Task Force to assist hospitalized babies in the NICU, now coordinated by Children’s Hospital Colorado at Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs
- Creating the Bedrest Task Force to assist moms at risk for early delivery, coordinated by community volunteers at both The Birth Center at St. Francis Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Colorado at Memorial Hospital Central
- Being recognized by El Pomar Award in 2001 and 2003 for our achievements
Our Work
Since 1973, Newborn Hope’s mission has remained the same- to provide care and support to families impacted by prematurity across Colorado. Our mission is carried out through a continuum of programs that include: prenatal education to support safe pregnancy and identify risks and signs of preterm labor, equipment to organizations statewide whose missions align to better the outcomes for preterm infants, a statewide education conference for medical professionals centering on trending issues in the NICUs, and post-NICU support to Colorado families as they transition home from a NICU hospitalization.
In 2019, in collaboration with healthcare partners, Newborn Hope identified a critical gap in resources for Colorado families transitioning home from the NICU. Rising to meet this need, Newborn Hope developed the Preemie Family Assistance Fund (PFAF). PFAF provides equity of care by working to ensure all Colorado families have the resources and network of support needed to successfully transition from the NICU to home.
