Newborns in Need: Southern Nevada Chapter
Newborns in Need (NIN) was created on July 7, 1992 by Carol Green of Houston, Missouri. Since that time many chapters have been created throughout the United States. Newborns in Need (NIN) makes and donates baby gowns, blankets, and other essential baby items to hospitals, homeless shelters and other organizations that provide for premature and newborn infants. All items are donated completely free of any charge.
NIN Chapters coordinate work meetings and volunteer efforts in order to provide essential items such as blankets, quilts, burial layettes, clothing, booties, and hats. All items are donated FREE OF CHARGE. They are donated to hospitals, clinics, homeless shelters, and other organizations providing for premature and needy newborns.
One out of every four babies in this country is born into poverty. These numbers continue to grow. Every year thousands of babies are admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care units (NICU's) for specialized care. Many of these babies are premature, some weighing less than 1 pound! The size of these precious newborns makes it very difficult to find clothing to fit their tiny bodies. When clothing is found the cost makes it unaffordable for most of the families. Newborns In Need provides layettes and other necessary infant items for these precious little infants and their families.
The most heartbreaking need that we must provide for is the beautiful, tiny burial layettes for the babies who die and need only one last outfit and blanket to be snuggled in. Many of these babies would be buried in a paper bag because of their small size. The burial outfits help comfort the bereaved family and hopefully make the memories a little less painful.
Newborns In Need is a non-denominational, volunteer, not-for-profit organization. We are grateful for donations from caring individuals and businesses that want to help with the efforts to care for sick and needy babies. They should start life with every advantage. All contributions go to the needs of needy and premature newborns and are tax deductible. This is an ongoing need. Your donations of time, materials, and money to help alleviate the suffering of these tiny, helpless infants is greatly needed and appreciated.
