# What's your favorite charity that helps babies? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 28, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846 "2014-11-28T20:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/1 "2014-11-28T20:15:42Z")
We’re trying to figure out a nice tradition to do at Christmas for the baby, and I was thinking maybe we should get him an ornament every year and also donate to a charity in his name. (Maybe have the ornament be of a theme with the charity. So if we do Heifer Project get him a cow ornament, etc.) Anyway, he was a bit premature and it was all a bit of an emergency, so I was thinking it would be nice to donate to somebody who helps premature or sick babies, maybe in poorer countries. It’s struck me more than once that if I’d been in a lot of places instead of here it’s very likely that neither the baby nor I would have survived the experience. Of course I know about the March of Dimes, but they seem so big and impersonal. Any ideas for something that’s well rated, does really good work, and fits those parameters? ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/2 "2014-11-28T21:45:30Z")
International Stillbirth Alliance - not something anyone wants to have deal with, but it is good to know that there is help: > **[International Stillbirth Alliance - Healthy Newborn Network](https://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/partner/international-stillbirth-alliance/)** > > The International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA), a non-profit coalition of organizations dedicated to understanding the causes and prevention of stillbirth. Our mission is to raise awareness of stillbirth and to promote global collaboration in... Your profession also makes me think of Reach Out and Read. They try to promote early childhood literacy: > **[Home - Reach Out and Read](https://reachoutandread.org/)** > > Reach Out and Read is a national children's literacy charity that serves more than 4.2 million children a year across the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/3 "2014-11-28T22:44:49Z")
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Charity Navigator has a decent search mechanism. I was able to search for words like “baby” or “premature”, and filter for international. Individual recommendations can be better, of course. But it’s a decent way to find a charity for any specific cause. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/4 "2014-11-28T22:59:35Z")
Baby Helper[sup]®[/sup]. And it only takes one skillet. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/5 "2014-11-28T23:11:38Z")
When and if I can get to a point where I can donate to a charity, I’ll be donating to [NOMORE.org](http://NOMORE.org), a charity devoted to stopping Domestic Abuse. [_Link_](http://nomore.org/) If you are reading this and have been beaten or abused, you don’t have to take it; you Do have options. If you are afraid that someone will walk in on you while are on this website and hurt you for it, one touch of the escape key will put you on a web site that will Not set off your abuser. You Have Options. People DO Care. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/6 "2014-11-29T00:03:24Z")
Nice idea. I work at [Food For The Poor](http://www.foodforthepoor.org/) and would be happy to answer questions if it looks like a contender. We’re a non-denominational Christian organization that serves 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/7 "2014-11-29T01:15:57Z")
I don’t donate specifically for babies, but I do send a couple hundred dollars every year to [Wings of Hope](http://www.wings-of-hope.org/home.htm), and they receive a donation when I purchase things from amazon. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/8 "2014-11-29T03:03:11Z")
nm. Missed the March of Dimes part. ---
**Author:** ![Lily\_Milliner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@Lily\_Milliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lily_Milliner)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/9 "2014-11-29T03:33:01Z")
Jhpiego, pronounced juh-pie-go. It’s an organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins that promotes maternal and child health around the world. It partners effectively with local institutions and searches for low-cost, scalable interventions. [http://www.jhpiego.org/en/content/what-we-do](http://www.jhpiego.org/en/content/what-we-do) ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/10 "2014-11-29T03:39:02Z")
Not international, but I donate to a local diaper bank. Diapers are not covered under WIC or food stamps, and as we know they can get expensive. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/11 "2014-11-29T03:41:02Z")
Ronald McDonald House is also big and could seem impersonal, but I know a family who used their services and it made an enormous difference for them while treating a serious illness for their baby, so I always think fondly of them. Their overall rating is quite good, in terms of how much money goes directly to services as opposed to overhead. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/12 "2014-11-29T03:59:35Z")
Bone marrow donor. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/13 "2014-11-29T04:26:52Z")
St Jude’s. Planned Parenthood does a lot for prenatal care, esp for poor women in this country. Good prenatal care can prevent a lot of problems in newborn babies. ---
**Author:** ![MrsTime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@MrsTime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsTime)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/14 "2014-11-29T04:34:20Z")
We like a local charity, boxes of food are given to the poor, they can ask for a turkey or decline. We like to give new toys, for the younger kids and babies, as well as food. A couple of the local store get involved and reduce prices for certain items to be given to the charity. Makes it really easy to toss in a couple of items every shopping day usually during December. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/15 "2014-11-29T11:24:38Z")
We have a local charity here called [St Kilda Mums](http://www.stkildamums.org/home)- they take gently used baby gear, clothes, prams and toys and fix them up and donate them to families with babies in crisis - homeless, teens, international students. They also take financial donations to buy new things that families need like car seats and nappies. Might there be something like that near you? Other than that, I’m going to donate to a Stillborn/SIDS cause this year, and also Heifer will get an annual bee donation, for my 2 bees. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-charity-that-helps-babies/705846/16 "2014-11-30T01:56:57Z")
In St. Louis, there’s [Crisis Nursery](http://www.crisisnurserykids.org/), which is a place kids can go in an emergency situation- like if the parents are homeless or someone is in the hospital or even just if the parents are overwhelmed and feel like they can’t take care of the kids for a couple days. There might be something similar in your area. There’s also [Project Linus](http://www.projectlinus.org/), which gives blankets so sick children. and [Parents as Teachers](http://www.parentsasteachers.org/), which does free parent education for babies and little kids. and [Help a Mother Out](http://www.helpamotherout.org/), which helps provide diapers for needy families