Project Sweet Peas

Going through the NICU experience was one of the most overwhelming times of my life. Nothing prepares you for the uncertainty, the long days and nights, and the emotional rollercoaster of watching your baby fight to grow and thrive. During this difficult time, Project Sweet Peas was a source of comfort, support, and hope for my family. From the moment I was introduced to their resources, I felt seen and understood. The care packages, filled with essentials and thoughtful items, reminded me that I wasn’t alone in this journey. The emotional support and sense of community they provided helped me navigate the NICU experience with a little more strength and reassurance.

I’m incredibly grateful for the kindness, compassion, and dedication of Project Sweet Peas. Their work is truly invaluable for families like mine, and I will always appreciate the light they brought into such a difficult time. Thank you, Project Sweet Peas, for everything you do!

Project Sweet Peas is such a caring and supportive organization to those they support and those who volunteer. Getting to work with this organization — even in a small way has been so helpful after my NICU experience.

Our daughter and her husband were blessed to receive a care package when our granddaughter was born premature and spent 3 months in the NICU. I remember the day the care package arrived (as we were at their home) and how much each item brightened their spirits. They felt loved and seen which was priceless at such a stressful, challenging and wonderful time. We will never forget that day!

In December of 2019, I delivered twins at just 32 weeks. A day or so after the babies were born, we received our first Project Sweet Peas delivery. Gas cards, food gift cards, books, NICU journals for each baby, swaddles and blankets were just a few of the items that were in the first package. Project Sweet Peas provided essential items that we needed, as well as items that assisted with whatever normalcy we could have while in the NICU. They ensured that during a scary and challenging time, we had the essentials to help take care of ourselves while our tiny babies were being cared for. Project Sweet Peas not only provides essentials, but they also provide items of hope, joy and love,

Project Sweet Peas makes a huge difference in the experience of parents’ with babies in the NICU at Women & Infants and across the US. I’ve volunteered with events and in small ways, and I’m always blown away by the commitment of their founders and board members.

Project Sweet Peas was there for us when our baby sent 3 months in the NICU. They provided us with care packages, books to read to our baby, gas cards, NICU milestone crib cards, and cards from previous NICU families. We are grateful for the work that they do for families like us!

Several years after losing my son in 2009, I had the pleasure of Volunteering with Project Sweet Peas. Through working with these dedicated individuals, I was blessed to share my son’s legacy by supporting others during their challenging times.
Over the years, PSP has grown and expanded to help and support countless families all over the country, but they continue to ensure each and every parent, child and family know their stories matter and that they are not alone on this journey.

I have had the pleasure of being both the recipient of Project Sweet Pea’s outreach while my twins were in the NICU, as well as a working alongside them with my work on our local hospital’s NICU Family Advisory Counsel. Without the support of Project Sweet Peas we would not be able to do nearly as much for our families in the NICU. I am so grateful for this wonderful organization.

In 2020 before the Covid epidemic, my daughter was born prematurely and spent some time in the NICU. Project sweet peas provided so much love and support!! They are the absolute best! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have been volunteering at Project Sweet Peas for about 5 months and I love it! It's amazing to see the enormous amount of love and support Project Sweet Peas gives to NICU and grieving families. Thank you for letting me be part of your beautiful organization!

This organization provides support and services to families that are dealing with a traumatic time. It helps family celebrate milestones for their NICU baby in a time where stress levels and emotions are high.

Project Sweet Peas was an amazing support for me when I was in the NICU with my triplets. Their support helped me to know I wasn’t alone. I have since become a volunteer and I am proud to be able to help families feel the same support I felt.

I feel absolutely privileged to be able to help work with Project Sweet Peas. This organization is full of selfless people that are looking to help other families who have been in similar situations.

Project Sweet Peas gave me a sense of purpose and connection with individuals who understood my story after giving birth early and traumatically. My child had a month long NICU stay and this non-profit filled a part of me that was empty.

I love everything about Project Sweet Peas and its mission to support NICU and bereaved families. I am so glad that I found this organization after the premature birth of my daughter and that I'm able to support the NICU she was at through Project Sweet Peas.

I am writing to express my gratitude for the collaboration we have built with Project Sweet Peas at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Our Nurse Manager, Marianne, reached out to the organization approximately two years ago expressing our interest in learning more about what Project Sweet Peas offered. Corin learned about our NICU at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, located in the heart of Queens as a Safety Net Hospital. Our clients are diverse in their ethnicity, race and education. Regardless, when a baby is admitted to the NICU or if there is a neonatal/pregnancy loss, it is a traumatic and frightening time.
Project Sweet Peas has assisted us in promoting a family-centered care environment. They have donated numerous outfits for our "preemie" babies, educational material, activity seats that sway and move from side to side. Our premature babies that have spent a considerable amount of time in the NICU have a "graduation" on the day of discharge. This is an event where the family and staff are elated and celebrate with a parade in a graduation cap and sash. I cannot express how special this event is for all!
If there is a neonatal loss, cherished memories and keepsakes are kept in a special memory box from Project Sweet Peas. I am certain families open this box and cherish the memories within.
Thank you to Corin (she is amazing, beyond words) and the team for the generosity and support of Project Sweet Peas. They definitely make a huge difference in the lives of our families. I know firsthand how difficult it is to leave a baby in the NICU after birth. They are making a difficult time much easier with their caring, generous commitment and service to the NICU babies and their families.

Fondly,
Maria

Project sweet peas has been life changing to the staff and families here at flushing hospital and Medical center. Our Level 3 NICU serves a largely underserved community. We are are a safety net hospital and were at the epi center of the Covid 19 pandemic. Sweet Peas allows us to provide for our families in a unprecedented way. They have given us so many resources from handouts , memory boxes, clothes, Momma Roos and the ever popular graduation kits. Before I had the pleasure of reaching out to Corin Nava, the staff would try to buy outfits for those families that arrived with nothing to pick up their babies ready to go home. I vividly remember Corin asking what our budget for these kind of supplies- the answer was we simply had no budget, She quickly sprang into action and changed the life of both our families and staff. Instantly I saw the staff, happier and excited- it does feel good to not only grow them but send them home with gifts and appropriate clothing and of course our love. The Moms love the chance to journal, especially when they have a long road ahead of them, of course these beautiful journals were also provided by Project Sweet peas. I could write for days about how wonderful this non profit is and about how they change the life of our most vulnerable patients and the community we serve- Thank You for the opportunity to review Project Sweet Peas- Marianne Ostrander BSN RNC CNM

One of your amazing volunteers, Lorena, is also a “cuddler” in our NICU/SCN. She makes the most amazing octopuses & isolette covers for our littlest babies. She also made & donated a bunch of awesome Halloween costumes through Project Sweet Pea this week. We are super appreciative for all the hard work Lorena & you incredible agency does for the littlest babies & their families. Thank you all!

After just having my baby at 32 weeks, I was in another world. It had all happened so quickly. After I saw the baby in the NICU and had a minute to myself in my recovery room, I was so thankful for my care package. The swaddle, the Sweet Pea book, the baby book to write in, the coloring pages and colored pencils. In such a dark time where I didn’t even have a properly packed hospital bag with any essentials after labor, I felt a little happiness to see this package from Sweet Pea. It definitely was a bright spot in my dark day and I’m so appreciative of receiving that on my bed that day.

Project Sweet Peas is a wonderful organization that supports NICU patients, families, and staff. I have been a part of the community for several years as the mom of a NICU graduate and am now a volunteer. Being able to give back to other families who are experiencing the roller coaster of a NICU stay has been a wonderful experience. Thank you, Project Sweet Peas, for all you do!

It is impossible for me to speak any more highly of Project Sweet Peas. In 2022, my wife and I lost our daughter Riley, who was stillborn at 27 weeks. Aside from the support of our family and friends, in those first few days and weeks, nothing was comforting, other than an amazingly thoughtful and moving care box which was brought to us by the team at Project Sweet Peas. I cannot describe how helpful and moving it was for my wife and I, and since then we have held Project Sweet Peas in incredibly high regard.

Amazingly, Project Sweet Peas went up even further in our book after we had our son Graham on May 27, 2023. He was born premature at 33 weeks, and we are fortunate that he is doing very well in the NICU and progressing along nicely. When the team at Project Sweet Peas learned of this, they personally delivered another care box (this was made for families with preemies) along with a handwritten note from the Executive Director of out local chapter. It has meant the world to my wife and I, and I cannot say enough good things about this organization.

I work in a large inner city hospital that has over 1,000 NICU admissions annually. Project Sweet Peas has been a wonderful supporter of our families during some of their hardest days. Holidays happen and they are even harder to celebrate while your baby is hospitalized. Project Sweet Peas has been providing comfort bags to us on Mothers and Father’s Day, NICU and Prematurity Awareness days. These bags are filled with extra love and items parents often times didn’t even know how much they needed. We are so thankful for their support and our families feel that they are able to connect with an organization that understands. Thank you Project Sweet Peas for caring for our precious and fragile families.

I have know the organizers of this group for 10+ years! They always go above and beyond to help others in the community. They know first hand what it feels like to need help with at-risk newborns. I have seen them show up in NIC units with cart loads of baby items to help new parent. I love their organization and dedication to the endeavor 5 stars for sure!! 10 stars if they would let me...

This is such a great program help me through the loss of my son Ivan

My wife and I have had a heck of a journey to becoming parents. We went through several rounds of IVF and finally had success with two beautiful twin daughters who unfortunately had to be delivered early and ultimately didn't make it. We were at the lowest of lows and feeling hopeless. PSP came along and offered memory boxes for our daughters, tools and resources about loss and grief, but above all knowing we weren't alone. PSP has done a phenomenal job working with the community to educate about the importance of NICU awareness and being a baseline for support. We are grateful for them through and through. PSP does a lot of other benefits too to support the brighter side of life by making care packages and holiday packages for families and staff within the NICU.

The help that was provided by Project Sweet Peas was unfathomable! It helped us so much while our daughter was in the NICU for a month. Every time we were excited to go home, something happened and it was devastating. Project Sweet Peas had amazing resources and helped us feel at ease with the transition of going home after learning more about having a NICU Baby. Thank you so much for the ability to not worry about one thing!!

My daughter, Harper Rose, was born via emergency c-section at 24 weeks, 6 days gestation. Harper spent 104 days in the NICU. During our time in the NICU, Project Sweet Peas was always a welcome support. My husband and I always looked forward to receiving encouraging notes and goodies during her hospital stay. It helped us not feel so alone during such a scary time.

This brought me up hope! I was so thankful for receiving your package for my son in nicu. Thank you so much

Working with Project Sweet Peas has helped me heal from the trauma of my experience in the NICU. They allow me to help others and it feels so good to know we are doing something to support the parents during this difficult journey.

Our story continues everyday. We spent 7 months in W&I. Our little pea was in the NICU for 6 months. ProjectSP has/continues to support all families who enter the NICU. Caring for each person no matter the situation. Thank you for adding to our support team. With all the thoughtful gifts/gestures, love through each hoilday truly got us through the trying times! We 100% support ProjectSP! Please continues to be one of the best supports through the NICU stay. ������������

Project Sweet Peas helped me during my sons NICU stay at Pennsylvania Hospital. Brennan was born at 32 weeks and PSP gave me gifts and encouraged me during such a challenging time in my life. I’ll always help them and I believe in the miracles this organization performs! We love you project sweet peas!!!!

Project Sweet Peas has been absolutely amazing for our family! We experienced firsthand how impactful a care package could be while in the NICU in 2019. Now, we love giving back to other families during their NICU journeys.

Over 4.5 years ago, I was laying in a hospital bed hopped up on magnesium not able to sleep. I came across an organization, Project Sweet Peas and fell in love. As I looked through the few pages that they had, I came across Kate and her videos. Needless to say, she gave me hope that if my baby came early, that everything would be ok. Landon ended up making his grand entrance three days later weighting 2.5lbs and about 12” long. This organization helped me though the scariest time I’m my life. Landon is now 4.5, 43lbs and playing tball! I am proud to have my North Carolina Division now for 2.5 years. Giving back to hospitals that give their all for our littles.

What a wonderful organization! I had twin boys at 23 weeks and 2 days gestation. One of my sons passed away at 5 days old and we were gifted a beautiful memory box to cherish his beautiful life. Our other son spent 143 days in the NICU and Project Sweet Peas helped our family with amazing care packages, something never experienced before during a hospital stay. It's the little things that make a big impact. I will be forever grateful for Corin and everyone else at Project Sweet Peas!

Project Sweet Peas is absolutely amazing. The love and support that they show to every single NICU patient and us parents is something I know my husband and I will never forget. Sweet Peas goes above and beyond to make your day a little brighter. Thank you for all you do, Sweet Peas ❤️

They were awesome. It was nice to have that type of support when going through such a hard time!!

This non-profit gave me hope and inspiration when my twins were in the NICU. They made me feel like I was not alone and inspired me to celebrate each and every moment with my girls. I was so grateful that I joined as a volunteer. I love giving back and helping other families navigate this journey with Project Sweet Peas. We have an amazing team of passionate volunteers to help NICU families through their darkest days.

My husband and I tried for years for kids, then hit the jackpot with twins. My water broke early and they were in the NICU, but passed away a week apart due to complications. Project Sweet Peas supported me through the way, made amazing memory boxes for each of my daughters, and provided bereavement support after. I can't thank them enough. I honestly don't know where I would be today without them.

Project Sweet Peas gave me a wonderful NICU care package when my triplets were born. It made me feel like I had support and love from people who really understood what we were going through.

They supported me when I needed someone the most! The nicu battle is something people don't understand and don't know how to comfort someone on; but this organization sends gifts, care packages and has resources to help during and after a nicu stay!

Our baby was born 16 weeks early at Woman and Infants in Providence, RI. Prior to this, we have never heard of them but since then, we have witnessed first hand the amazing work they do.

Amazing charity dedicated to giving back to NICU families! Definitely the best NICU nonprofit out there!

Project Sweet Peas helped me through the loss of 3 babies. They let me know I was not alone, provided support and demonstrate a true commitment to helping families going through what I did and so
families with critically ill babies. I was so moved by them that i became a volunteer so that I can help others. I can't praise Project Sweet Peas enough!

The very same summer my son passed away in the NICU, three amazing women were creating Project Sweet Peas. For a decade PSP has not only been giving hope to over 100,000 NICU families, but also to those who volunteer.

My heart has found healing and purpose through my time with Project Sweet Peas. I'm forever grateful for this amazing organization and those who make it possible.

Project Sweet Peas helps people when they need them most! They provide parents with the support they need during tough times while their little ones are fighting for their lives. This group works tirelessly to serve their communities!

We received a package from project Sweet Peas while we were in the NICU with our 3 month premature baby. The package contained so many helpful things during our stay. The support this organization provides to parents and children in the NICU is so helpful and comforting. This is a world class organization providing a much needed service.

My son and daughter-in-law received a care package from Project Sweet Peas. It was such an uplifting moment when they were opening the package at a time when my grandson was fighting for his life. It was so wonderful to see the happiness it brought to them. What a wonderful thing that Project Sweet Peas does for families that are in the NICU's across the US.

I suffered 3 pregnancy losses. It is so awesome to have Project Sweet Peas, where there are people who understand what you have undergone and provided such wonderful support. Thank you Project Sweet Peas!!

My son spent 8 weeks in the NICU before coming home and I know first hand how difficult the journey can be. Volunteering with Project Sweet Peas allows me to reach out to those families that are where I once was and let them know that they are not alone. It's amazing how even the smallest gesture of kindness can provide immeasurable hope. Everyone that donates their time to Project Sweet Peas puts their whole heart in to supporting families and I'm grateful to be a part of that.

As a mother who suffered multiple pregnancy losses and had a son who spent six weeks in the NICU I know how difficult it is for grieving parents and those spending long hours in the NICU. Project Sweet Peas supports parents in so many ways by providing NICU care packages, memory boxes, and holds events to fundraise and raise awareness.

So grateful for Project Sweet Peas! As a parent of preemies, it's an amazing feeling to volunteer for an organization that provides support and love to families like mine. Project Sweet Peas provides care packages, memory boxes, financial support, gift cards (among many other things) to families with a baby in the NICU or those who have experienced loss. Love being part of the Project Sweet Peas family!

My son Braelyn was born 16 weeks early weighing 1 lb 3 oz. He spent 4 months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He is now 3 years old and doing great. During our stay, we had many people and organizations that helped us along our way. I knew the that we wanted to do something to help others. We opened up a local chapter with Project Sweet Peas. Project Sweet Peas supports families with premature & critically ill infants spending time in the NICU. It has became a passion of ours to help families during some of their most uncertain days. We supply care packages, holiday gifts, bearavment support, & financial support. Once you have experienced a NICU stay, you realize that the true hero's are the ones that were born into this world fighting for each breath they take. This organization is very important to me and it allows us to be able to support many families. The smallest things mean so much.