Upstate Cribs for Kids

Upstate Cribs for Kids is a program brought to you by Children’s Hospital Infant Apnea Program of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center and Safe Kids Upstate. The program aims to reduce the number of infant deaths due to unsafe sleeping environments.  The Cribs for Kids program is bringing free safe sleep education and portable cribs to eligible families. Babies of families who may otherwise be put at great risk of suffocation, falls, or entrapment due to the lack education about safe sleep practices and/or the inability to afford a crib.
To qualify for a free Graco Pack-n-Play, the parent/caregiver must agree to specific requirements, which include attending a safe sleep education session; referral by one of our referral partner programs listed below and allow follow up contact. These requirements are vital to the program; they allow us to evaluate our success and track the health status of the infants who receive the cribs.

 Click here to see an important message about giving your baby 'Room to Breathe.'


 
Want to help out?
Donate to the Virtual Toy Drive and designate your money towards a Graco Pack-n-Play!


Referral Agency Partners

A Child's Haven

Center for Pediatric Medicine

Clemson Child Development Center

Family Friends Program-Oconee DSS

GHS Beginnings & Beyond Program

Greenville County Disabilities & Special Needs Board

Greenville County Schools-Parents as Teachers Program

Greenville County Schools-Teen Parent Program

Greenville First Steps

GHS Nurse Family Partnership

New Horizons Family Health Services

Nurse Family Partnership DHEC Region I

Parenting & Family Literacy

The Parenting Place

PASOS Program

Pickens Presbyterian Church Child Development Center

Principles of Parenting Successfully

Reedy Fork Baptist Church

Shady Grove Baptist Church