Causes: Family Services, Human Services

Mission: The mission of Zaenah’s Blanket Foundation, Inc. is to help reduce the infant mortality rate by providing blankets to newborn families; who are in need of something warm to bring the babies home in from the hospitals and to provide a service to the community that will inspire both young and old to care for their most vulnerable members by educating them in infant/child CPR.

Results: The NumbersTo date, ZBF has gifted the following:
•4100 gift bags (Nursery & EI )all include of story books (Nursey Bags contain: 1-receiving blanket, 1-outer blanket, starter clothing i. e. ; onesies, sleepers and or pants & shirts. 1 story book and 1 Emergency Medical Info Card for the parents that includes a place for the child’s pic.
•25 car seats
•300 bags of educational toys
•150 children’s movie videos, (Dora, Blue’s Clues, Scooby Doo, Strawberry Shortcake, Thomas the Tank Engine, etc…)
•8 strollers
•5 Cribs
•11 book bags (school bags) including the following. Notebook, pencils, ruler, crayons, tape, glue, stapler, story book, lunch bag, mini plastic document clips. Removable Children’s ID Band (Green Camouflage or Pink Camouflage) and 1 Emergency Medical Info Card for the parents that includes a place for the child’s picture.

Target demographics: reduce the infant mortality rate

Direct beneficiaries per year: 4000 families.

Geographic areas served: New York City primarily but have made contributions to Texas, Arizona, MexiCali, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Maryland, Washington, DC and Alabama.

Programs: baby blankets, Infant/Child CPR education and other baby essentials to families with children ages 0-5 years old.