Of course, if you are looking for other ways to open your heart and your home to children in need, there are also more than 100,000 children in foster care in the U.S. awaiting permanent placement.

ATLANTA – If you think volunteering has to involve being on your feet all day, think again. The Baby Buddies program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta pairs volunteers with premature babies ...

Betty Banks has reached a personal goal of creating 6,000 baby hats and 50 afghans for newborns at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Ohio. 54 ° AJC - Logo - Main ...

Hospital volunteer Gertie Rogers, 84, places a newborn baby back into a bed in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago on Wednesday ...

Valley Children’s Hospital volunteer cuddler Kerry Abbott cuddles Grant Early, nearly 4 months old, in the neonatal intensive care unit, as medical equipment he’s hooked up to sits nearby.

Volunteer cuddlers can help provide a human connection to newborns who end up in NICU.“Touch is so important to babies,” said Vicki Agnitsch, a retired nurse who is one of 22 volunteers part ...

Extra volunteers are needed to help out with a variety of tasks on these days, including taking care of foster babies. Find out more on GCAC of Georgia's website. But don't expect to just walk in ...

Volunteers of all ages are accepted. "We need more than just cuddlers," Richter said. "There are probably 100 different volunteer programs and you can kind of choose what interests you most." ...

Volunteer baby rockers soothe hospitalized infants "I absolutely love it," said volunteer Bess Jensen, 73. By ABC News. April 3, 2017, 3:15 PM. 0:33.

Volunteer Joseph Peluso with baby Valentina Imperato. Credit: Howard Schnapp Volunteer Joe Peluso, 70, of Floral Park, spent much of his career in the financial service industry.

This is where volunteers hold NICU babies when their parents can’t be there. The literature calls it an intentional, positive touch. And the social, intended interaction makes a difference.

Valley Children’s Hospital has a cuddling program where volunteers hold babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.