Cribs for Kids
Akron Children’s Cribs for Kids Program
Akron Children’s collaborates with community agencies in Summit, Medina, Portage, and Wayne counties to provide portable cribs to eligible families that do not have a safe place for their baby to sleep. The program educates parents and caregivers on infant safe sleep practices including portable crib assembly, to reduce the risk of sleep-related injury and death.
Eligible families will receive one portable crib per baby (multiples would each receive their own sleep space). For in-hospital patients, if it is determined that an infant does not have a safe place to sleep, a portable crib may be obtained. The Cribs for Kids program is subject to the availability of funds and funding requirements.
Eligibility requirements:
- Must not have a safe sleep space (crib/pack ’n play) or the ability to obtain one
- Must be legal or custodial guardian
- Must be benefit eligible (WIC, SNAP, Medicaid, etc.)
- Must be at least 32 weeks pregnant or have a child under 1 year of age
- Must receive safe sleep education and complete required paperwork
For more information on the Cribs for Kids Program or safe sleep presentations and materials (brochures, flyers, door hangers, and/or posters) contact: Cesley Hegyi, Regional Advocacy, Community Outreach, & Infant Vitality Coordinator, at 330-543-5419 or chegyi@akronchildrens.org.
