The Tiny Miracles Foundation

After the NICU Education with Birth to Three
2024-11-18 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Learn about Connecticut’s Birth to Three Program, what they offer, and how to qualify.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18
7:30 PM
ZOOM

After the NICU Education: Feeding Therapy
2025-01-21 19:30 - 20:30
Join us on Zoom with Feeding Therapist and Speech-Language Pathologist, Kaitlyn McNabb, for our next After the NICU Education session.
Learn about safe and efficient feeding and strategies to help improve the parent/child feeding relationship.
Topics covered:

Bottles & flow rates
Breastfeeding
Introduction of purees & solids

Tuesday, Jan. 21
7:30 PM
Zoom
** RSVP Below **

After the NICU Education: Advocacy Abby
2025-02-06 19:30
Advocacy in Action: Finding Funding for Your Tiny Miracle

Abby Zachritz, also known as Advocacy Abby, is a mother of five, advocate, and guiding voice for families navigating disability and complex medical challenges. As Co-Founder of the Connect Platform, Abby empowered families by linking them to thousands of grants, therapy options, and financial resources worldwide. She now serves as the Director of Advocacy for Families with SupportNow and is on the board for the Parent Empowerment Network, furthering her mission to provide tools, guidance, and hope to families. Abby also consults with corporations on better serving clients with unique needs and inspires audiences as a speaker, sharing her message of resilience and the power of connection.

After the NICU: Gut Health & Nutrients for Your Tiny Miracle
2025-03-19 19:30 - 20:30
Unlock the secrets to nourishing your infant or toddler’s growth and development! Join experts in pediatric integrative medicine & nutrition as they unveil the essential nutrients every parent needs to know about and offer insightful strategies to nurture a healthy gut.

Julie Sweeney MD FAAP
Owner: SproutWell Pediatric Integrative Medicine
Dr. Julie Sweeney is a board-certified pediatrician specializing in integrative medicine. She is the founder of SproutWell Pediatrics in Darien, CT and is affiliated with Stamford Hospital. Her holistic approach combines the best of conventional medicine with evidence-based complementary therapies to address chronic conditions and optimize well-being.

Kristen Smaldone MS, RD, CSP, CD-N
Owner: Kristen Smaldone Nutrition
Kristen is a dedicated dietitian and full-time mom with over 10 years of clinical experience, offering a unique combination of professional expertise and personal insight into the challenges of feeding children. Kristen is a board-certified pediatric nutrition specialist and has a deep passion for addressing picky eating. In 2024, she became an SOS Trained Feeding Therapist, further enhancing her skills to help families navigate mealtime struggles. Kristen’s mission is to give parents the pediatric nutrition support they need to up their feeding confidence and bring families back together for meals.

J. Crew Shopping Event
2025-04-03 12:00 - 15:00
Shop for Tiny Miracles at J.Crew in Westport. A portion of your sale will support our mission.
Thursday, April 3
12:00 to 3:00 PM
27 Main St.
Westport, CT

Anna & Raven Dance-a-Thon
2025-04-05 12:00 - 18:00
STAR 99.9 and the Anna & Raven Show are once again hosting their annual Dance-a-thon in support of Tiny Miracles.

This year will be even more special because you have the opportunity to participate in the show. We are putting together our own team of dancers to perform alongside 15 other dance troupes and studios from throughout Fairfield County.

Parents and children in our Tiny Miracles family are invited to join our newly formed TEAM TINY MIRACLES. Prior dance experience not required. All ages and abilities welcome.

Saturday, April 5th
SONO Collection in Norwalk

Noon to 6PM
Team Performance at 2:50 PM

Email info@ttmf.org if you or your tiny miracles would like to join the dance team.

Maternal Mental Health: Navigating the NICU
2025-05-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Westport Woman’s Club, 44 Imperial Ave., Westport, CT
Join The Tiny Miracles Foundation and our panel of experts in Maternal Mental Health.

Through our peer parent mentoring program, The Tiny Miracles Foundation recognizes the importance and need for support of maternal mental health when babies are born premature and spend time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). This was the catalyst for the development of the foundation and an area we work to support hospitals around given the need for more support of caregivers, specifically mothers, when they experience the traumatic pre-term birth and NICU stay of their child(ren).
This FREE training is intended for our parent support mentors, hospital NICU staff and social workers and will provide information on maternal mental health needs, warning signs, ways to respond to a mental health crisis, and appropriate ways to interact with families during an ongoing traumatic situation.
2 continuing education credits are being offered (pending approval). Please indicate your request for credit in your RSVP below.

20th Anniversary Gala: MISSION POSSIBLE
2025-05-10 06:00 - 23:00

Music for Angels Memorial Golf Tournament
2025-05-31
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS

Saturday, May 31st
Oak Hills Park Golf Course
165 Fillow Street, Norwalk, CT
1st Annual Nicholas John Testa
Memorial Golf Tournament
12:00 – 1:30 Check in / 2 PM Shotgun Start
AND

7th Annual Music for Angels
5 – 10 PM

Family Fun Day
2025-06-08
Join us for a day of family fun at Earthplace in Westport. This event is FREE for your immediate family. Lunch will be provided along with games, music and craft activities for the children.

Sunday, June 8
11am to 2pm

Click “GOING” below and register using a “1” for TOTAL GUESTS under ATTENDEE REGISTRATION.
The “1” represents your whole FAMILY.
Then, enter details for your tiny miracle(s) and click “FINISH”.

The Basics of Mentoring
2025-09-10 19:30 - 20:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84446476857?pwd=[REDACTED]
Are you the parent of a premature baby? Have you considered giving back?

Your unique experience may allow you to be a support to other parents going through
their own NICU journey.

Tiny Miracles would love you to consider joining our team of parent support mentors.
Volunteer opportunities are available both in CT hospitals and virtually.

Join us for a 3 part series to learn the Basics of Mentoring.
See if it's the right fit for you.

Birth Trauma Support Group
2025-09-17 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-09-24 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-01 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-08 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-15 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-22 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-10-29 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-11-05 12:30 - 13:30
Consider joining a healing 8 week journey with a small group of parents who have the shared experience of birth trauma.
The goal of the group is to experience interpersonal connection, receive empathetic feedback from one another, and experience the
benefits of group support guided by a licensed social worker.

We ask for an 8 week commitment to attend all sessions:
Wednesdays at 12:30 PM
September 17 through November 5.

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Please email info@ttmf.org to express your interest in joining this group. We will get back to you to learn more and discuss the details.

Supporting Tiny Tummies - From NICU to Home
2025-09-29 19:30 - 20:30 | https://ttmf.org/event/supporting-tiny-tummies/
Monday, September 29

7:30 PM

Join a panel of local feeding therapists for a Feeding 101 webinar – from basics to best practices for your preemie.

Presented by:

Kaitlyn McNabb, MS CCC-SLP, CLC
mcnabbfeedingtherapy.com
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Jessica Giametta, MS CCC-SLP, CLC
feedingfoundationstherapy.com
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Jessica Dam Andersen, MS CCC-SLP, CLC, NTMCT

andersenfeedingandswallowing.com

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Live Q&A to follow presentation

Our Presenters:
Kaitlyn McNabb is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and certified lactation consultant (CLC) with specialized expertise in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. She has extensive experience working in a children’s hospital setting as a feeding specialist, where she assesses and treats medically complex infants and children. Her clinical background includes working in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and performing advanced diagnostic procedures. In addition to her hospital work, Kaitlyn is the founder and owner of McNabb Feeding Therapy LLC, a private practice offering in-home feeding evaluations and therapy services tailored to the unique needs of each child and family.

Jessica Giametta is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) with nearly 15 years of experience. She holds an advanced certificate in Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing from New York Medical College and specializes in supporting both preterm and term infants on their feeding journeys. Jessica founded the NICU therapy program at Stamford Hospital, where she continues to lead and grow services for medically fragile babies. She also runs a private practice, Feeding Foundations Therapy, offering individualized feeding support rooted in clinical expertise and compassionate care.
Jessica Dam Andersen is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) with specialization in feeding & swallowing disorders. She is also a certified lactation counselor (CLC) and neonatal touch and massage therapist (NTMCT). Jessica has over 17 years experience working within the Yale New Haven Health System including the inpatient/outpatient settings, NICU, and multidisciplinary feeding clinic. Jessica provides evaluation & treatment to a wide range of patients including those who are premature, medically fragile, high risk, & feeding tube reliant. In addition to her hospital work, Jessica is the owner of Andersen Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing, a private practice providing concierge quality care to families in CT and NY.

The Basics of Mentoring
2025-10-08 19:30 - 20:30 | https://ttmf.org/event/basics-of-mentoring-10082025/
Are you the parent of a premature baby? Have you considered giving back?

Your unique experience may allow you to be a support to other parents going through their own NICU journey. Tiny Miracles would love you to consider joining our team of parent support mentors. Volunteer opportunities are available both in CT hospitals and virtually.
Join us for the second session to learn the Basics of Mentoring. See if it’s the right fit for you.

Sensory Processing Needs
2025-10-23 19:30 - 20:30 | https://ttmf.org/event/sensory-2025/
Join our Education Session with 2 local Occupational Therapists from Sasco River Center who will lead a discussion on Sensory Processing Needs and the impact on infants and toddlers.
Learn about the activities, skills and areas of development that may be impacted and how they are connected.
LIVE Q & A to follow presentation.

Our presenters:
Suzanne Ford is a pediatric occupational therapist and Co-Director of Occupational Therapy at Sasco River Center, where she specializes in sensory processing and emotional regulation challenges. With over a decade of experience in early childhood education, Suzanne previously served as an assistant director and teacher at Shiny Little Stars Preschool, working primarily with infants and toddlers. A passionate advocate for child development and family support, Suzanne brings a multilingual and multicultural perspective to her work; she speaks three languages and integrates this versatility into her therapeutic approach. She has designed and led workshops for parents, educators, and therapists on topics including childhood transitions, pediatric home-based therapies, sensory play, and stress management.

Kelly Orsino is an occupational therapist and Co-Director of Occupational Therapy at Sasco River Center. Here, she specializes in evaluating and treating children of all abilities and profiles using a sensory-integrative approach. Kelly specializes in feeding therapy and has a special interest in transitioning babies to solids and picky eating in toddlers. Kelly has worked as an OT for over 10 years, with experience in both public and independent schools, transition programming for individuals with disabilities aged 18-22 years old, and outpatient therapies in the insurance and private pay settings. Kelly is a proponent of “regulation before participation”, and takes this approach with individuals across the lifespan. She is passionate about educating and engaging families in functional and achievable strategies for supporting children through their daily lives.

Family Fun Day & NICU Reunion
2025-10-26 14:00 - 17:00
Come trick or treat with Tiny Miracles!

Join local NICU Alumni, their parents and siblings for this FREE event:
October 26
2-5 PM
Discovery Science Center

Explore space and science with fun exhibits including a planetarium show and imagination playzone.
Lunch included.
Costumes encouraged but not required.
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Registration strongly suggested.
Please leave TOTAL GUESTS under ATTENDEE REGISTRATION as “1” to represent your family.
More detail will be added below.

The Power of Pause Luncheon
2025-10-29 11:00 - 13:30
Featuring Neha Ruch
Best selling author and thought leader on the intersection of work, parenting, and identity. Her book The Power Pause made Oprah Daily’s 12 Best Self-Help Books for 2025.

Wednesday, October 29
11 AM – 1:30 PM
Brooklawn Country Club
Fairfield, CT

PURCHASE TICKETS & SPONSORSHIPS NOW

Preemie Prom
2025-11-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Westport Woman’s Club, 44 Imperial Ave., Westport, CT
Saturday, November 8
5 – 8 PM

Moms & Dads, Sons & Daughters
Save the date for our inaugural PREEMIE PROM!

Come together as a community of preemie parents and children and celebrate your tiny miracle’s growth and progress since their early arrival.
This is a ticketed event. Guests will enjoy music, dancing, activities and a crowning ceremony to acknowledge each preemie prince and princess by name.

Buffet dinner included in the cost of your ticket.

All ages welcome.

** RSVP & PURCHASE TICKETS HERE **

The Basics of Mentoring
2025-11-12 19:30 - 20:30 | https://ttmf.org/event/basics-of-mentoring-11122025/
Are you the parent of a premature baby? Have you considered giving back?

Your unique experience may allow you to be a support to other parents going through their own NICU journey. Tiny Miracles would love you to consider joining our team of parent support mentors. Volunteer opportunities are available both in CT hospitals and virtually. Join us for a 3 part series to learn the Basics of Mentoring. See if it’s the right fit for you.

Cookies & Cocoa with Santa
2025-12-07 12:00 - 15:00
Sign up to bring your tiny miracle for a Meet & Greet plus PHOTO with Santa.
Celebrate the holidays with your Tiny Miracles family and enjoy cookies, cocoa and a craft at our Darien office.
Hour long slots available Here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C45ABA72FABFA7-59989136-cookies#/
SPOTS FULL — JOIN THE WAITING LIST
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
12 to 3 PM
Tiny Miracles office
1540 Post Road in Darien
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Sponsored by Santa Energy

Loss Support Group
2026-01-14 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-01-21 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-02-04 12:30 - 13:30
Consider joining a healing 6 week journey with a small group of parents who have the shared experience of having lost a child. The goal of the group is to experience interpersonal connection through your grief, receive empathetic feedback from one another, and experience the benefits of group support guided by a licensed social worker. We ask for a 6 week commitment to attend all sessions:
Wednesdays at 12:30 PM

Jan. 14 - first session
Jan. 21
Jan 28 - no session this week
Feb. 4
Feb. 11
Feb. 18
Feb. 25 - last session

*** Please email info@ttmf.org to express your interest in joining this group. We will get back to you to learn more and discuss the details.
