The Little Angel Fund, Inc. is a non-profit, tax exempt
organization, established in March of 1984 by Jenny and
Joseph Tranfaglia in memory of their daughter, Amanda Rose.
Amanda was born 16 weeks premature and after a 33 day
struggle for life, she died. Our efforts to offer
information, increase awareness, educate, comfort, and
listen, have not been in vain. For if we help only one
family, then our mission has been accomplished.
The Little Angel Fund consists of a group of parents helping
parents through a difficult time in their lives. Our purpose
is to make life a little easier and more comfortable for the
premature and seriously ill infants and their families,
while they are in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, after they
graduate from the NICU and to act as a source of help and
support for the bereaved. We are dedicated to supporting,
educating and caring throughout the NICU experience.
- Maintain an up-to-date file containing printed
material on various subjects dealing with
prematurity, subsequent high risk pregnancy,
grief and bereavement.
- Provide a support network of volunteers to
operate a telephone referral/information
program.
- Offer matched Parent to Parent Listeners for
parents who wish to talk to someone with similar
experiences.
- Publish a Newsletter annually to serve as a
vehicle for parents and families to share their
feelings and experiences.
- Organize and sponsor fund raisers to raise money
for local area Neonatal Intensive Care Units,
especially at the Stony Brook Children's Hospital in Stony Brook, NY.
- Participate and sponsor conferences, workshops
and lectures in order to obtain information.
- A Welcome Gift Packet is given to every baby
admitted into the NICU at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.
- A Discharge Gift Diploma is presented to every
baby discharged from the NICU at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.
- On discharge, at the discretion of the unit
social worker, families in need will be given layette sets.
- A bereavement box is offered to families who
experience a loss in the NICU.
You can volunteer for one of our committees -- please contact us for details and more information!
- NICU Monthly Volunteer Visits
- Hat Brigade
- Blanket Brigade
- Newsletter Committee
- Fund Raising Committee
- Discharge Diploma Committee
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 Feb 25, 2023
We'd like to express our deepest appreciation to a
long list of amazing people and organizations for sharing
their time and talents!
(Click here to share in our gratitude!) |
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 Oct 10, 2022
Please join the Island Budokan Karate and the rest of the OFC
Health and Fitness Alliance in supporting The Little Angel
Fund in honor of their Fall Open House by donating to this
GoFundMe fundraiser. No donation is too small!
(click here to donate) |
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 Aug 27, 2022
Thank you to the volunteers at the Manhasset Public Library Teen Program
for assembling welcome packages in August 2022. They were delivered to Stony Brook
Hospital and received by social worker Maria Montelione.
(click here for photos) |
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 Aug 27, 2022
We partnered again with the Junior League of Long Island in
May 2022, they generously donated gift bags for families in NICU, we are so grateful for
their support and choosing to work with us.
(click here for photos) |
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 Aug 27, 2022
Thank you to the Creative Knitters of Leisure Village who donated hand
made blankets, hats and booties for babies in May 2022. These items were added
to welcome bags and gift bags for families in the NICU.
(click here for photos) |
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Aug 27, 2022
Heartfelt thanks to the teachers, students, parents, and staff of Sachem High
School East for participating in the Baskets for Babies. They collected bags
and bags of great items for our Welcome Bags. These bags are given to the babies
in the NICU at Stony Brook Hospital upon admission. Sachem East has held this
event for many years. We are grateful to the supervisors Jamie Donaroma and
Meredith Babst for believing in our goals and services and organizing this event
each year. |
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Aug 27, 2022
Thank you to Camie Barz, PWW Program and Community Coordinator, her staff and
the talented ladies at Suffolk AHRC who have made hats for the babies for
several months. We appreciate your time and talents. |
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Aug 27, 2022
The Junior League of Long Island once again donated 75 bags with full
size much needed items for the parents in the NICU at Stony Brook Hospital.
Carmen DiBartolomeo met them in Roslyn to assemble the bags. Thank you for
making a difference in the lives of others. This was a huge donation! |
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Aug 27, 2022
Thank you to Lynn Schoepfer, a NICU mom, for making and donating 12 handmade
beautiful wreaths. We hope to use them for a raffle. Keep checking for
updates. |
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