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Learn how Foxbox helped bring comfort, joy, and moments of normalcy to Ellie & Paige’s long hospital stay.

One day, two hospitals, (OHSU Doernbecher and Legacy Health) and two pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) foxboxes! Check out our Instagram post to see what we included for each baby based on their own unique…

As this year is wrapping to a close, we wanted to share the impact that your donations have made throughout 2021. Without your generous support, we couldn't have donated 49 Foxboxes across 3 children's hospitals that…

For Giving Tuesday 2021, PI Kids donated over 700 books to Foxbox! We are so thrilled and honored to partner with PI Kids to bring more books to babies, and families, experiencing long hospital stays.

Dear Foxbox, My name is Jimmy Joel and I am 14 months old. My mom and dad are Joel & Annie. I’m an only child and have a few medical conditions we found out about when I was 4 months old.

One year ago today, we dropped off our very first Foxboxes for two sweet babies on the hematology/oncology floor at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Today, Foxbox (https://www.foxboxes.org/), a nonprofit organization founded to support babies and families by delivering free customized boxes of comforting products that reduce the stress of long-term hospital stays,…

It was an absolute honor to talk with Gromit, Rai’s mama, and learn how Foxbox helped bring comfort, joy, and moments of normalcy to their long hospital stay.

There are few things as elusive and bewitching to small kids in the hospital as a nurse’s identification badge. Bright and shiny, they dangle with such a peculiar and fascinating movement that calls out with a siren’s…

“After I did a clinical rotation in adult oncology, I knew that pediatric oncology would be my calling. The ability to care for the entire family through a very difficult journey is something that is very hard to…

Say hello to Kim! She’s a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nurse at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital/OHSU. We asked her to share what it's like work with babies, what she's learned from babies as a pediatric intensive care…

“We are truly grateful to bring Foxbox to babies and their families in the Doernbecher PICU. The Foxbox team has worked with us to curate boxes that will not only support the growth and development of our babies in the…

I keep circling back to those moments that, if you were to write a biography of someone, would often never make it past the firstdraft. Moments that we tend to forget, to move on from, leaving them in the past where we…

Happy New Year! It only feels right to start 2021 out with an interview from one of our families. We're so honored to bring you Amelia & Rebecca's story today.

Say hello to Kelly Jeske, LCSW (Medical Social Worker)! She’s a member of the Hematology/Oncology Social Work team Doernbecher Children’s Hospital/OHSU. We asked her to share what it's like work with babies, what she's…

For our launch in October, our friend Caspar Babypants provided us a special set of video performances to share with everyone! We’ve collected them here for you to enjoy one easy playlist. We even have a new video for…

Spending endless days and nights in a hospital, parenting in a fishbowl, looking at a clock, seeing it is 7:00-and wondering if that means morning or evening is all too common for parents who are experiencing long…

We are so proud of how well Mya is doing and it’s great to see her getting stronger every day.

“He’s not just a sick baby in a bed—he’s Bo—who loves to sing and dance, loves watching Ferdinand and Tangled, enjoys eating fries, French toast, and scrambled eggs, and has a sister who is his best buddy.”

“I remember seeing him reach for other babies as though to say I recognize your pain and I want to give you my love.”

“While adorable and tiny, babies are mighty”

“It was important to us to give her as normal of a childhood as we could. We wanted her to feel the joy of childhood things like books, dolls, anything she loved. We made sure she always felt peace, comfort and love. ”

For babies, every moment is an opportunity to learn and grow and that doesn’t stop in the hospital. We include important items in each of our Baby Boxes that support a baby’s learning and growth by offering items…

We know how hard it can be to learn all of the new people that are apart of your medical team. We’ve put together a friendly guide that will help you learn each role.

When a child gets cancer if affects the whole family.