Mission & Vision

Our Mission

The mission of the Annie Louise Foundation is to empower families by making resources readily available and accessible to bridge the gap between the medical world and parenting. 

A woman and a young girl, both wearing matching blue dresses with snowflakes, are sitting on the floor. The woman is leaning over and playfully grabbing the girl’s arm, and the girl is laughing and smiling.
A woman sitting on the floor next to a sign that says, 'I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU'RE GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE MOTHER I'M TELLING YOU'.

Our mission was structured to be intentionally broad to allow the greatest opportunities for the most children.

Each word of our statement was carefully chosen to ensure the foundation withstands time and is inclusive of many diagnoses and needs.

Live A Kind & Inclusive Life.

Live A Kind & Inclusive Life.

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Families:

As parents and caretakers, we are our children’s voices and decision makers and play a pivotal role in their health and well-being. It is vital that families are supported not only practically, but emotionally as well. When we are empowered and equipped our children in turn benefit. Finding a community of fellow families walking a similar path is not just a nice add on, it can be radically beneficial to mental and physical health, changing the trajectory of our families’ well being.

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Resources:

What we have found is that even when useful resources do exist they are often difficult to locate as well as scattered and separated. Other times, a resource does not exist and therefore needs to be created- this is our focus.

The intention of this website is to house as many credible and applicable resources as possible: to be an invaluable information hub for families.

A smiling toddler with red hair, in a butterfly-themed hospital gown, sitting on a hospital bed with medical wristbands and IV attached. Beside the child is a children's book titled 'You in M. Tindr of Wonderful' by Nancy Tillman, featuring a woman on a seal with a wave in the background.

Bridging the Gap:

The medical world has its own language, its own routines, its own everything. This can be very overwhelming when thrown in suddenly and unexpectedly with your child.

The hope is that everything this foundation offers allows you as a caretaker to: better engage in dialogue, present more questions to be considered, and to pull yourself up a seat at the table to be your child’s best advocate.

ALF exists to come alongside medical and disability families experiencing any number of diagnoses to serve as a resource hub meant to conserve parents' limited time and energy. These resources exist as blogs, videos, testimonies, and external links to outside sources –this is everything we wish we had had at the beginning of our journey! 

  & How We Will Do It

Our Vision

A young boy with curly hair leans over a hospital bed and kisses a sleeping baby girl, who is wearing a white bow headband and pajamas with lemon print. The baby has a pacifier, a stuffed animal, and some toys nearby.

The foundation will also support a number of projects that meets tangible needs including:

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01

Gifting adaptive onesies that accommodate IV’s and other life-support to children all over the country during hospital stays

White ceramic hand and foot impression decorations on a pinkish fabric-covered box.

02

Gifting keepsake hand & footprints to babies at birth or during critical hospital stays

A baby sitting in a high chair having their mouth examined by a healthcare worker wearing blue gloves.

03

Funding oral feeding therapy for children who have become solely dependent on feeding tubes due to lack of specialized support

Young girl lying in a hospital bed, receiving medical attention with electrodes on her chest and a healthcare worker wearing a blue glove checking her shoulder.

04

Supporting research in the understudied diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension

A young boy lying in a hospital bed with tubes attached to his chest and arm, holding hands with an adult.

05

Funding open heart surgeries for refugee children *with disabilities who are considered less worthy of surgery and life 

Wooden stairs leading up to a screened porch on a house with gray siding, outdoor lighting, and ceiling fans, surrounded by gravel ground.

06

Providing respite care to families for a weekend stay at Ducky’s Place- a newly renovated cabin owned by a family of a child with a disability