Safe Kids Summit County And Cribs For Kids Program | Akron Children's Hospital
Promotes strategies to prevent childhood injuries through community awareness, education, and public policy changes. Offers a class concerning infant sleep safety to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Provides qualified families with a portable Pack-N-Play crib.
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211 Summit
Physical Address
One Perkins Square, Akron, OH 44308
Hours
By appointment only.
Application process
Call to schedule an appointment. Available while supplies last.
Fee
No fee.
Eligibility
Serves Summit County parents and legal guardians who meet the following eligibility requirements: - Must not have a safe sleep place such as a crib or Pack-N-Play or the ability to obtain one. - Must be benefit eligible (WIC, SNAP, Medicaid). - Must be at least 32 weeks pregnant or have a child under 12 months. - Must receive safe sleep education and complete required paperwork.
Languages
None.
Service area
Summit County, Ohio
Agency info
Akron Children's Hospital
Operates a pediatric hospital as well as a regional burn center, a pediatric trauma center, regional neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, and other clinical specialties. Also offers additional primary care and pediatric specialty locations throughout the area. Provides many advocacy, education, outreach, and research programs for children and their families.