The Cause
April and Jayne are a lesbian couple who have been in a committed domestic partnership for over a decade. They live in south-eastern Michigan. April is a neo-natal intensive care nurse, and Jayne is an emergency room nurse. They are also licensed foster parents. Together, April and Jayne have taken in three special needs newborns who were abandoned or surrendered at birth by their mothers. Some...
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Nolan
Nolan is a bi-racial boy who is 3 years old. Jane and April were approached by one of Aprils co-workers about a relative who needed to give her baby up for adoption. The mother was unable to care for him. The biological father was uninvolved. April and Jayne volunteered to care for him, and brought him home following his birth. With a tremendous amount of TLC, Nolan has thrived. Nolan’s loves to...
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Ryanne
Ryanne is an African American girl who is 2 years old. She was the third child born to a 19 year old woman, who had not received any pre-natal care and gave birth to the child at her mother’s home. Ryanne was brought to the hospital where April works where her mother wished to leave her under the “safe haven” law which allows newborns less than 3 days of age to be legally abandoned at a...
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Jacob
Jacob is a caucasian boy who is 2 years old. He was born at April’s hospital at 25 weeks of gestation. Upon his birth, Jacob weighed 1 lb. 9 oz. and tested positive for marijuana, cocaine, opiates and methadone. His mother abandoned him immediately after delivery. Jacob remained at the hospital in the NICU unit for 4 months with a laundry list of health complications, and was not...
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How to Donate
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Our Story
April and Jayne are a lesbian couple who have been in a committed domestic partnership for over a decade. They live in south-eastern Michigan. April is a neo-natal intensive care nurse, and Jayne is an emergency room nurse. They are also licensed foster parents. Together, April and Jayne have taken in three special needs newborns who were abandoned at birth by their mothers. The babies were born premature, drug-addicted, and with a host of long-term physical and mental impairments. Donate
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