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Grants from partners like the Pritzker Children’s Initiative support the Help Me Grow National Center at Connecticut Children’s and its work to support states across the country in their efforts to implement the Help Me Grow Model, a unique system that helps families access beneficial community-based services and resources to help all children thrive. The Help Me Grow National Center additionally utilizes grant support to identify and disseminate smart new ways to achieve positive, equitable outcomes for children served by the Help Me Grow National Affiliate Network which includes 29 states and the District of Columbia, operating 111 Help Me Grow systems, in support of millions of young children across the United States.

For Cyndi, an emergency trip to Connecticut Children’s more than 10 years ago meant the difference between life and death. Cyndi, who was 16 at the time, was gravely ill and her organs were shutting down from a fast-moving infection. But thanks to the life-saving care she received at Connecticut Children’s, the New Britain mom is alive and well today and is proud to support the hospital through the Costco Campaign for Connecticut Children’s.

“Costco has always been about connecting with the community,” said Cyndi, who is employed as a supervisor at the New Britain Costco. “Connecticut Children’s is the most prominent children’s health system in our area and is important resource for our members and our communities."

Six-year-old Gavin is a Leukemia survivor who is enjoying his first year in school. He took his last dose of chemo on September 30, 2019 at the age of 4 but over the 2 and half years of treatment Gavin spent over 70 nights in the hospital, was sedated 20 times for spinal taps and chemo in his spine, had more than 60 doses of chemo in his port, two bone marrow aspirations, two blood infections, numerous platelet and blood transfusion, and more than 500 doses of oral chemo.

Today, Gavin's mother, Lindsay, serves as the Membership Co-Chair of Connecticut Children's Connection. "I take great pride in knowing that I have a voice in deciding where membership funding is directed. I feel like I've found a community where I belong and can truly make a difference," says Lindsay.