About Michael's Feat|Benefits
Michael’s Feat fulfills its mission through three separate benefit programs.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)/Special Care Nursery Program:
A Michael's Feat hospital liason responds directly to the needs of family and staff at the NICU. When a family in need, carrying and caring for a seriously ill newborn, is identified by this NICU liason member, they are asked to fill out a request form. The Michael's Feat board then determines the appropriate financial, material, respite or other support needs.
Overnight Bags Program:
Under the supervision of a Michael's Feat Board member, families who have infants admitted to any of the Monmouth County NICU's receive a free canvas "overnight" bad stocked with toothbrushes, shampoo, socks, razors, pre-paid callinga cards, disposible camera, homemade blanket and other "creature comforts". In line with the mission of Michael's Feat, this program enables parents to spend mroe time with their ill newborns and not have to worry about personal hygene items. Michael's Feat has delivered hundreds of bags to local families in need.
Family Resource Center Room:
Improving the quality of life is a major goal of Michael's Feat. Toward that end and thanks to the efforts of the Amerigo Vespucci Society, Michael's Feat was able to establish the Family Resource Room for parents with seriously ill newborns in the NICU at Monmouth Medical Center. The room includes a resource library, computer with e-mail access and tools to create care pages, a play area for siblings, periodicals, snacks and coffee machine. All of this has been designed to provide families a "living room" away from home.
