Travelers Aid of Pittsburgh is proud to announce that it has attained a grant from the Ovid Robinson Charitable Trust, to fund the Travelers Aid ICU Baby Program.
Travelers Aid is extremely grateful to the Ovid Robinson Charitable Trust and to the PNC Charitable Trust Grant Committee for this generous donation and the staff here at Travelers Aid are looking forward to using these funds to help families visit their newborns in area Neonatal Intensive Care Units! #ICUBaby #NICU #Access
ICU Baby is a program designed to assist parents/primary care givers with transportation assistance to facilitate visits while their infant remains in the NICU. At a trying time for participating families, the program aims to remove a simple burden and allow families to focus on visits, bonding, and promotion of breast feeding.
Who is eligible
Parents/primary care givers with a baby in a participating NICU in need of transportation assistance.
How to enroll
A hospital social worker at a participating location must refer a baby’s family to Travelers Aid using a provided referral form. Anticipated visitation schedule must be designated and the referral must be signed and authorized by hospital staff. A phone intake appointment must be made with he Travelers Aid main office (412)281-5474. Subsequent weeks involve completion and presentation of a stamped Trip Log to verify attendance.
Duration and type of assistance offered
Transportation can be issued for a maximum of 6 weeks for parents/primary care givers. Assistance is provided in the form of bus tickets and gasoline debit cards. Gasoline cards are limited to one per family and are capped at a maximum rate. Bus tickets can be arranged for up to two parents/care givers per family.
Transportation offered
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit
- GetGo Gasoline Debit Cards
Participating locations
- Children’s Home
- Children’s Hospital (UPMC)
- Magee Women’s Hospital
- West Penn Hospital