Because Babies Can’t Wait!
Connecting families with fellowship, resources, and support
Services
What We Do
We work to enhance the potential of infants and young children with disabilities.
We offer support to families and to the early intervention professionals who serve children with special needs.
We connect families with fellowship, resources, and support through a variety of channels.
WELCOME
Take 60 seconds to learn more about our organization and its mission through this welcome video.
A look at 2022, by the numbers…
800
children served
175
volunteers participated
200
NICU care pkgs given
24
hearing aids loaned
5850
diapers donated
16
counties covered
$360k
much-needed funds raised
350
adaptive equipment items placed
45
families served through respite
100
weighted blankets and vests given
1060
family requests filled
400
childcare items placed
105
oral motor supplies provided
3900
people attended family events
Who We Serve
Our organization of dedicated volunteers serves children from birth to age 3 with all types of special needs. Some of our programs and services include:
- Respite care
- Adaptive equipment
- Loaner hearing aids
- Assistive technology
- Family education
- Emergency support
- Bereavement support
“Thank you”
“Every moment you provide us enriches the connection, bond, and spirit of our family. Thank you for everything you do to help make our children a little happier, and our lives more manageable!”
Fiona
“We don’t worry”
“My wife and I would wait until the last minute to change diapers because we were afraid we would run out. Now, thanks to Friends we don’t worry about a shortage and our child is healthier.”
Joseph
“A life saver”
“I had surgery and couldn’t lift either of my children for two weeks. The respite funds allowed me to pay for a sitter during that time. I don’t know what I would have done without it!”
Michelle
Our Signature Events
Knoxville Zoo Day
April 2022
Ripley’s Aquarium
August 2022
Celebrate Sound Walk
September 2022
Jazz, Baby!
October 2022
Friends of Tennessee's Babies with Special Needs 