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Those interested in serving on the JPMA Cares Board of Directors or those suggesting someone else to serve on the JPMA Cares Board of Directors should complete this survey no later than April 7, 2023. JPMA Cares contributes to the long-term success of babies and young children by reducing barriers to healthy development, ensuring fundamental needs are…

The Rutherford County Health Department, an office of the Tennessee Health Department, is seeking car seat donations for its February 4th Community Baby Shower in honor of Dr. Robert Sanders. In 1977, Dr. Robert Sanders, a beloved pediatrician, successfully lobbied for the passage of the Child Passenger Protection Act, a Tennessee law that requires parents…

For Immediate Release                                                                                   November 18, 2022 (New York) While attention is being focused on new COVID variants and increasing numbers of children battling RSV, some healthcare providers and community advocates across the country are working to expose two other elements of concern: injuries and violence. They are the number one killer and cause of…

MT. LAUREL, N.J., Nov. 1, 2022 — JPMA Cares is pleased to announce Dr. Sadiqa Kendi as the organization’s 2022 Impact Award winner. Dr. Kendi serves as the Division Chief of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine. She is an expert…

In response to the devastation from Hurricane Ian, JPMA Cares is sharing the below information from Safe Kids Southwest Florida for companies and individuals interested in donating or volunteering. On the morning of Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian intensified into a Category 4 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph,…

MT. LAUREL, N.J., Oct. 11, 2022 — JPMA Cares will host the 2nd annual Benefit for Babies on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. ET at SPIN New York 54, 7 East 54th Street, New York, NY 10022. Those interested in advancing the health and safety of babies and young children are invited to…

MT. LAUREL, N.J., Sept. 30, 2022 — The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) earned a Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its successful JPMA Cares initiative. Founded in 2021 by JPMA, JPMA Cares is a charitable organization that contributes to the long-term success of babies and young…

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., May 18, 2022 – JPMA Cares, an industry charity founded by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) to benefit babies and young children in need, recently hosted a service activity in which volunteers packed home safety kits with products donated by member companies and then donated them to Family Promise. Each kit…

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the emerging humanitarian crisis in that country, JPMA Cares has assembled the below list of charitable organizations asking for assistance to help babies, children and families. UNICEFUNICEF is supporting health, nutrition, safe drinking water, sanitation and protection for children and families caught in the conflict in Ukraine. Medecins Sans…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JPMA CARES ANNOUNCES FOUNDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS Experienced board leads the way to ensuring the long-term success of babies and young children MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, December 9, 2021 – Today, JPMA Cares, an industry-based charitable foundation that helps ensure babies and young children thrive, announced its founding Board of Directors. JPMA Cares…