How We Help

Supporting Every Beat of the Journey

When a child is fighting for their heart, everything else in life is put on hold.  At Jessie’s Heart, we step in, so families don’t have to face that journey alone.

Needs of the Heart

Relief When It’s Needed Most

A hospital stay doesn’t just bring medical challenges—it brings unexpected burdens
that quickly overwhelm families.
We provide financial support for:

• Transportation to and from hospitals
• Lodging during extended stays
• Meals for families living day-to-day in hospital rooms
• Childcare for siblings at home
• Other urgent, unexpected expenses

By easing these burdens, we give parents something priceless: the ability to focus entirely on their child.

Additionally, we support the cardiac care teams walking alongside these families — doctors, nurses, social workers, child life specialists, psychologists, and chaplains, by sponsoring an annual Remembrance Days for all the little hearts who have passed.

Desires of the Heart

Moments of Joy in the Middle of the Fight

Every child deserves joy—especially those facing the unimaginable.

Through our Desires of the Heart program, we work with hospital teams to learn what each child loves, dreams about, and hopes for… and we make those moments happen.

Sometimes it’s a simple gift.
Sometimes it’s something bigger.
Always, it’s a reminder: they are seen, loved, and not alone.

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​Faith’s Story

Before Faith was born, her mom Nicole knew one of her twins would need extra care. What she didn’t know yet was just how challenging the road ahead would be. Faith was born with Down syndrome—and like many children with this diagnosis, she also had a congenital heart condition. Within days of being born, she underwent her first heart surgery. Her early life meant long hospital stays, another major surgery at just seven months old, and constant uncertainty.

“It felt like we were at the top of a roller coaster,” Nicole shared. “Knowing you have to go—but not knowing what’s coming next.” While fighting for Faith’s health, the weight on their family grew—emotionally and financially. With multiple children at home and the holidays approaching, even simple things felt out of reach.

Through Jessie’s Heart, their family received help with rent, groceries, gas, and gifts for their children.

Today, Faith is thriving, happy, playful. Keeping up with her twin brother.

Her family carries something that lasts far beyond financial help:

“It took so much worry off of us,” Nicole said.

“We have peace of mind, and the feeling that we’re not on this journey alone.”

Why It Matters

What families remember isn’t just the assistance—it’s the compassion behind it.

“This kind of generosity is more than just giving money,” Nicole said.

“It’s the love and care that go into it.”