Annie Louise Foundation
About Annie Louise Foundation
Annie Louise Foundation is for the parents and caretakers who are trying to hold everything together while a child is in the hospital or living with complex medical needs. It offers the kind of support that is easy to overlook but hard to live without, from adaptive onesies and meals to calming kits, grants, and respite care. If you care about families getting real help, not just encouragement, this is the kind of work that meets them where they are.
What sets Annie Louise Foundation apart is how grounded it is in lived experience. Its support is practical and specific, shaped by what medical and disability families actually need at home and in the hospital, from a resource hub to help with mobility devices, feeding therapy, and weekend respite care.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Family resource hub
A hub of blogs, videos, testimonies, and external links intended to help medical and disability families find credible, applicable resources.
Adaptive Onesies
Adaptive bodysuits and pajamas for babies and toddlers in ICUs, provided at no cost to caretakers.
Meal Requests
Fresh, fulfilling meals delivered to families spending long days and nights by their child’s bedside.
Medical Calming Kits
Customized comfort bags with toys, sensory tools, and calming items designed for children’s unique needs during medical visits.
Family Directory
A directory that helps families connect with others in their area, receive updates, and share voice through surveys.
The Louise Grant
Grant support for mobility devices such as strollers and wagons when those items are not covered by insurance.
Keepsake hand and footprints
Keepsake hand and footprints gifted to babies at birth or during critical hospital stays.
Oral feeding therapy support
Funding for oral feeding therapy for children who have become dependent on feeding tubes due to lack of specialized support.
Pulmonary hypertension research support
Support for research in pulmonary hypertension, described as an understudied diagnosis.
Open heart surgery support for refugee children with disabilities
Funding for open heart surgeries for refugee children with disabilities.
Respite care at Ducky’s Place
Weekend respite care stays at Ducky’s Place, a renovated cabin owned by a family of a child with a disability.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
The mission of the Annie Louise Foundation is to empower families by making resources readily available and accessible to bridge the gap between the medical world and parenting.
Who they serve
Medical and disability families, especially parents and caretakers of children with complex diagnoses, children in hospitals or ICUs, and families navigating Down syndrome and other medical needs.
Their impact
- A $10,000 grant was given to the Parker family for Jacob to receive stem cell treatment from Duke University.
- The first annual Sweethearts for Tiny Hearts event raised close to $30,000.
- The Spring Trunk Show raised over $5,000 from sales.
- Texas Hill Country flood relief donations totaled $38,000.
- Twenty local businesses brought in a total of $16,272 for flood relief.
How your donation helps
- Adaptive onesies for babies and toddlers in ICUs
- Fresh meals for families at a child’s bedside
- Customized Medical Calming Kits
- Mobility devices through the Louise Grant
- Keepsake hand and footprints
- Oral feeding therapy for tube-dependent children
- Pulmonary hypertension research
- Open heart surgeries for refugee children with disabilities
- Respite care at Ducky’s Place
- Direct family grants and medical bill support
- Flood relief support
Our story
Annie Louise Foundation began with Courtney Morey and Katie Senter, two mothers who had already been through their daughters’ medical journeys and knew how hard it was to find one clear place for support. Their experience with hospital stays, complex diagnoses, and advocacy shaped a foundation built around community, practical help, and accessible information for other families on similar paths.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Annie Louise Foundation’s services.
Families can request support through online forms for adaptive onesies, meals, Medical Calming Kits, and Louise Grant assistance. Families can also join the Family Directory to connect with others and receive updates and opportunities.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
Live A Kind & Inclusive Life.
The mission of the Annie Louise Foundation is to empower families by making resources readily available and accessible to bridge the gap between the medical world and parenting.
You are loved and your child is not only loved, but celebrated. No matter what, we are here to walk this with you.
Events
Sweethearts for Tiny Hearts
annualA heart month fundraising event that included wine tasting, live music, and food.
Mom’s Night Out dinners
recurringFree dinners for mothers of children with medical conditions and different disabilities.
Spring Trunk Show
annualA shopping event with sales benefiting the foundation.
Birthday & Giving Week
annualA birthday week giving campaign that includes donation drives and special offers to support the foundation.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Annie Louise Foundation has shared.
Current needs
- Volunteers for future projects
- Donations to fund adaptive onesies
- Support for direct family grants and medical bill assistance
- Donations for Louise’s Fund mobility device grants
Volunteer opportunities
- Help with future projects through the volunteer form
Recognition & press
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How do families request an adaptive onesie?
Families can fill out the adaptive onesie request form for a child who is in the hospital or expected to have a future stay. The onesie is provided at no cost.
What is the Louise Grant used for?
The Louise Grant helps families with mobility devices like strollers and wagons when insurance does not cover them.
What comes in a Medical Calming Kit?
Each Medical Calming Kit is a customized bag with toys, sensory tools, and calming items chosen for a child’s needs during medical visits.
How do meal requests work?
Families can request a fresh meal for a child’s hospital stay. The foundation says it will confirm the request and schedule the meal by text within 24 hours.
What is the Family Directory for?
The Family Directory helps families connect with others in their area, receive updates, discover events, and share feedback that can help the community.
Similar nonprofits
Other patient & family support nonprofits in TX.