Our Mission
Some Assembly Required is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to assist families with children in cardiac intensive care units (CCU) by alleviating the financial burden of parking fees.
As an organization founded by heart families for heart families, we know firsthand the overwhelming emotions that come when your child is born with a congenital heart disease and how difficult this journey is. If we can help carry the load with you by covering your parking expenses so you can focus on your heart hero, then we have lived up to our mission.
“There’s something wrong with your baby’s heart.”
“A portion of your baby’s heart didn’t form correctly.”
“Your baby is a bit blue, we’re going to take him to the NICU and pink him up.”
“We need to send you to a fetal cardiologist for more testing.”
These are the words many parents hear before receiving the devastating news that their child has a major congenital heart defect. Many of these children need multiple open heart surgeries and additional heart procedures requiring lengthy hospital stays.
I knew something had to change…
"By the time my son turned two, he had spent over sixteen months inpatient and had five heart surgeries - one being a transplant. With parking averaging $11-$15 a day, I knew something had to change. Parents have enough to worry about without having to think about whether or not they can afford the parking associated with visiting their children in the hospital. Their only worry should be advocating for their children’s health and loving on them while they recuperate.”
— Kristen Moran, Board Member