The second focus of the Fund is to work with area institutions such as Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center to recognize and meet non-medical needs. Over the years the Fund was able to purchase the following items for Le Bonheur:
- Medical-grade recliner for the Mother’s Nursing Room
- Magazine subscriptions for the Mother’s Nursing Room
- Medical wagon for transportation of children
- Hands-free pumping bras for nursing mothers
- Kodak digital camera with printing dock
- 750 tote bags, notebooks, and Lovies for newly admitted babies
- 2000 coolers for nursing mothers to transport their breastmilk home safely
- Microwave for the NICU
The Fund also provides items off the PICU and NICU wish lists such as:
- Crib mobiles
- CD players
- DVD players
- CDs
- Books
- Blankets
- Socks
- Hats
- Teethers
- Crib mirrors
- Sound machines
- Night lights
- Bubbles
- Stuffed animals
- Goodies and treats for the Le Bonheur staff
- Exersaucers
- Bouncers
- Swings
In August of 2011, the Forrest Sibling Playroom opened. This room was fully funded and developed by the Forrest Spence Fund. Parents are often hindered from spending quality time with their children in the ICU because visiting children under the age of 12 are currently not permitted on the floor. A parent of multiple children is already taxed and child-care is not usually possible as often as would be necessary. The Forrest Sibling Playroom provides a safe and interesting place for siblings of all ages to play while parents spend precious time with their child in the hospital.