The You First Foundation, a Houston-based non-profit organization that raises research funds and provides support for brain injury victims’ families, has made a significant donation to HealthBridge Children’s Hospital of Houston, which is led by Dr. John W. Cassidy.
HealthBridge is a pediatric specialty acute care facility that serves as a bridge between the hospital and home for families facing complex medical issues following a serious injury or other life-altering event. Its goal is to provide excellent medical care via a multidisciplinary team and then send patients and families home with the tools and knowledge needed to confidently handle at home care and assure the continuity of care.
The You First Foundation donated $16,000, which HealthBridge Children’s Hospital is using for a variety of items to aid the young patients’ multi-sensory and cognitive development.
The You First Foundation was formed by colleagues of Wendy Kwan after her death from a brain aneurysm in 2014. Wendy was an employee of Houston’s First Service Credit Union. At the time of her death, Wendy and her husband Ken Lee had a young daughter, Madeline, and were expecting a second daughter. Doctors were able to save her unborn daughter, Olivia, through emergency surgery.
Wendy’s friends and co-workers created the Foundation to generate research funds for neurointensive care and neurorecovery centers and to support the families of brain injury victims.
The foundation will be awarding more funds in the near future while also saving for long-term projects that will benefit children’s hospitals locally.
About You First Foundation
You First Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity that provides support for individuals affected by traumatic medical events and whose goal is to put smiles on the faces of children by assisting with their educational needs. The foundation is assisted by the success of First Service Credit Union’s charitable events and fully supported by employees. You First Foundation supports charitable children’s groups, the Nexus Health Systems (including Healthbridge Children’s Hospital, and Touchstone Neurorecovery Center), the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and more. You First Foundation believes that with further research, brain injuries can be fully recoverable. Visit www.youfirstfoundation.net to follow the cause.