CMU Health Gets $20,000 for Safe Infant Sleep

A Saginaw Community Foundation grant will fund portable sleep systems for families who cannot afford a separate sleeping space for babies.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Babies

A plain portable infant sleep frame with a pale mesh surface stands alone on a hardwood floor in a quiet, daylit Midwestern living room. — CMU Health received a $20,000 Saginaw Community Foundation grant to buy portable sleep systems for families who cannot afford separate infant sleeping space. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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CMU Health received a $20,000 grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation to purchase Pack 'n Play portable sleep systems for patients who cannot afford a safe, separate sleeping space for their babies. The effort is part of the "Safe Sleep Doesn't Rest" campaign aimed at lowering the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and other sleep-related infant deaths.

Why it matters

Providing a safe place for infants to sleep addresses a key risk factor for sleep-related infant deaths, and the effort aims to combat infant mortality in Saginaw County. The grant builds on the Safe and Separate Sleep campaign launched last year with Be Well Saginaw and other community organizations.

The $20,000 grant will purchase Pack 'n Play portable sleep systems for patients who cannot afford a separate sleeping space. Current and prospective patients who are 32 weeks pregnant can call the CMU Health CenteringPregnancy team at 989-746-7500.

The players

CMU Health

CMU Health is the health system that received the grant and will purchase the portable sleep systems for its patients.

Saginaw Community Foundation

The Saginaw Community Foundation is a local philanthropic organization that funds community health and family initiatives in Saginaw County.

Be Well Saginaw

Be Well Saginaw is a community health partner that worked with CMU Health on the Safe and Separate Sleep campaign.

The details

CMU Health will use the grant to buy Pack 'n Play portable sleep systems that give babies a safe, separate place to sleep. The effort extends the Safe and Separate Sleep campaign launched last year in partnership with Be Well Saginaw and other community organizations.

Last year: Safe and Separate Sleep campaign launched with community partners.
November 5, 2026: CMU Health grant news published.

Culture Shift

The grant extends the Safe and Separate Sleep campaign launched last year, which pairs sleep safety education with physical equipment for families. It reflects a shift toward treating safe infant sleep as a resource problem as well as an education problem.

Pregnant patients at 32 weeks who are current or prospective CMU Health patients can call the CenteringPregnancy team at 989-746-7500 to ask about the program. Families who cannot afford a separate sleeping space for their baby may be able to receive a Pack 'n Play portable sleep system through the grant.

The takeaway

Families without a separate sleeping space should ask their care team about available safe sleep options. Pregnant patients at 32 weeks can start by calling the CMU Health CenteringPregnancy team at 989-746-7500.