Our Mission with Help Women and Children Now, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is simple: to support research of premature births and pediatric heart disease, and to provide direct assistance to local families in medical crisis.

HWCN was created in 2006 to honor newborn Stephen Michael Hurly who passed away after only five weeks due to complications of heart disease and premature birth. Our first fundraising effort was Kidzfest, a family festival raising thousands of dollars and providing education and visibility to these important issues.