How We Serve You

Join us in our meaningful mission to enhance the quality of life for critically ill children with complex special needs and their families. Through advocacy, community-building, and tailored programs, we strive to make a lasting difference. Our innovative approaches not only provide essential support but also foster an unwavering sense of hope and possibility throughout their journey.

We understand the challenges that come with advocating for your child’s needs, and we are here to help. Our goal is to empower children and their families by providing free educational resources that guide them in effectively advocating for their medical needs. These resources include informative presentations, reading materials, and personalized coaching, available both in person and virtually.

Through these tools, we help families navigate their patient rights, build strong partnerships with medical providers, and make the most of their insurance coverage. We also offer referrals to other organizations that can provide additional support tailored to their specific needs. Our mission is to equip families with the knowledge and confidence to ensure their child receives the best possible care.

We serve as a vital bridge between families and the medical community, fostering connections that promote understanding and collaboration. Our mission is to partner closely with families and medical professionals to create and nurture a vibrant, supportive community that remains authentic, resilient, and hopeful throughout the complex medical journeys of children.

We achieve this by facilitating open, clear communication between families and their children's medical providers, ensuring that parents and caregivers are empowered with the information they need to make informed decisions. We also organize social events that raise awareness and offer families meaningful opportunities to forge new relationships and strengthen existing ones, creating a sense of belonging and shared experience.

Additionally, we provide hands-on, practical support for families navigating hospitals and other medical settings, offering emotional encouragement and hope during challenging times. Our goal is to help families feel supported, heard, and uplifted as they face the hurdles of their child's medical journey, ensuring they never walk alone.

We take each request to heart and approach every case with careful attention and intentionality. We are here to support families in need of resources, including adaptive equipment, co-pay assistance, financial aid for outpatient therapies, and other medical treatments—just to name a few.

Assistance is dependent on the availability of funds through fundraising, sponsorships, and generous private donors. We understand that every child’s needs are unique, and we are committed to doing our very best to meet those needs with compassion and care.

The Bumble Bridge

The Bumble Bridge, a core initiative of Hive & Hope Foundation, is dedicated to ensuring that critically ill children with complex special needs remain connected to the essential therapies that promote healing and development. In West Virginia, the Birth to Three (WVBTT) program provides in-home therapy and early intervention services for children with developmental delays and complex needs until their third birthday. After age three, children may transition to therapy services through public schools or outpatient centers. However, these options often exclude a few weeks of the summer months and do not fully address the needs of children ages three and four, leaving a critical gap in care.

The Bumble Bridge was created to bridge that gap—offering in-home therapy sessions during the summer for eligible children, ensuring they continue receiving the support they need during this vital stage of growth.

Through Bumble Bridge, we assist families in accessing therapies such as:

  • Occupational Therapy

  • Physical Therapy

  • Speech & Language Therapy

  • Behavioral Therapy (when autism or behavioral challenges are a secondary diagnosis to the child’s primary critical illness)

At its heart, The Bumble Bridge Program exists to build hope, restore progress, and keep children thriving—no matter how complex their journey may be.

BeeStrong Support Group

The BeeStrong Support Group meets monthly on the third or last Wednesday of the month to discuss various important topics that parents want to talk about. Each session aims to bring in expert speakers to provide valuable insights on the topic of the evening. The structure includes 15-30 minutes of roundtable discussions during dinner, followed by 30 minutes for children to be reunited with their parents, offering time for nurturing and developing lifelong relationships. This group is designed to educate, foster a supportive community, and remind participants that they are never alone on their complex medical journey. Dinner and childcare are provided for all attendees.

If you’re interested in donating, sponsoring, or partnering with us, we’d love to hear from you! Please reach out via email or use our contact form. We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with you and make a lasting impact together.