Safe Kids Oakland County's Safe Sleep Program

Our Injury Prevention team and Safe Kids Oakland County are collaborating with Cribs for Kids to provide free safe sleep resources like Cribette play yard cribs to families in need.

To qualify, new or expecting parents and caregivers must attend an education session through Safe Kids Oakland County on safe sleep and provide proof of current enrollment in a qualifying program. Caregivers must also sign and submit a qualifying program affidavit to the Instructor during the safe sleep class. This program is currently being offered to Oakland County residents only. Registered caregivers must attend the entire class to receive a free safe sleep item like portable crib, sleep sack, pacifier, and/or safe sleep board book.

Qualifying programs include:

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH) cash assistance
• Refugee Assistance Program
• Children’s Special Health Care Services
• MI Child
• Head Start or Great Start
• Medicaid
• Children with Special Needs Fund
• Maternal Infant Health Provider (MIHP) services or other home visit program
• Native American Outreach Program Family Independence Programs
• Social Security/Disability
• Bridge Card/food assistance
• Emergency replacement after fire (fire report required)
• Court referral or other court document
• Proof of child in foster care by foster parent or reunification plan

Participants must register and space is limited. If you can no longer attend and need to cancel, contact VMier1@hfhs.org ASAP so we may offer the space to another family in need.

The Safe Kids Oakland County is always looking for new members to join our free coalition. If you are interested in attending our quarterly virtual meetings or would like to host a community outreach event to reduce childhood injuries, please contact VMier1@hfhs.org.