Founded in 2021, the 527 Foundation—was created to help provide support and resources to families whose newborns are in the NICU.
Such was the case for founder Julie Perich’s twin children—who share 5.27 as their birthday.
Born at just 30 weeks, they were 10 weeks shy of full term and born with a myriad of
complications. They needed breathing tubes, feeding tubes; both had holes in their hearts and
one had a collapsed lung.
It was days before Perich or her partner could hold them and 40 days
before they could take them home, all the while being able to do little more than hope
everything would be ok and trust in the medical staff taking care of their children.
Thankfully, her twins were lucky enough to have one of the easier recoveries for their situation.
But those 40 days have always stuck with Perich, who promised that she would pay it back
when she was able.
Thus, the idea of the 527 Foundation was born.
We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.