Peri x Perry 

In early 2025, Team Peri launched “The Peri Project,” a pilot initiative creating self-care kits for Pediatric ICU caregivers. In hospitals, caregivers prioritize loved ones’ health, often neglecting their own well-being. Peri, having spent months in hospitals, has seen the toll caregiving takes and the inevitable burnout and emotional investment that exists. Caregivers cannot support patients if they’re struggling themselves. As NYU Langone Hospital is Peri's primary hospital, we beta-tested “The Peri Project” in their Child Life Program, and it was a success. Our goal is simple: prioritize caregiver mental health.

 

In memory of a close family friend, Perry Finkelman, “The Peri Project” will be geared towards those who are forgotten in the patient/healthcare space. Perry was the first person to believe in Peri and turned a young girl’s toy drive for her local hospital into a huge success by donating thousands of dollars of toys to the Child Life Center. The logo for the project represents the two ‘Peri’ hearts interlocking into one, as Peri would not be who she is today without Perry’s unconditional love and unwavering support backing her all of those years. 

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To date, we have distributed over 300 care packages to the Pediatric Unit for parents and caregivers who need some TLC to keep fighting, advocating, and caring for their children at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, with more to come in 2026. In the future, we hope to expand this project to more Child Life Centers in hospitals in our community and beyond that need our help supporting patients and families.