Safer Feeding for Infants and Children with Dysphagia

Support, supplies, and guidance from diagnosis to confident bites.

About the Foundation
The Neonatal and Pediatric Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Foundation, Inc. (NPODF) is a medical foundation dedicated to improving safety, nutrition, and developmental outcomes for infants and children with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia. We help families navigate swallow studies, aspiration risk, tube-feeding journeys, and the emotional strain that often comes with feeding challenges. Our programs focus on practical relief-access to essential feeding supplies, therapy support, care coordination, and childcare inclusion-alongside community education and emotional resilience. We exist so parents feel less alone, and children are celebrated for every brave step toward safe eating.
Every Brave Bite Matters
Reducing complications, strengthening families, and building a safer path to eating.

Services

Feeding Supplies Assistance

Helps families access essential feeding supplies to reduce out-of-pocket burden and improve day-to-day safety.

Therapy & Care Coordination Support

Connects families to feeding therapy resources and care navigation to support progress and reduce preventable hospitalizations.

Childcare Inclusion & Community Education

Provides education and tools for caregivers and childcare settings to support safe feeding plans and inclusion.

Testimonials

Parent of an infant with dysphagia

Sarah M.

After our first swallow study, we felt overwhelmed and scared. NPODF helped us understand the risks, find practical resources, and feel supported through the tube-feeding stage and therapy milestones.

     
Father and primary caregiver

Jason R.

We struggled to coordinate specialists and feeding therapy while managing daily supplies. The foundation’s guidance and resource connections made our plan feel doable and far less isolating.

     
Pediatric clinician and community partner

Dr. Priya K.

NPODF fills a real gap for families: education, emotional support, and tangible resources that improve safety and follow-through.

     
 
 

Contact

  • Atlanta, GA, United States