Welcome!

We are Jason and Pam, founders of The Coco Project. Our story is series of wonderful, heartbreaking, and complicated circumstances, all leading to this endeavor.

The Coco Project was born out of being the parents of a medically complex child. Our son, Nico has spent approximately a third of his life in the hospital and we have had to learn to juggle family life in a nontraditional way. We have ridden the rollercoaster of the NICU and the PICU and are all too familiar with how difficult it can be on the whole family. The Coco Project is meant to be a series of “projects” to reach families like ours in order to support them as they are in need.

The Coco Project got its name from our daughter, Emily. While learning to speak, Nico’s name became “Coco” and it stuck. Our experience with our children has inspired us to extend a helping hand to other families like ours.

You may notice the turtle that lurks around these pages. Nico’s first physical therapist dubbed him a turtle because, when she would do treatment, he would curl up like as if he was trying to hide in his shell. He also gives a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘slow and steady’. The turtle has become Nico’s mascot so we found it fitting to adopt it as The Coco Project’s mascot as well.

Thank you for joining us in our efforts to bring hope and comfort to those impacted by medical complexities and disabilities.