By supporting the Augusta Duck Dash, on October 21, 2023, you are supporting the Family YMCA’s “A Place to Dream” program. Since 2017, the Family Y of Greater Augusta has provided more than 1,540 beds to children in need.  Through a new partnership with News 12 NBC 26 and Wellstar MCG Health, the Family Y is extending the program to provide pack-n-plays to families in need with infants. Why? Too many local families have trouble affording a safe place for their infant to sleep. In Richmond County alone, News 12 found that 16 babies died from 2021 to 2022 from sleeping on unsafe surfaces. Many times, a crib was not in the home. As a community, we know we can’t prevent every Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) death, but we can prevent a family from being faced with the difficult choice between buying formula, paying their power bill, or purchasing a safe place for their baby to sleep. Help us take care of that lifesaving need for families.