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Important Update

Important Announcement: Our Next Chapter

After tremendous reflection and heartfelt discussion, our family made the difficult decision to conclude the Little Miss Hannah Foundation’s operations in December 2025.

For thirteen years, we’ve worked to fulfill the promise we made after losing Hannah: to provide Southern Nevada families with the medical equipment, resources, and community connections that were unavailable during her journey with Gaucher’s Disease Type 2. Now, as we look to find a new way to honor Hannah’s memory, we know it’s time for this chapter to close.

This decision wasn’t easy. Every piece of equipment granted, every family supported, every connection made has given purpose to our loss and helped create meaningful change in our community. Through LMHF, Hannah’s legacy has touched hundreds of lives, building a community where none existed before.

Moving Forward

Our equipment grant program concluded in May 2025 when all remaining funds were fully allocated — delivering the largest number of grants in our history.

Our private Facebook group will remain active through 2025, allowing LMHF families to maintain the valuable connections they’ve built with one another.

Later this year, we plan to launch an online resource hub to help guide families to local support services and resources, ensuring continued access to vital information even after LMHF concludes.

Members of our Board of Directors, along with a few LMHF families, are currently working to create a new organization focused on supporting our local rare and medically complex community.
We will notify families once this new organization is live.

Our Legacy

Since 2012, we've been privileged to:

  • Provide over 400 pieces of vital medical and therapy equipment
  • Serve more than 350 Southern Nevada families
  • Support children with over 160 different rare diseases
  • Fulfill every valid equipment request since 2016

While our foundation’s work may be ending, the bonds formed between our LMHF families will endure. These connections — the friendships, the understanding, the shared experiences — are Hannah’s true legacy, and they will continue long after our last grant was given.

We are deeply grateful to every family who allowed us to be part of their journey, every donor who supported our mission, and every volunteer who helped us create lasting change in our community.

Thank you for helping us honor Hannah’s memory in ways we never imagined possible.

With heartfelt gratitude,

The Ostrea Family
Carrie, Robert, Ethan, and Abigail
In loving memory of Little Miss Hannah (2008-2011)