Families Need More Help Than Ever. We're Here to Help Make It Accessible.
WellieWay Kids Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit expanding access to practical, non-medical education, resources, and support that help children and families thrive.
We support families when children are struggling — and work to give families better wellness education before the struggle begins.
See What We're BuildingSupport the MissionThe Need Came First. The Foundation Came Next.
Parents are searching, spending, trying, and doing everything they know to do. Yet too often, useful education arrives only after a child has been struggling for months or years — and deeper support may be financially out of reach.
WellieWay Kids Foundation was created because families need more: clearer education, practical resources, supportive guidance, and greater access when they need additional help.
And the need does not begin only after something goes wrong. Families deserve better wellness education earlier, too.
Help When It's Needed. Education Before It's Needed.
WWKF begins at two points in a family's journey.
Childhood Constipation & Withholding
Our first focused initiative addresses a problem we know well: children caught in recurring cycles of constipation, withholding, painful stools, accidents, fear, and repeated setbacks.
WWKF is building free parent education, practical resources, and a needs-based sponsorship pathway so qualifying families can access additional constipation education and support when cost is a barrier.
Family Wellness Education
We believe parents should not have to wait for a problem before learning about the everyday conditions that influence children's well-being.
Through Built, Not Fixed, companion education, and a growing free resource library, WWKF is working to put practical family wellness education into more hands earlier.
The Foundation Is New. The Work Behind It Isn't.
WWKF's childhood constipation initiative grows from years of direct experience through WellieWay working with families navigating chronic constipation, withholding, accidents, fear, and repeated setbacks.
That gives the Foundation an established educational approach, real family experience, and a meaningful starting point for expanding charitable access.
Historical family stories and program experience referenced by WWKF will be clearly attributed to WellieWay. Foundation-funded impact will be tracked separately as WWKF grows.
Our First-Year Priorities Are Clear.
We are intentionally building the Foundation in stages. Early funding helps turn a clear mission into practical, accountable programs, educational tools, and access for families.
Free Family Resources
Create and distribute practical parent education beginning with childhood constipation and broader family wellness foundations.
Family Sponsorships
Build a needs-based financial assistance pathway for eligible families seeking additional constipation education and support.
Book + Education Access
Develop charitable distribution of Built, Not Fixed and companion materials to families and community organizations.
Foundation Infrastructure
Fund the operational systems, governance, measurement, outreach, insurance, and program administration required to grow responsibly.
Built, Not Fixed
Built, Not Fixed supports WWKF's broader prevention mission: helping families think about children's wellness before a significant struggle is what finally sends them searching.
The book and future companion resources can help bring practical family wellness education to parents, caregivers, libraries, family-serving organizations, and communities.
We're building the charitable distribution model now.
Built by People Who Understand the Mission Personally.
WWKF is led and advised by people who bring both lived family experience and professional perspective.
Nicole M. Liammari
Founder & President
Founder of WellieWay and author of Built, Not Fixed. Nicole created WWKF after years of working directly with families and seeing the growing need for better education, support, and access.
Mission-Driven Governance
Board members include parents whose own children went through the WellieWay constipation program and who now want to help other families access meaningful support.
Lived + Professional Experience
Advisors bring additional perspective from parenting, health-related fields, family support, education, and other areas aligned with WWKF's mission.
Fund a Mission Built Around Education, Access, and Children's Wellness.
WWKF welcomes conversations with private foundations, family foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs, and other philanthropic organizations aligned with children, family wellness, education, health access, prevention, and community well-being.
We are building the Foundation with clear governance, program documentation, needs-based assistance standards, measurable outcomes, and responsible financial controls from the beginning.
Contact the FoundationOrganization Information
Legal Name:
WellieWay Kids Foundation, Inc.
Tax Status:
IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity
Mission:
Charitable + Educational
EIN:
41-2647317
IRS Determination Letter:
On file · Available upon request
Helping Families Thrive.
To expand access to non-medical resources, parent education, and supportive guidance that promote children’s overall wellness and help families thrive. We believe better family wellness education should be accessible to all families, with additional charitable support directed to families facing financial or other barriers to access.
Help Us Build More Access for Families.
Early support helps WWKF create the education, sponsorship pathways, infrastructure, and partnerships needed to reach more families responsibly.
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Support the Foundation's charitable and educational mission, including resource development, family access, outreach, and responsible program growth.
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