PPAS Director Honored Locally

Kris Haycraft, the Director of the Pregnancy, Parenting, and Adoption program at Catholic Charities North Dakota was honored at the 2024 Annual Hero Bash for her work with the Bundle Up Your Baby Bump events. Kris was one of five recipients of the Community Hero award given for individuals who make a difference in the Fargo/Moorhead/West Fargo Community.

In the fall of 2020, Kris began hosting Bundle Up Your Baby Bump events. This event started in Fargo and has expanded to Wahpeton, Williston, Minot, and Bismarck. Bundle Up Your Baby Bump is a free shopping event for expectant parents to get the supplies they need for their babies and children. All year long the PPAS program collects gently used baby supplies from parents who no longer need them and then give them away two times a year at our Bundle Up Your Baby Bump events. These events are hosted in the fall and the spring.

Bundle Up Your Baby Bump has been instrumental in giving back to families in need in the Fargo/Moorhead/West Fargo. In the last four years Kris and Catholic Charities North Dakota have helped hundreds of families get what they need to care for their children. The added benefit is that families now know a good place to take used baby supplies where they can make an impact in the community.

Kris’s work at Catholic Charities North Dakota and with the Bundle Up Your Baby Bump event is nothing short of inspiring. The care and compassion that she brings to her work and to her clients is evident every single day. Kris has made Bundle Up Your Baby Bump her passion project and is the reason it has been so successful in helping the community.

A lot of work goes into preparing for Bundle Up Your Baby Bump and Kris goes above and beyond. In the six months that lead up to each event, Kris collects all the donations and then takes the clothes and blankets home to wash and fold them. What she doesn’t do herself, she organizes volunteers to help her. She is often out in the community advocating for her program and advertising Bundle Up Your Baby Bump to reach more families in need. While there are volunteers on the day before the event for set up and on the day of the event, all the work that leads up the event is completed by Kris and her small PPAS team.

Kris dedicates countless hours to helping families in our community through her program and Bundle Up Your Baby Bump. The passion she has for service is unmatched and I truly believe she is a HERO in our community.

Written By:

Alyssa Yanish

Director of Marketing

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Giving Hearts Day 2026: Join Us in “Giving Back Through Time”

By 7113653861 • February 3, 2026

Every act of kindness has a ripple effect—one that stretches far beyond a single moment. This Giving Hearts Day, Catholic Charities North Dakota invites you to celebrate with us as we step back through the decades and honor the timeless power of generosity. Our theme, “Giving Back Through Time – Kindness Never Goes Out of Style,” reminds us that compassion has always been at the heart of our work and always will be. A Tradition of Serving North Dakotans for Over 100 Years For more than a century, CCND has been walking alongside individuals and families during their most vulnerable moments—supporting older adults, individuals with intellectual disabilities, pregnant women, children in foster care, and so many others. Your generosity each year ensures these services not only continue but grow. Why Giving Hearts Day Matters Giving Hearts Day is CCND’s second largest fundraising opportunity of the year and a moment when our entire community comes together to lift up neighbors across North Dakota. Gifts made on this day help fund critical programs—especially those with little outside funding—allowing us to reach people who may be hearing about our mission for the first time. This year, Dental Flossophy in Bismarck has pledged match dollars, meaning every Giving Hearts Day contribution goes even further to support vulnerable North Dakotans.