Amanda and Courtney Pingleton of Springfield hope to have a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF), thanks to a grant from the Baby Quest Foundation. The nonprofit is based in Los Angeles and works with people nationwide, but the founder has a Springfield connection.

Pamela Hirsch, who grew up in Springfield and now lives in Los Angeles, founded Baby Quest in 2012 after witnessing her daughter's agonizing experience with infertility. Hirsch returned to Springfield in 2019 when she was inducted into the Springfield High School Hall of Fame.

Baby Quest recently awarded 20 grants totaling $360,000 from a field of nearly 700 applicants. Hirsch is pleased that one is for a Springfield couple.

Baby Quest provides financial assistance for people who cannot afford the high costs of procedure

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