About Dolls for Daughters

Dolls for Daughters was founded in 2007 after Jessica Bachus’ daughter Kenzi was stillborn at 24 weeks. Overcome with grief, Jessica felt compelled to channel her emotions into something that would honor Kenzi’s memory. With this notion, Dolls for Daughters was created so that Jessica and her family could provide dolls to young girls at Christmastime who would otherwise go without.

Jessica collected over 150 dolls the first year. Since then Dolls for Daughters has come a long way. In 2008, over 500 dolls were collected; in 2009 1,100 and in 2010, more than 4,000 dolls and toys were given away to many Denver families.

In 2010 Kenzi’s Kids was launched which is a program that helps relieve the financial burdens of low-income families who are taking the necessary steps to create a stable environment for their children. Kenzi’s Kids gives the children in these families the fundamental items needed to succeed in school, such as school supplies, clothing, extracurricular activities and birthday and holiday gifts for a year.