Jessica Seinfeld

Jessica Seinfeld
Seinfeld at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party
Born	Nina Danielle Sklar (1971-09-12) September 12, 1971 (age 45) Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Vermont
Occupation	Author, philanthropist
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Eric Nederlander (m. 1998; div. 1998) Jerry Seinfeld (m. 1999)
Children	3 (with Seinfeld)

Jessica Seinfeld (born Nina Danielle Sklar; September 12, 1971) is an American author and philanthropist. She has released two cookbooks about preparing food for families, and is the founder of Baby Buggy, a New York City-based charitable organization that provides essential items for families in need throughout New York City. She is the wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

Seinfeld was born in Oyster Bay, New York, the middle of three daughters, and grew up in a middle-class household in Burlington, Vermont. Her mother was a city social worker for more than fifty years and an attendance officer at Hunt Middle School, while her father is a computer software engineer. After graduating from the University of Vermont, Seinfeld worked in public relations for Golden Books Entertainment and Tommy Hilfiger.

Seinfeld founded Baby Buggy in 2001 following the birth of her first child. She started with a donation drive, whereby she asked people for their used baby supplies after realizing that her first child's products that were no longer of use could still be used by others. According to Seinfeld, “shortly after the birth of my daughter, Sascha, having slowly accumulated closets full of used—but very usable—baby clothing and equipment she no longer needed, I had a moral dilemma; as the daughter of a social worker, throwing out perfectly good baby gear was unthinkable; and yet there was no easy way to get it to a family who could use it. Thus, Baby Buggy was born.”

With a motto of “Love. Recycled,” Baby Buggy's goal is to help families in need access the essentials to ensure their safety and well-being. By providing concrete resources to families through a network of social service professionals, Baby Buggy seeks to alleviate the stress of living in poverty and help in the prevention of crisis. As of May 2013, Baby Buggy has donated over six million items to New York families since the organization was established.

Baby Buggy works with a network of over 50 community-based organizations (CBOs) that are carefully selected—each applies annually to become a recipient. Some of the organizations that have successfully applied to partner with Baby Buggy are: Organizations working with victims of domestic violence like Safe Horizon and New York Asian Women’s Center; multi-service sites like Single Stop East Harlem and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House; prenatal and NICU units at hospitals, like Woodhull and NY Presbyterian; immigrant and refugee-serving organizations like the International Rescue Committee; and parenting programs, such as the Nurse-Family Partnership program and the Harlem Children’s Zone’s Baby College.