North America Directory for bereavement care supplies
Looking to support bereaved parents in your organization?
Explore our bereavement care supplies directory to connect with incredible organizations offering essential support, memory making services, comfort boxes, photography, and more!
Canada:
Bereavement packages are available for individuals or families that have experienced the unexpected and unexplained loss of a child. www.babysbreathcanada.ca
USA:
Forget-me-not Baskets forgetmenotbaskets.com
Forget-Me-Not Baskets donates items over 55 hospitals and obstetric offices. Forget-Me-Not Baskets donates bereavement items in bulk, for the hospitals to have on hand. The nurses and staff deliver the bags and baskets and go through the items with the patients.
Texas:
Mothers of Held Angels (MOHA) - order angel boxes
Our Angel Boxes provide memory making tools for families to use in the hospital. After our in-service is complete with a hospital, they are eligible to refill their angel boxes by clicking on the link below.
Our lady of the Atonement Catholic Church San Antonio
Spiritual Support, Comfort Care Packages, Events, Referrals and Resources GodsComfortinLoss@OurLadyoftheAtonement.org
If you are looking for information on the physical process of a miscarriage or stillbirth, the church teachings regarding our babies, and finding books about loss, please visit: www.catholicmiscarriagesupport.com/
Rhett Sullivan Foundation Flower mound
Love & Comfort Packages are given to parents and siblings that face child/ sibling loss. We hope these items in this package help to bring love and comfort during this time. In these packages are items that are hand-picked by our foundation in hopes of giving the parents and siblings love and comfort during the present and the future of their journey of loss.
info@rhettsullivan.org | 940-242-1095
740-475-4156
Ohio
(Boxes can be purchased and shipped to other clinicians offices in and outside of Ohio if needed).
Currently donated to Fairfield Medical Center, Berger hospital, Adena Medical Center, Hocking Valley Hospital.
Little Bean Foundation
Little Bean Foundation, a grief, pregnancy & infant loss foundation, that gives back to families who have also experienced the loss of a child through Comfort Memory Boxes boxes, one on one grief support, providing bereavement doula services, annual events that bring the community together, simple and fulfilling workshops and support groups to ensure healing, comfort and taking the next step. Little Bean Foundation was born out of my personal experience with the loss of my little bean, Jaden. We focus on increasing awareness of pregnancy and infant loss and providing support to those in mourning. Our aim is to assist individuals in finding ways to GLOW through their grief by turning their pain into empowerment and purpose.
Comfort Memory Boxes: littlebeanfoundation.com/forget-me-not
Unspoken Motherhood
Miscarriage Gift Box & Gift Baskets
The doctor’s offices we partner with are supplied with miscarriage boxes to give to mother’s when they first find out their baby does not have a heart beat.
These gift boxes include a tea towel, a bar of soap specifically designed for Unspoken Mothers, a bracelet specially designed for Unspoken Mothers, bookmarks, snacks, and information connecting them to the loss mom community.
Hope Mommies: faith based podcast and medical bill assistance
M.E.N.D: (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death) is a Christian, non-profit organization that reaches out to families who have suffered the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. We publish free bi-monthly magazines, hold commemorative ceremonies, and host a variety of support groups throughout the nation.
Texas:
Gathering Hope - Events, Gatherings, Counselling, Books, Burial and Cremation, Comfort Bags
Gathering Hope is a collection of people who have been touched by pregnancy and/or infant loss and are committed to connecting families to the available resources, communities and support structures to help bring about healing and comfort.
Dallas:
Shiloh - Shiloh is our ministry to women and men who are experiencing infertility or miscarriage.
San Antonio:
Our lady of the Atonement Catholic Church
Spiritual Support, Comfort Care Packages, Events, Referrals and Resources GodsComfortinLoss@OurLadyoftheAtonement.org
If you are looking for information on the physical process of a miscarriage or stillbirth, the church teachings regarding our babies, and finding books about loss, please visit: www.catholicmiscarriagesupport.com/
USA and International:
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Remembrance portraits - Find a photographer
US Saline Photography:
Photographer Deneen Bryan is the founder of ‘Capturing Hopes Photography, Inc’ and ‘The Little Lights Bereavement Program’ who specialise in Neonatal Immersion Photography for bereaved families in the US.
You can read her blog at: https://www.capturinghopesphoto.org/blog-post/introducing-neonatal-immersion-photography or follow her on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@deneenbryan
USA:
- Medium bunny can be weighted 13 oz to 6 pounds, and the big bunny can be 6lbs to 12lbs.
The National Alliance for Children's Grief (US)
NACG raises awareness about the needs of children who are grieving and provides resources for anyone who supports them. Including support groups and toolkits.
Equine grief therapy sessions for the entire family (parents and siblings) led by licensed grief counselors/therapists (currently only available on Long Island, NY).
Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and families who are grieving can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief
Rhett Sullivan Foundation Flower Mound, TX
Love & Comfort Packages are given to parents and siblings that face child/ sibling loss. We hope these items in this package help to bring love and comfort during this time. In these packages are items that are hand-picked by our foundation in hopes of giving the parents and siblings love and comfort during the present and the future of their journey of loss.
info@rhettsullivan.org | 940-242-1095
The Children's Park of Tyler TX
The Children’s Park of Tyler is a special place created to support families as they navigate the heart-wrenching journey of losing a child. We understand how isolating grief can feel.
Here, you’ll find a caring community, support groups, memorial stones, and meaningful events designed to help you honor your child’s memory while processing your emotions.
Children's Bereavement Center, San Antonio, South Texas
Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas was founded as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving children affected by the loss of a loved one. Our story began with one free peer support group serving 19 families.Today we serve thousands of children, caregivers, and community members every year through ongoing support groups, individual and family counseling, and professional education and training programs.
210-736-4847 (HUGS) | Contact Page
Grief support center for children in Texas
(817) 870-2272
At Mourning Hope, children, adults and families have the opportunity to participate in grief support groups with peers their own age who have experienced similar loss. Participants and clients are taught healthy coping skills for dealing with the death of a significant person.
US:
Bundles for Babies
"Serving families facing infant loss by preparing hospital bundles of blankets and hats to help ease the pain of the moment no parent can prepare for."
Request bundle for your hospital: makebundlesforbabies.org
Hand to Hold, Texas
Peer mentors, podcasts, virtual support
NICU Helping Hands, Fort Worth Texas
Burial gowns
nicuhelpinghands.org/programs/angel-gown-program
Project Sweet Peas, Nationwide
Care packages, memory boxes, support
Camron’s Gift, New York
Equine grief therapy sessions, One-on-one parent mentor program, Support groups for fathers, mothers, and/or family members in need. Support for current and past NICU families
Connected Forever, Nebraska based. Some support nationwide.
NICU support, pregnancy and infant loss resources, Facebook groups, resources, events and peer support
US
Rest in His Arms Angel Gowns - Burial clothing - Chicago based but ships across the US and internationally
Request clothing: angelgowns.us/request-an-angel-gown
Join the volunteer group in North Chicago: www.facebook.com/groups/RestinHisArmsAngelGowns
Contact Rest in His Arms Team or text 847-808-1484
Holy Sews Burial Clothing and Layettes - Learn more
NICU Helping Hands: Gowns for burial service
nicuhelpinghands.org/programs/angel-gown-program
Liam Lives Foundation - Burial gowns
Canada
Precious Angels Niagara
preciousangelsniagara@gmail.com
Manitoba Angel Dresses
Angel Items are created from donated wedding / bridesmaids gowns, sewn into tiny outfits, or knitted and crocheted from donated wool.
Our seamstresses, knitters and crocheters create a variety of sizes for babies starting from the tiniest, fragile angels that are too delicate to be dressed, born at 13 weeks (.8 oz.), right up to full term babies at 40 weeks (9 lbs.).
Our seamstresses also create a pouch for miscarriages, the pouches are gifted directly to the hospitals and funeral homes. The pouch provides comfort to family.
Angel Layettes include a hat, Angel wrap and keepsake pouch with memory card and bracelet for babies less than 1.5 lbs, and a bonnet/hat, Angel dress, blanket and keepsake pouch with memory card and bracelet for babies between 1.5 lbs and 9 lbs.
US:
Helen James Foundation - Learn more
Be like the willow - Learn more
Miles's Mission - Learn more
Gemma's Hope Book Carts - Learn more
CANADA:
sunnybrook.formstack.com/forms/awareness_kits
"For many years, PAIL Network has thoughtfully prepared Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Kits with items for people with lived experience to wear and use in the comfort of home. This year, our kits for families are more stationary in nature and have a stronger focus on connection and reflection. Each kit comes with 2 Blank Greeting cards with Envelopes, 1 PAIL Network Bookmark, and 1 Medicine Walk Feather Sticker. (One per household)."
USA:
The Skye High USA Foundation was founded to offer practical and emotional support to families navigating this journey.
Founded by bereaved parents, the foundation combines lived experience with clinical insight to create meaningful resources for families. Their support already reaches every neonatal unit in the UK and is now expanding to hospitals across the United States, with plans to grow globally.
At the heart of their work are the Butterfly Packs, which include memory items, posters, and cards designed to provide comfort and remembrance for families experiencing loss. To reach all 1,400+ NICUs in the US, the foundation is building a network of ambassadors. These ambassadors help raise funds, organise the packs, and deliver them to local hospitals, ensuring families receive compassionate support when they need it most.
Contact usa@theskyehighfoundation.com to get involved and help families feel seen, supported, and remembered.
The “Finding Hope After Loss” podcast discusses the issues of infertility, pregnancy loss, and infant loss by providing understanding, support, and resources to those who have experienced it.
Hope Mommies: faith based podcast and medical bill assistance
A Memory Grows: Retreats connect parents who have experienced similar losses. In the time shared together our children are celebrated and the relationship that we continue to share with them is nourished
Texas:
Sarah’s Heart provides Mother to Mother Support calls; Support Groups; Comfort Boxes; Remembrance Services; Bereavement Support and Education to help San Antonio families cope with the loss of a baby.
Sudden Angels: McKinney, TX
- Benefit from the perspectives and guidance of a licensed counselor and a minister during each meeting
- Heal, grow and gain clarity through shared information, fellowship and compassion
- Talk to others about processing and coming to terms with grief
- Build a network of support, love and understanding
- Include your partner, spouse, family members or friends
Suddenangels@adriatica-wh.com | 972-542-8884
Peer to peer support with someone who has similar experiences
Canada:
Butterfly Support Network is a registered Canadian charity based in British Columbia. We provide free counselling, peer support, professional support groups and resources for families in BC navigating pregnancy loss, infant loss and infertility. Anyone seeking support can apply via our website at www.Butterflysupportnetwork.ca
USA:
Sudden Angels: McKinney, TX
- Benefit from the perspectives and guidance of a licensed counselor and a minister during each meeting
- Heal, grow and gain clarity through shared information, fellowship and compassion
- Talk to others about processing and coming to terms with grief
- Build a network of support, love and understanding
- Include your partner, spouse, family members or friends
Suddenangels@adriatica-wh.com | 972-542-8884
Children's Bereavement Center, San Antonio, South Texas
Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas was founded as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving children affected by the loss of a loved one. Our story began with one free peer support group serving 19 families.Today we serve thousands of children, caregivers, and community members every year through ongoing support groups, individual and family counseling, and professional education and training programs.
210-736-4847 (HUGS) | Contact Page
Offering in-person services in Flower Mound, Texas and online services throughout the states of Texas and Arkansas
hello@villagecounselingtx.com | (972) 853-8955
Any Baby Can Austin, TX
Phone: 512-454-3743
Email: Info@AnyBabyCan.org
Canada:
Butterfly Support Network is a registered Canadian charity based in British Columbia. We provide free counselling, peer support, professional support groups and resources for families in BC navigating pregnancy loss, infant loss and infertility. Anyone seeking support can apply via our website at www.Butterflysupportnetwork.ca
If you have never experienced the sudden loss of a loved one, you can’t prepare yourself for how many practical details there are to manage. Making burial arrangements, hosting family and friends, planning and coordinating funeral services as well as tracking gifts such as meals, flowers, and monetary donations are just a few of the tasks you’ll be expected to focus on in the days following your loss. Carson’s Village can provide a wide range of free support services to help your family navigate this difficult time.
Let Carson’s Village help you to organize your village. The service is completely free. Let us connect you or a designated family member with one of our Advocates to discuss what we can do to help your family get from the passing of your loved one to the funeral.
Contact us as soon as possible so that we are able to help you avoid the many common pitfalls that come with an unexpected loss.
https://carsonsvillage.org/resource-library/
https://carsonsvillage.org/grief-group-support/
Rhett Sullivan Foundation Flower mound, TX
Any family experiencing early child loss is welcome to contact us for assistance. Upon the loss of a young child, there is no part of your being that thinks about where to turn for financial or emotional support.
info@rhettsullivan.org | 940-242-1095
*Rhett Sullivan Foundation is based in Texas and will focus on providing service to those in Texas first. We are able to provide funding to other locations upon review by our Board of Directors. We will work with the business providing services and a receipt of how assistance was provided is needed.
The Fletcher Foundation
Our mission at The Fletcher Foundation is to bring hope to families who are grieving after a miscarriage or stillbirth, as well as provide financial assistance to those enduring financial burdens due to the loss of a child. Our heart is to point mothers and families in a season of grief to joy and life after los
Camrons Gift
Financial assistance up to $1,000 for families in need for funeral and/or burial expenses after loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal/infant loss, TFMR, child loss (ages 1-5)). *Residents of Long Island, NY only at this time
Out of the Ashes Foundation
Through the fundraising from our events, corporate sponsorships, church partners and donors, we practically serve bereaved families by covering medical expenses associated with pregnancy and early infant loss. We know first-hand how distressing it can be to come home after losing a child and have a medical bill arrive in the mail. We want to alleviate the financial burden from grieving parents so they can focus on navigating a new normal with their families.
Please email Brittany Facinoli, the committee chair, at brittany@outoftheashes5k.com
Baby Quest Foundation - babyquestfoundation.org
Infertility affects approximately one in eight women. Baby Quest Foundation provides financial assistance through fertility grants to those who cannot afford the high costs of procedures such as IVF (in vitro fertilization), gestational surrogacy, egg and sperm donation, egg freezing, and embryo donation.
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US based charities that donate CuddleCots
Ashlies Embrace (US)
Erin and Anthony Maroon’s first child, Ashlie, was stillborn at full term in October 2015.
Ashlie’s Embrace provides CuddleCots to medical facilities across the United States to help support families experiencing stillbirth or infant loss.
Listen to founder Erin as she talks about the mission of Ashlie's embrace: Spotify / Apple podcasts
The Helen James Foundation (US)
Mothers of Held Angels (US)
MOHA provides comfort boxes to grieving families in the hospital including “Day of Loss Resources” explaining what to expect in those initial days and ways to make memories with their babies.
It is their mission to provide a CuddleCot and CuddleBlanker to as many hospitals as possible
Rain-Bowie Foundation (US, Louisiana)
Rain-Bowie's mission is to fundraise so they can "fill every hospital in Louisiana with an ample amount of CuddleCots and help beautiful families with fertility finances."
Born Sleeping Foundation (US)
The Born Sleeping Foundation started as a way to honor the memory of our baby, Wesley, who passed away as a full term baby in April 2021. The Foundation’s goal is to donate a CuddleCot to a new hospital every year in Wesley’s memory.
Chandler & Paisley Skies (US)
Shortly after Chandler and Paisely passed away, friends began to send Dusty and Michelle pictures of brilliant pink and blue skies. Soon, these skies became known as #chandlerandpaisleyskies
They are non-profit foundation established to place CuddleCots in US hospitals, to help bereaved parents have more time with babies.
The PennyMae Project (US)
Canadian based charities that donate CuddleCots
Maxwell George Fleming Foundation
"The Maxwell George Fleming Foundation’s mission is to provide hospitals in Canada with CuddleCot’s™, which allow bereaved families experiencing the loss of an infant the ability to spend more physical time with their child and to ensure all hospitals in Canada have access to a CuddleCot™"
Instagram: @mgffoundation
Facebook: MGF Foundation
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