Looking to fundraise for a CuddleCot or CuddleBlanket?
Dedicate a CuddleCot or CuddleBlanket in memory of a loved one:
Some families wish to place a CuddleCot or CuddleBlanket in memory of their baby at a hospital or hospice to offer other families the gift of time with their baby.
Families can either donate independently or work with our charity partners to fundraise towards a CuddleCot placement.
To honour their baby, some families add a plaque to the CuddleCot with their child's name and a message for other families experiencing loss.
To learn more you can contact our team at info@cuddlecot.com
Below you will find a small selection of some of the wonderful charities we work with globally to do this. Often bereaved themselves, their dedicated teams help to improve the care of grieving families with CuddleCots, CuddleBlankets, bereavement rooms, memory making boxes and so much more.
Sponsor Bereavement Care Training Study Days:
Charities and parents may also sponsor our Bereavement Care Study Day for healthcare professionals in memory of their child. For further information on sponsoring a study day, please contact: training@cuddlecot.com
Taylor and Sarah Hutchinson donated two CuddleCot cooling systems to SGMC Health Labor and Deliver in memory of their daughter, Josephine
“In the dark moments of life, decisive decision-making is near impossible and rarely provides space for healing,” shared Taylor and Sarah Hutchinson.
“The services from the SGMC Health’s Women and Children’s Department, Chaplain services and Foundation teams gifted us with time that we weren’t aware we needed.
We wanted to pass that gift of time along to couples who tragically find themselves on the same road as us. By doing so, we hope to honor Josephine’s short but bright light here on earth.” (Credit: WALB)
UK based charities
4 Louis support families through miscarriage, stillbirth and child loss.
They fundraise for CuddleCots, CuddleBlankets and Bereavement Boxes.
Luca Foundation (UK)
"Our mission is to provide a CuddleCot for every maternity unit in the UK"
They fundraise for CuddleCots, spare parts and training.
Remember Rufus (UK)
"Our mission to make sure every family has the option to use a Cuddle Cot, either in hospital or at home, to have the time to say the hardest goodbye "
They fundraise for CuddleCots for NHS hospitals.
Maggie's Stillbirth Legacy (UK)
They fundraise for CuddleCots and CuddleBlankets, raise awareness and support families.
Féileacáin (Ireland)
They fundraise for CuddleCots, memory Boxes, Imprints So Precious, Remmebrance Candles & more.
US based charities
Ashlie's 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.
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."
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 CuddleBlanket to as many hospitals as possible
The Helen James Foundation (US)
Connected Forever - Nebraska
Serving Nebraska families with NICU support, pregnancy and infant loss resources, and hope after loss. Support includes CuddleCot doantions, Facebook groups, resources, events and peer to peer community.
Be Like The Willow (US) Donates CuddleCots via Ashlie's Embrace
"We were blessed with extended time with our daughter after delivery by the availability of a CuddleCot™, donated to the Hospital partially through Ashlie's Embrace. As we move forward, we hope to ensure that more families are able to have extended time with their little one, should they have to go through this."
Miles' Mission (Ohio, US) Donates CuddleCots via Ashlie's Embrace
"Beyond personal experiences, we aim to advocate for better medical benefits, increased access to mental health support, and serve as a reminder to faith-based organizations of their profound role in bringing spiritual healing to all."
Butterflies and Birdies (Texas, US)
"The Butterflies and Birdies Foundation helps support families who have been affected by the loss of a child. We honor Ava, Chap, Claytie, & Jordan"
Annabell Angels - (Conneticut, US)
Annabella's Angels' mission is to provide supports, awareness, and education for PAIL families and medical professionals.Our goal is to place CuddleCots in all CT hospitals.
The Isla Jade Foundation (Nationwide, US)
The foundation works directly with families and hospitals to improve bereavement care, provide meaningful support after loss, and place CuddleCots that allow parents precious additional time with their babies to hold them, make memories, and say goodbye without being rushed.
Canadian based charities
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
Fondation la Berceuse
The La Berceuse Foundation aims to support families in order to enable them to cope with the grief of a child who died at an advanced stage of pregnancy or during childbirth.
We are offering parents more time to create a memory with their child, and additional assistance to families to help them get through this ordeal.
The Kayde Foundation
In addition to CuddleCots, the team provides compassionate support, resources, and community for families who have experienced infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, infant or child death in Rural Alberta.
www.instagram.com/thekaydefoundation
Everly's Embrace (Newfoundland and Labrador Canada)
Providing bereavement care packages to loss families, organizing a memorial butterfly releases, and donating CuddleCots to hospitals in need. Everly’s mama also crochets bunnies and donates them to other non-profits for inclusion in their care packages. If you would like to partner with Everly’s Embrace, please reach out to us.
Spainish based charities
El Legado De Oliver
Natalie and Manuel raise funds to donate CuddleCots to Spanish hospitals. Their initiative aims to provide other families with the precious gift of time that they, unfortunately, didn't have the chance to have with Oliver.
Austrailian based charities
Bears of Hope
Bears of Hope is an Australian based charity, their mission is to provide ongoing comfort, support and counselling to parents and families who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy, birth and infancy.
They also assist families with CuddleCot placement and fundraising for hospitals and hospices.
Website: https://www.bearsofhope.org.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bearsofhope/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bearsofhope
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