With the exception of Support Groups specific to DFW, these resources are national.
Nationwide Support Groups
Hope Mommies: Hope Mommies™ is a 501(c)3 non-profit Christian organization whose sole purpose is to come alongside moms and families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and/or infant loss, bringing comfort, encouragement, companionship, and hope as they continue to walk this side of eternity without their beloved son or daughter.
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.
No Foot Too Small: Through annual events and support groups, No Foot Too Small celebrates the children that have been lost, unites families of loss, and raises funds to build labor and delivery suites designed specifically for families who will not be taking their babies home.
Support Groups Specific to DFW
Shiloh: Part of Watermark Community Church, Shiloh is a ministry to women and couples who are experiencing infertility or miscarriage.
Hope Mommies Dallas Chapter: The Dallas Branch of the Hope Mommies community listed above.
Photography
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep aims to offer every family experiencing the death of a baby the healing power of remembrance. They connect families with photographer or resources to edit photos taken by family.
Funeral/Memorial Service Planning
Walk With You: Walk with You seeks to walk with families as they experience the loss of a child. Their services are personalized and tailored to your specific experience. Some services offered include phone calls or in-person visits, funeral planning assistance, and access to a bereaved parent mentor.
Cremation/Burial Services
Little Souls at Rest: Little Souls at Rest Foundation seeks to provide immediate burial needs to mothers and families suffering a loss of a baby up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The Audrey and McKenna Foundation: The Audrey and McKenna Foundation builds, personalizes, and ships, hand-crafted, hardwood cremation boxes completely free of charge to families in need who have lost a child from gestation to the age of 5, in the last six months.
For Older Siblings
TeamMercy: TeamMercy is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation providing connections to resources for families facing the death of a child. TeamMercy assists grieving families, specifically the siblings, through one of life’s most difficult tragedies, by providing funding for an existing activity for those siblings through Mercy’s Gift: a grant offering children an opportunity to continue in an existing activity while they learn the new normal of life without their sibling.
Kids Grief Support: Kids Grief Support seeks to empower families to grieve and heal together. Kids Grief Support helps you answer kids’ tough questions when they are faced with loss and grief. This service is provided via virtual consultation.
Life Limiting Diagnosis Support
Abel Speaks: Abel Speaks seeks to provide comprehensive care for families choosing to carry a child with a life-limiting diagnosis through their season of pregnancy and beyond.
Sufficient Grace Ministries: The Dreams of You division of this ministry was created specifically to provide comfort to women and families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. Sufficient Grace Ministries offers a comprehensive list of support options for bereaved parents, and parents currently carrying a baby with a life-limited diagnosis.
Henry’s Ripple: Henry’s Ripple seeks to support families during times of need. They provide Care & Love Bags to families experiencing a long NICU stay with their child and to families before they have to say their goodbyes shortly after giving birth.
Our Stories
Sometimes it is helpful to hear the stories of others who have walked the same difficult road. These resources are for both Unspoken Mothers and those who love them, who want to know more deeply what this journey of grief is, and how to be there for them.