First Candle Bereavement Resource Directory

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Somewhere there is a field
of lovely Forget
Me Nots,
Delicate blooms for lives
lost too soon,
Echoing. . .
Forget
Me Not.
First Candle Bereavement
Resource Directory
A STATE-BY-STATE
DIRECTORY OF
LOCAL, REGIONAL
AND NATIONAL
BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES
First Candle State-by-State Bereavement Support Resource Directory
Alabama
Bereaved Parents of the USA-West Alabama
Chapter
Contact: Bonnie Strapp
Phone: 205-392-7710
Email: [email protected]
Mail: 1101 Walker Rd
York, Alabama 36925
Mission: A non-profit, self-help group offering support, understanding, compassion and hope to family
after the death of a child, regardless of the child's age or circumstances of death.
Empty Arms Infant Loss
Mail: PO Box 7032
Dothan, AL 36302
Location: Friends Bank of Dothan
(Intersection of Hwy 84 and Ross Clark Circle)
Meeting Day: Mondays
Meeting Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Purpose: Providing emotional support and
services that promote healing.
Face 2 Face Friendship Groups-North Alabama
*Affiliated with Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope
Coordinator: Annette
Co-leaders: Tiffany Torres and Mary Pruitt
Phone: 256-361-9636
*RSVP-http://www.facebook.com/pages/face2face-north-alabama/170275739683833
HALO, Inc (Honoring Angels Like Owen)
Founder: Wendy Blakley
Phone: 334-328-1202
Founder: Nathan Blakley
Phone: [email protected]
Website: www.honoringangelslikeowen.org
Mission: A nonprofit whose purpose is to develop, promote, foster and support the spiritual and
emotional needs of families who have lost a child from 20 wk's gestation up to 12 yrs of age. Family
oriented, Christian based grief support groups, need based financial assistance for their child's burial, and
"creating memories portraiture". HALO, Inc will strive to educate and raise public awareness regarding
such losses.
*HALO, Inc Parents Group
Phone: 334-328-1202
*Contact to RSVP
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Location: River City Church
301 Dexter Ave
Montgomery, AL
Meeting Day: 2nd Tues of the month
Purpose: Offering a private outlet for parents, who have lost a child from 20 wk's gestation up to 12 yrs
of age, to share their losses with other parents who know what they are going through.
March of Dimes-Alabama
National Phone: 914-997-4488
Chapter Phone: 205-824-0103
Website: http://www.marchofdimes.com/baby/loss_neonataldeath.html
*Contact for local chapter information
Mail: March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
Mission: Helping mothers have full-term
pregnancies and researching the problems that
threaten the health of babies. This is carried out through research, services, education and
advocacy.
Pregnancy/Newborn Loss Services: Help dealing
with grief, coping with friends and family while
grieving, what parents can do to remember
their baby, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss awareness and
information, online resources/ community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support.
Region V Perinatal Director-FHS-ADPH
Amy R Stratton, BSN, RN
Work: 334-286-2830
Cell: 256-239-0321
Fax: 334-286-5415
Address: 2119 East South Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36116
Renewed Hope Support Group
Contact: Tina Holmes
Phone: 334-277-5771
Contact: Cindy Benefield
Phone: 334-273-0048
Location: St James Methodist Church
9045 Vaughn Rd
Montgomery, AL 36117
Meeting Day: 3rd Thurs of the month
Meeting Time: 6:00pm
Purpose: A Christian-based pregnancy loss and infertility support group.
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Resolve Through Sharing (RTS) Bereavement
Program for Pregnancy and Infant Loss
*Sponsored by Huntsville Hospital
Women's Center: 256-265-7440
256-265-7286
Location: Huntsville Hospital-Dowdle Center
(Corner of Gallatian St and Govenor's Dr)
Rm 131
Meeting Day: 2nd Thurs of the month
Purpose: Providing support to families who are grieving the loss of their baby through miscarriage,
stillbirth or newborn death.
The Amelia Center
Counselor/Coordinator: Ms Stephanie Nelson
Phone: 205-251-3430
Group Counseling Coordinator: Valerie Cowart, MA, ALC
Phone: 205-638-7481
Fax: 205-638-7492
Website: www.ameliacenter.org
Mail: The Amelia Center
1513 Fourth Ave South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Services: Individual counseling, support groups, stillbirth and miscarriage services, limited bilingual
services and materials; serves central Alabama.
* Amelia Center Support Groups
Counseling Coordinator: Valerie Cowart
Phone: 205-251-3430
Purpose: Giving members a sense of well-being,
hopefulness, insight, and relief; creates a sense
of connectedness and community.
*The Amelia Center Individual and Family
Counseling
Contact Phone: 205-638-7481
*Contact to schedule and appointment and for
further information
No set fee to parents or grandparents
anticipating or grieving the loss of a child or
grandchild.
*The Amelia Center Group Counseling
*Contact to schedule an appointment and for further information
Purpose: Offering both ongoing groups and short
term groups; Parents Peer Support Group,
Mother's Group, Father's Group and Infant Loss
Group.
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Alaska
Angel Babies-Alaska Support Group
Email: GriefSupportServices.org
*Contact for more information
Purpose: Infant loss support for mom's in Alaska who have lost a baby, whether to miscarriage, stillbirth,
neonatal death, early infant loss or SIDS.
Bereaved Parents Support Group: Fairbanks Area
Contact: Jane Smith
Phone: 907-455-6562
Location: Fairbanks Public Health Clinic
1025 W Barnett
Fairbanks, AK
Meeting Day: 1st Tues of the month
Purpose: For patients who have experienced the death of a child or children.
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)
Contact: Mrs. Jean Kollantai
Phone: 207-222-5321
Website: www.climb-support.org
Mail: PO Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
Purpose: An online resource providing local, national and international grief support to parents of
multiples.
*CLIMB, Inc-Alaska Support Group
Contact: Lisa Fleisher
Phone: 907-223-7793
Contact: Jean Kollantai
Phone: 907-222-5321
Mail: Jean Kollantai
PO Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
*Contact for further information
Purpose: A support group by and for parents who have experienced the death(s) of one or more multiples
during pregnancy, at birth, during infancy or early childhood.
Face2Face Friendship Groups-Alaska (Anchorage and Surrounding Areas)
Leader: Leah Johnson
Phone: 907-306-8197
*Please call or email the group leader if you are interested in attending
March of Dimes-Alaska
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*Contact for local chapter information and services
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Mission: Helping mothers have full-term pregnancies and researching the problems that threaten the
health of babies. This is carried out through research, services, education and advocacy.
Pregnancy/Newborn Loss Services: Help dealing with grief, coping with friends and family while grieving,
what parents can do to remember their baby, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss
awareness and information, online resources/community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support.
Morality and Child Health Review at Epidemiology
MCH Coordinator: 907-269-8000
Fax: 907-562-7802
Website: www.epi.hss.state.ak.us
Address: 3601 C Street, Ste 540
Anchorage, AK 99524
Parents Reaching Out
*Sponsored by the Hospice of Anchorage
Contact: Lisa Fleischer
Phone: 907-223-7793
Website: www.parentsreachingout.net
Purpose: An infant loss support group for parents, family members and friends.
Parents Reaching Out
Contact Information
Voice mail: 907-273-5409
Information: [email protected]
Support Group/Resources: [email protected]
Website: www.parentsreachingout.net
Mail: PO Box 14-2874
Anchorage, AK 99514
Mission: To provide a free, mutual help support group in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough which
allows individuals to learn about and discuss their grief concerning an unsuccessful pregnancy or infant
loss. Expanding the professional community and general public’s understanding and awareness of
unsuccessful pregnancy and infant loss.
Services: Support group, educational presentation and materials for professionals, newsletter, outreach,
special events, library and referrals.
Providence Health Services
Phone: 907-212-3014
*For Further Information:
Mother/Baby Unit: 907-212-4892
Newborn ICU: 907-212-3614
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Pediatric Intensive Care: 907-212-3133
Spiritual Care Department: 907-212-2990
Social Worker (on call): 907-562-2211
Website: alaska.providence.org
Address: 3200 Providence Dr
Anchorage, AK 99508
Services: Arrangements following the death of a
child
Helping children cope with death
Support Groups
Pediatric Resources
Arizona
AGAST/ MISS Foundation
Contact: Sandra Graben
Phone: 623-979-1000
Mail: PO Box 5333
Peoria, AZ 85385
Arizona Department of Health Services-Bureau of Women and Children
Phone: 602-542-1875
Fax: 602-542-1843
Website: www.hs.state.az.us/cfhs/azcf/sids.htm
Address: 150 N 18th Ave, Ste 320
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Purpose: Bereavement and stillbirth support through MISS Foundation.
Arizona Perinatal Loss Bereavement
Resource-Banner Desert Medical Center
Contact: Bereavement Services/RTS
Address: 1400 S Dobson Red
Mesa, AZ 85202
Website: www.bannerhealth.com
Mission: The Arizona Perinatal Bereavement Resource provides a network of support for health care
professionals working with women and families experiencing a pregnancy or infant loss. Providing
statewide information for networking support, bereavement information education opportunities and
community and national resources for professionals and parents.
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Western Arizona
Contact: Joyce Floyd
Phone: 928-453-7940
Purpose: A non-profit, self-help group offering support, understanding, compassion and hope to families
after the death of a child, regardless of the child's age or the circumstances of their death.
Bereavement Services/RTS-Banner Desert Medical Center
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Bereavement Services Coordinator: Suzanne Helzer, RNC
Phone: 480-412-3595
*Bereavement Services/RTS-Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Location: Banner Desert Medical Center
1400 S Dobson Rd
Mesa, AZ 85202
Meeting Day: 1st Mon of the month
CARE Support Group
Location: San Luis Sierra Vista Regional Health Center
Outreach Ctr.
1840 Paseo
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Purpose: Support for anyone affected by the loss of an infant or newborn whether through early
pregnancy loss, miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal loss.
Face of Loss, Faces of Hope/
Face 2 Face Friendship Groups-Tuscon, AZ
Leader: Jordan Steiner
Phone: 520-784-4029
*Various locations, please contact leader for meeting information.
Footprints
Contact: Mina Rose
Phone: 520-873-6590
Website: www.sierrabears.org
*Footprints Support Group
Location: Carondelet St Joseph
Hospital, Medical Pavilion
350 N Wilmot
Tucson, AZ 85711
Purpose: Support for parents who have lost a baby to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or
newborn death.
March of Dimes-Arizona
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Website: www.marchofdimes.com/baby/loss_neonataldeath.html
*Contact for for local chapter information
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
health of babies. This is carried out through research, services, education and advocacy
Pregnancy/Newborn Loss Services:
Help dealing with grief, coping with family and friends while grieving, what parents can do to remember
their baby, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss, awareness and information,
online resources/ community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support.
Co-coordinator: Angela Rothman-Stiffer
Phone:602-279-6477
Purpose: Providing support to families facing a prenatal terminal illness diagnosis; upon referral from a
perinatologist
MISS Foundation
Contact Information
Phone(s): 602-279-MISS(6477)
888-455-MISS(6477)
Address: 77 E Thomas Rd #12
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Mail: Kelli Montgomery
C/O MISS Foundation
1700 Alcove Ct
Austin, TX 78757
Examples of MISS Services:
On Line Support Group Forums
http://www.missfoundation.org/forums
Sample of Groups:
Main Parental Bereavement Board
Mourning for Miscarriage
Grieving the Death of a Baby
Fatal Diagnosis During Perinatal Period
Dad's Place
AGAST: Alliance of Grandparents
Hope Mentors
Coordinator: Jennifer Soos
Purpose: Trained volunteers who offer global outreach
Palliative CARES Program
Coordinator:Kim Parrish Bereavement Services
Miss Foundation
*Miss Foundation-Phoenix-Subsequent Pregnancy Group
Contact: Anna Kennedy
Phone: 602-439-9025
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Location: Church of the Beatitudes
(Nursery)
555 W Glendale Ave
(SE Corner of 7th Ave/Glendale Ave)
Phoenix, AZ
*MISS East Valley-Monthly Infant Death Support Group
Contact: Lee Ann Morlan
Phone: 480-963-9844
Location: Day Spring United Methodist Church
1365 E Elliot Rd
Tempe, AZ 85284
Meeting Day: 1st Thurs of the month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
*Sponsored by Scottsdale Healthcare- Shea
Website: www.shc.org
Location: Scottsdale Healthcare-Shea
9003 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Purpose: Encouraging and assisting people who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy through
miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic or neonatal death.
The Angel Connection Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Church Office: 480-899-1990
*Contact for schedule
Location: St Andrew the Apostle Church
3450 W Ray Rd
Chandler, AZ 85226
Through Heartbreak to Healing
Contact: Diana Shaw
St Timothy's: 480-775-5200
Purpose: 4wk perinatal bereavement program held a variety of times throughout the year.
To Lose A Child (TLC) Program-Flagstaff Medical Center
Contact Information
*If you recently experienced the loss of a pregnancy or the death of a child and need help or support,
call TLC and one of our caring facilitators will contact you.
Website: www.flagstaffmedicalcenter.com
Address: Flagstaff Medical Center
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Women and Infant's Center
1200 N Beaver St
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Mission: The TLC Program at Flagstaff Medical Center is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of
parents and families who experience the loss of a pregnancy or the death or an infant or child.
Services: Resources such as pamphlets, books, and written materials discussing grief and loss;
Supportive opportunities for family members to honor the child and say goodbye; Referrals to support
services; Follow up phone calls after discharge; A handcrafted memory box to store keepsakes for your
baby; Cards to family members on the occasion of the birthday or death anniversary of the child.
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Health
SIDS Program Coordinator: Ms Jackie Whitfield
Phone: 501-280-4756
Fax: 501-280-4082
Address: 4815 West Markham
#H17
Little Rock, AR 72205
Baptist Health Share Bereavement Program
Contact: Nancy Meney, RN
Contact Phone: 501-202-1717 or
800-455-7760
Location: Baptist Health Hospital
9601 Interstate 630, Exit 630
(Mezzanine level; follow signs off elevator)
Meeting Day: 4th Thurs of the month
(Except Nov. and Dec.)
Purpose: Support for miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death and ectopic pregnancy.
Bereaved Parents of the USA
*Central Arkansas Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA
Leaders: Debby and Kevin Hunsaker
Leader Phone: 501-944-9007
Website: www.bpusa-centralar.com
Chapter Address: 29 Neal Cove
Bryant, Arkansas 72022
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Group Location: First Church of the
Nazarene (Fellowship Hall)
1200 N. Mississippi St
Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
(Located on NW corner of Mississippi and Evergreen Streets)
Meeting Day: 3rd Mon of the month
Purpose: A self-group that offers support, understanding, compassion and hope to the newly bereaved.
*Conway Arkansas Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA
Leader: Elaine McGarity-Holmes
Website: www.bpusa-conwayar.com
Chapter Address: 1615 Sweet spire Dr
Conway, AR 72032
Group Location: First United Methodist Church
1610 Prince St
Conway, AR 72034
Meeting Day: 4th Mon of the month
Purpose: We come together as Bereaved Parents of the USA to provide a haven where all bereaved
families can meet and share our journey.
*The North of the Arkansas River Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA
Leaders: Jim and Cindy Stricklin
Leader Phone: 501-607-2514 or
501-607-2518
Website: www.bpnir.bpchapter.org
Chapter Address: 302 Big Indian Dr
Sherwood, AR 72120
Group Location: First Assembly of God Church
4501 Burrow Dr
N Little Rock, AR 72116
Meeting Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Purpose: A self-help, support group for parents, grandparents and siblings who have suffered the death
of a child, grandchild or sibling.
*South Central Arkansas Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA
Leaders: Diane and Mike Prima
Website: www.bereavedparents-scac.org
Chapter Mail: PO Box 23044
Hot Springs, AR 71903
Group Location: Leonard St Baptist Church
625 Leonard St
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Purpose: Dedicated to assisting parents, grandparents, siblings and others who have been in the role of
a parent, toward positive resolution of grief following the death of a child.
*Western Arkansas Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA
Leader: Toni Holohan
Leader Phone: 479-420-9634 or
Cell: 479-420-9634
Website: www.bpwestark.bpchapter.org
Chapter Address: 1110 N 9th Street
VanBuren, AR 72956
Group Location: Donald W Reynolds Cancer
Support House
3324 South M Street
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Purpose: A self-help, support group for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have suffered the
death of a child, grandchild or sibling.
Grieving Parents Support Group of NWA
Facilitator: Pastor Steve Sheely
Facilitator Phone: 479-521-2660
Location: Rolling Hills Baptist Church
1400 E Rolling Hills Dr
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Meeting Day: 2nd Mon of the month
Purpose: For parents who have had a child die at any age.
Hope For Grieving Hearts
Contact: Glenda Brooks
Contact: Billy and Betty Johnson
Location: Downtown Church of Christ
900 N Main
Searcy, AR
Purpose: For parents and caregivers who have had a child die.
HUGS(Herbert's Unique Grief Support)
Contact: Chuck and Dianne Case
Location: First United Methodist
Church-Fellowship Hall
11 Pine Street
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Herber Springs, AR 72543
Purpose: For parents who have had a child die.
Journey
Contact: Lynette Spruielli
Meeting Location: St Vincent Doctor's Hospital
6101 St Vincent Circle
* Call for more information
Purpose: For bereaved parents with a perinatal death from conception to 28 days after birth.
March of Dimes-Arkansas
*Contact for for local chapter information
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
their baby, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss, awareness and information,
online resources/ community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support.
Co-coordinator: Angela Rothman-Stiffer
Phone: 602-279-6477
Purpose: Providing support to families facing a prenatal terminal illness diagnosis; upon referral from a
perinatologist
MEND-NW Arkansas
Contact: Dr April Morenton
Phone: 479-238-4505
Website: www.mend.org
Address: 1955 Montclair Ave
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
*MEND
Leader: Amy Humphries
Location: National Park Medical Center
(Maurice RM)
1910 Mslvern Ave
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Purpose: For women and families who have lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
* Contact for more information
MISS Foundation Support Group
Contact: Karen Loomis
Location: Hillside Baptist Church
32 Columbia Ave
Camden, AR
Meeting Day: 3rd Tues of the month
Northwest Arkansas Share Parent Support Group
Contact: Debbie Rodger, RNC
Email: www.nwashare.org
Address: PO Box 8512
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Location: Circle of Life Hospice
Hospitality Building, RM 215
901 Jones Rd
Springdale, AR
Purpose: For those who have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death.
*Share Hope Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
Contact: Jill Crews
Address: 3104 Apache Dr
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Location: NEA Baptist Corporate Office
1835 Grant Ave
Jonesboro, AR 72401
*River Valley Share Hope
Contact: Leah Taylor
Address: 804 E 22nd Street
Russellville, AR 72802
Group Location: Russellville First Assembly God
(RM 414)
124 East G Street
Russellville, AR 72801
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Tears of Hope: Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Suzanne Beasley
Email: [email protected] or
Contact: Robbie Lewis
Location: Eastside Baptist Church
2710 Massard Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Meeting Day: 1st & 3rd Tues of the
month
Purpose: A support group for people dealing with losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or early
infant death.
California
*The North Orange County Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA
Leader: Sharyn Bailey
Main Phone: 714-750-9237
Leader: 562-697-9480
Website: www.bpnorange.bpchapter.org
Location: The Home of Vito and Kathy Cabrerra
818 San Simeon Circle
Placentia, CA
Kathy Phone: 714-726-7646
Meeting Day: 1st Fri of the month
*The San Diego North Inland Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA
Contact: Kathleen Stark
Home: 858-842-2231
Cell: 619-994-3010
Website: www.bpsdni.bpchapter.org
Location: St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Conference Rm
16275 Pomerado Rd
Ponway, CA
Purpose: A self-help, support group for parents and family who have suffered the loss of a child.
A New Normal-Child Loss Support Group
Contact: Rachael Strickland
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Phone: 951-303-6789
Location: Rancho Community Church
31300 Rancho Community Way
Temecula, CA 92592
*Serving Riverside and areas surrounding Temecula.
California Department of Health
Nurse Consultant: Ms Leona Shields
Phone: 916-650-0368
Fax: 916-650-0304
Mail: 1615 Capitol Ave, MS 8300
Sacramento, CA 99899-7420
California Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program
Program Director: Gwen Edelstein, RN, PNP, MPA
Phone: 916-851-SIDS (7437)
Phone: 800-369-SIDS (7437) in CA
Fax: 916-851-5937
Website: www.californiasids.com
Address: 11344 Coloma Rd, Ste 560
Gold River, CA 95670
CLIMB (Center for Loss in Multiple Birth)
Website: www.climb-support.org
Location: Sharp Outpatient Pavilion
Rm A
Meeting Day: 3rd Sun every other month (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov)
Empty Cradle
*Empty Cradle-East County, San Diego Group
Website: www.emptycradle.org
Location: San Carlos United Methodist Church
6554 Cowles Mountain Blvd
San Diego, CA 92119
Meeting Day: 3rd Wed of the month
*Empty Cradle-Inland North County Group
Location: Office of the Center for Compassionate
Care of the Elizabeth Hospice
930 Canterbury Pl
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Escondido, CA 92025
Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Tues of the month
Purpose: A peer support group for parents who have experienced the loss of a baby due to early
pregnancy loss, stillbirth or infant death.
*Empty Cradle-North County Group
Location: Carlsbad Office of the Center for
Compassionate Care
5938 Priestly Dr, Ste 103
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Meeting Day: 1st Wed of the month
*Empty Cradle-Southern Riverside County Group
Location: Mary Philips Senior Center
41845 6th Street
Temecula, CA 92950
Meeting Day: 2nd Wed of the month
Guild for Infant Survival-Inland Empire
San Bernardino County: 909-838-1536
Riverside: 951-295-9217
Riverside County: 951-571-6259
Fax: 951-571-6269
*Serving Imperial/Riverside/San Bernardino Counties, including desert areas and surrounding cities.
Guild for Infant Survival-Orange County
Office: 714-973-8417
24 hour CA line: 800-247-4370
Fax: 714-973-8429
Mail: 2130 E Fourth St, Ste 125
Santa Ana, CA 92705
PO Box 148
Tustin, CA 92781
*Monthly Support Meeting
Guild for Infant Survival-San Diego County
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*SIDS Alliance Affiliate
SIDS Parent/Guild President: Jen Wilson, MSW
Phone: 619-448-6874
*Serving San Diego County
HAND Support Groups-Helping After Neonatal Death
Phone: 888-908-4263
Website: www.handonline.org
Mail: PO Box 341
Los Gatos, CA 95031
*Offering telephone support, grief support and subsequent pregnancy meetings. Covering the Northern
California counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Cost and Stanislaus.
*HAND General Support Meetings
*A grief support group for parents who have experienced the death of a baby through, miscarriage,
stillbirth, interruption of wanted pregnancy after prenatal or genetic diagnosis, death during birth, death
in baby's first year of life.
HAND of Santa Cruz-General Support Group
Contact: Kristie Shulman
Phone: 831-438-4513
Location: Congregational Church of Soquel
Ann Hutchinson Rm
4951 Soquel Dr
Soquel, Santa Cruz
Website: www.handsupport.org (for directions)
HAND of San Mateo-General Support Group
Phone: 650-367-6993
Location: Mills Health Center
Palm Rm
100 S San Mateo Dr
San Mateo, CA 94401
Meeting Day: 1st and 3rd Wed of the month
HAND of San Fransisco-General Support Group
Contact: Chris Lehr, LCSW
Phone: 415-282-7330
Location: Davies Campus of California
Pacific Medical Center
Administration Board Rm
Lobby Level, North Tower
Castro and Duboce Streets
San Francisco, CA 94114
*HAND Pregnancy Support Meetings
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*Meetings address the concerns of bereaved parents who have started or are thinking of starting
another pregnancy. Fathers are encouraged to attend.
HAND of Santa Cruz Pregnancy Support Group
Contact: Kristie Shulman
Phone: 831-438-4531
*Call to RSVP
Location: Congregational Church of Soquel
Anne Hutchinson Rm
4951 Soquel Dr
Soquel, Santa Cruz
Website: www.handsupport.org (for directions)
HAND of San Mateo-Pregnancy Support
Phone: 650-367-6993
*Contact to RSVP
Location: Mills Health Center
Palm Rm
100 S San Mateo Dr
San Mateo, CA 94401
Healing Hearts Support Group
*Affiliated with the SHARE Program
Contact: Megan Heddelstein
Phone: 949-222-6604
Location: Mission Hospital's-Women's Wellness Center
Classroom
26732 Crown Valley Pkwy, Ste 1716
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Meeting Day: 1st and 3rd Mon of the month
Purpose: Support for those who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, early infant death or
parents who had a much wanted pregnancy, but due to a medical problem were unable to continue the
pregnancy.
International Guild for Infant Survival of California, Inc-Santa Clara County
Phone: 408-262-7607
Mail: 424 Woodcock Court
Milpitas, CA 95035-2826
Purpose: Supporting the research efforts of Dr Ronald R Arisgno at Sanford University School of
Medicine. The emphasis of this Guild is on community outreach.
Isabella's Giraffe Club-Giant Hearts
Contact: Angela Amoroso
Phone: 858-444-6464
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Contact: Drew Skinner
Phone: 858-775-4042
Main Line: 858-449-6554
Address: 9920 Scripps Lake Dr, Ste 104
San Diego, CA 92131
*Serving San Diego/Riverside counties.
KIDS/SIDS
Leader: R. Torres
Phone: 559-352-4159
Leader: D. Becker
Phone: 559-299-9165
Location: Family Support Group
841 Sierra Ave
Clovis, CA 93612
*Serving Fresno
KIDS/SIDS-Support System for the Central Valley
Contact: John Mack
Phone: 209-808-6680
Mail: 198 Northgate Dr, #101
Manteca, CA 95336
*Serving Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stauislaus,
Tulare, Tolumne
Los Angeles County Grief Healing
*Peer Parent Support Group
SIDS Coordinator: Angel Hopson, PHN
Address: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
600 S Commonwealth Ave
Ste 800
Los Angeles, CA
*Serving Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange
March of Dimes-California
Mail: March of Dimes National Office
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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awareness and information, online resources/ community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support.
MISS Foundation-California
Contact: Kristen Jared
Location: Glenkirk Church
Rm 24
1700 E Palopinto Ave
Glendora, CA 91741
*MISS of LA City
Contact: Eugenia Tsao
Location: Wilshire Blvd Temple
Rm 375-Library
11661 W Olympic Blvd
(Olympic and Barrington)
Los Angeles, CA 90064
*MISS of Valley
Contact: Sari Edber
Location: Adat Ari El Synagogue
Wynn Meeting Rm
12020 Burbank Blvd
(At Burbank and Laurel)
Valley Village, CA 91607
New Hope Grief Support Community
Phone: 562-429-0075
Toll Free: 888-490-HOPE
Website: www.newhopegrief.org
Address: New Hope Grief Support Community
3443 San Anseline
Long Beach, CA 90808
Purpose: Providing infant loss support for parents who have experienced the death of a child (birth3yrs).
*Call 562-429-0075 to register
Resolve Through Sharing (RTS)-Loma Linda University Health
Director of Nursing/Bereavement Program:
Kathy McMillan, BSN, MN
Phone: 909-558-4000x48406 or
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Administrative Assistant: Cheri Moreno
Phone: 909-558-7261
Address: Loma Linda University
Children's Hospital
11234 Anderson St
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Purpose: A bereavement support program for for families grieving the loss of an infant due to
miscarriage, stillbirth, and newborn death.
Services: In-hospital support, grief program publications, family follow up, community resource
referrals, RTS parent support group, and Walk to Remember (Oct)
*RTS Parents Support Group
Contact: Cheri Moreno
Location: Loma Linda University
Children's Hospital
11234 Anderson St
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Meeting Day: 2nd Mon and 4th Tues of the month
Purpose: A mutual support group for mothers experiencing the loss of a baby through miscarriage,
stillbirth, or newborn death. Parents have the opportunity to share feelings and experiences as well as
hear professional speakers.
Sacramento- South Placer County Chapter of BPUSA (Mother's Group)
Contact: Chris Harder
Phone: 916-768-3891
Website: sspcc.org
*Dinner followed by group discussion. Bring favorite dish for potluck. Contact for location information.
Sharing Parents-Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Phone: 562-429-0075
Toll Free: 888-490-HOPE
Website: www.newhopegrief.org
Address: New Hope Grief Support Community
3443 San Anseline
Long Beach, CA 90808
Purpose: Providing infant loss support for parents who have experienced the death of a child (birth3yrs).
*Call 562-429-0075 to register
*Sharing Parents-General Meeting
Location: Mercy Women's Center
650 Howe Ave, Ste 500
Sacramento, CA 95825
Meeting Day: 2nd Sun of the month
Purpose: Support for bereaved parents suffering the loss of a baby no matter how long ago. Family and
Friends are welcome.
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*Sharing Parents- Subsequent Pregnancy Meeting
Location: Mercy Women's Center
Purpose: Support for parents contemplating future pregnancy or who are currently pregnant.
*There may be infants at meetings in celebration of successful pregnancies
SIDS Alliance of Northern California
*First Candle/SIDS Alliance Affiliate
President: Ms Lorie Gehrke
Website: www.sidsnc.org
Address: 1547 Palos Verdes Mall
#301
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
SIDS Foundation
Phone: 707-745-0105
Mail: PO Box 2314
Benicia, CA 94510
*Serving Solano
SIDS Foundation of Southern California
*SIDS Alliance affiliate
Phone: 310-558-4511
Toll Free/24hr local phone line: 800-9 SIDS LA
Website: sidsfoundationofsoutherncalifornia.org
Address: 10811 Washington Blvd
Ste 280A
Culver City, CA 90232
Mission: Providing grief support to families who have lost a child to SIDS; providing the community with
education about SIDS; risk reduction methods and other well-baby activities; providing support to
critical research into the causes and prevention of SIDS.
SIDS Support of Sacramento
Contact: Laurie Mamola
Phone: 916-427-6460
Cell: 916-505-0349
Location: Sacramento, CA 95831
*Serving Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba
The Josephine De Mello SIDS Foundation
Contact(s): Gabriel & Yolanda De Mello
Toll Free: 888-674-2999 (in CA)
Fax: 805-265-5456
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Address: 79 Daily Dr, #515
Camarillo, CA 93010
*Serving Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura
Women's Miscarriage Support Group
Location: John Muir Medical Center
1601 Ignacio Valley Rd
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
*Please contact for day and time
Purpose: Support for anyone who has experienced a miscarriage.
Colorado
A New Beginning Support Group
Phone: 303-788-LOSS(5677)
*Contact to register and for further information; 48 hours advanced registration is required
Meeting Day: Tuesday evenings
Purpose: Free, 5 week, support group for parents who have previously experienced a loss.
A Walk To Remember
Phone: 303-872-9101
Website: www.walktoremember.org
Mail: PO Box 965
Littleton, CO 80160
Mission: Helping those that are faced with walking the path of loss due to pregnancy loss, neonatal loss,
stillbirth, SIDS etc and to ensure that they aren't alone by providing them with support, tools and
resources needed.
Services: Bereavement support resources, care packages, education seminars, annual memorial event for
families to come together to remember their lost children.
Angel Eyes
Phone: 303-320-7771
Fax: 303-320-7827
Website: www.angeleyes.org
Address: 425 South Cherry St, Ste 560
Denver, CO 80246
Purpose: Bereavement Support Groups
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer:
Christopher Urbina, MD, MPH
Phone: 303-692-2011
Fax: 303-691-7702
Address: 4300 Cherry Creek Dr South, A-5
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Denver, CO 80246
(CPNL) Colorado Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Services
Phone: 720-946-2828
*Contact for registration and directions
Website: www.coloradopregnancyloss.org
Address: 7355 S Peoria St
Hanger 10, Ste 102
Englewood, CO 80112
Goal: Providing a system of comprehensive support and grief education to parents and their families. The
pregnancy after a loss program guides parents through subsequent pregnancy.
*CPNL Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Support Meeting
Location: Kaiser Permanent Medical Office
Building
10350 E Dakota Ave
Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Thurs of the month
Purpose: For those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
*CPNL Pregnancy After A Loss Support Meeting
Location: CPNL Office
7355 S Peoria St
Hanger 10, Ste 102
Englewood, CO 80112
Purpose: For those who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy and have previously experienced
miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.
*CPNL Spanish Speaking Loss Support Meeting
Location: CPNL Office
7355 S Peoria St
Hanger 10, St 102
Englewood, CO 80112
Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Wed of the month
Purpose: Spanish speaking support for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn
death and those who are pregnant or planning another pregnancy and who have experienced a newborn
or pregnancy loss.
March of Dimes-Colorado
Website: www.Marchofdimes.com/baby/loss_neonataldesth.html
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Mission: Helping mothers have full-term pregnancy and researching the problems that threaten the
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their babies, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss awareness and information, online
resources/community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support.
MISS Foundation
*MISS Foundation Support Group-Parker
Contact: Corinne O'Flynn
Contact: Jennifer Mayes
Emails: [email protected]
*Contact for location information
Phone: 602-279-6477
Toll Free: 888-455-MISS(6477)
*MISS Support Group-Denver
Contact: Mandy Seeley
Contact: Suzanne Cortright
Phone: 888-455-MISS(6477)
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NLMDTS)
Contact Information
Local Phone: 720-283-3339
Toll Free: 877-834-5667
Email::[email protected]
Mail: 2305 E Arapahoe Rd #220
Centennial, CO 80122
Mission: To introduce remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby, with s free gift
of professional portraiture. NILMDTS connects families with volunteer photographers.
Additional Services: Online resources, online store, Forum- www.nowsleep.com, an online source for
guidance and support for those who experienced the loss of an infant.
Perinatal Loss Support Group
Phone: 303-788-LOSS(5677)
*Contact to register or for further information
Location: Swedish Medical Center
501 E Hampden Ave
Englewood, CO 80113
Meeting Day: Thursdays
Purpose: A 5 week, closed group session providing support to families after a loss occurring anytime during
pregnancy through early childhood.
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3 Hopeful Hearts
Contact: Kristen Glenn
Phone: 970-227-1229
Contact: Bonnie Cochran
Phone: 970-222-1577
Website: www.portrsitsbybetsy.com
Mission: Helping bereaved families, through events, support, education and remembrance.
*3 Hopeful Hearts-Perinatal Support Group for Parents
Facilitator: Bonnie Cochran, LCSW
Phone: 970-222-1517
Facilitator: Betsy Strafach
Phone: 970-222-6720
Location: Harmony Presbyterian Church
400 E Boardwalk
Fort Collins, CO 80525
*Contact Betsy to arrange free childcare
*3 Hopeful Hearts-Child Loss Support Group
Facilitator: Kristen and Larry Glenn
Phone: 970-227-1229
Location: Pathways Hospice
305 Carpenter Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80525
SHARE
Contact: Marilyn Carpenter
Phone: 719-429-7500
Fax: 719-471-0403
Address: 2555 N Chelton Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
SIDS America
Local: 719-330-2245
Toll Free: 800-815-1306
Website: www.sidsamerica.org
Mail: PO Box 63133
Colorado Springs, CO 80962
Mission: A national faith based organization that provides, hope, help and healing to families grieving the
loss of a child to SIDS.
Services: Community outreach and support, prayer, grief support, financial assistance, support groups,
public and professional education.
Swedish Medical Center
Phone: 303-788-LOSS(5677)
Website: www.swedishhospital.com
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Services: Perinatal Loss Support Group, A New Beginning Support Group
Telephone Consultation: 303-788-LOSS(5677)
*A counselor will return your call
Connecticut
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Cromwell Chapter
Contact: Fred and Lynn
Phone: 860-632-1040
Location: St John Church
5 St Court, Rm 202
Cromwell, CT 06416
Meeting Day: Last Fri of the month
HEAL-Help Enduring Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Catherine Faye
Phone: 860-679-2379
*Contact for day and time
Location: University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Ave
Farmington, CT 06030
Website: www.uhc.edu
Purpose: A support group for parents who have experienced infant loss.
Hygeia Foundation
Phone: 800-893-9198
Website: www.hygeiafoundation.org
Mail: PO Box 3943
264 Amity Rd, Ste 211
Wood bridge, CT ,06525
Executive Director: Gillian Eversman
Program Director: Melissa Kish
Mission: To comfort and support those who grieve the loss of a pregnancy or infant. Striving to improve
awareness of the impact of pregnancy and infant loss on families.
Services: Bereavement support, burial assistance to low income families, outreach and education
programs for professionals.
*Hygeia Foundation-Pregnancy and Infant Loss Groups
*Open to anyone who has lost a pregnancy or infant, no matter when the loss occurred. You may attend
as many meetings each month as you'd like.
Woodbridge Meeting
Location: Hygeia Foundation
Woodbridge Professional Center
264 Amity Rd, Ste 211
Woodbridge, CT 06625
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Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Mon of the month
Guilford Meeting
Location: Hygeia Foundation at the Women and
Family Life Center
96 Fair St
Guilford, CT 06437
Westport Meeting
Location: Hygeia Foundation at a Child's Place
90 Hills point Rd
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 203-389-7700 please RSVP by 12:00pm on the day of the meeting
*Hygeia Foundation-Subsequent Pregnancy Group
*For those who are thinking of conceiving, trying to conceive or are pregnant after a loss.
264 Amnity Rd, Ste 211
*Hygeia Foundation-Parenting After a Loss
*Addresses concerns of those who have lost a pregnancy or infant and who have living children.
264 Amity Rd, St 211
March of Dimes-Connecticut
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Perinatal Bereavement Support Group of Greenwich Hospital
Phone: 203-863-3417
Website: www.greenwhichhosp.org
Location: Greenwich Hospital
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5 Perryridge Rd
Greenwich, CT 06830
Purpose: Support for families who have suffered a perinatal loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal
loss.
Sharon Hospital-Perinatal Loss Support Group
Contact: Colleen Hurst
Phone: 860-364-4124
Location: Sharon Hospital
50 Hospital Hill Rd
Sharon, CT 06069
Email: www.sharonhospital.com
Purpose: A monthly support group for families who have suffered a perinatal loss through miscarriage,
stillbirth or neonatal death.
SIDS Network, INC
Executive Manager: Chuck Mihalko
Website: http://sids-network.org
Mail: PO Box 520
Ledyard, CT 06339
Delaware
Bayside Helping Hands
Phone: 302-645-4700
Location: Bayside Health Associates
1535 Savannah Rd
Lewes, DE
Purpose: Parent support group for families who are grieving the death of their baby due to miscarriage,
stillbirth or neonatal death.
Child Development Watch-Northern Health Service
Contact: Barbara Akenhead, RNC, MSN
Phone: 302-995-8617
Phone: 800-671-0050
Fax: 302-995-8363
Address: 285 Chapman Rd
Chopin Bldg, Ste 103
Newark, DE 19702
Services: Social work visitation and referral to support services, provides support to stillbirth and
miscarriage families, offers bilingual services and materials.
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Delaware SIDS Affiliate
President: Linda Hawthorne
Phone: 302-996-0819
Fax: 302-255-2273
Address: 17 Roselawn Ave
Wilmington, DE 19805
Purpose: Parent Grief Support
Infant Loss Support Group
Phone: 302-674-7245
Location: Women's Health Center,
Bay Health Medical Center
Kent General Hospital
540 S State St
Dover, DE
Purpose: For parents who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or SIDS.
Loving Arms-Christiania Care Healthcare System
Contact(s): Beth Keenan, Stacy Schmidt, Janice O'Connell or Cori Wells
Bereavement Line: 302-733-4367
Location: Christiana Hospital
Rm 1904
Women's Health Bldg
Newark, DE
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.
March of Dimes-Delaware
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
District of Columbia
Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
Contact: Beverly Jones
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Phone: 202-204-5016
Website: www.wendtcenter.org
Address: 4201 Connecticut Ave NW
Ste 300
Washington, DC 20008
DC Department of Health-Maternal and Family Health Administration
Phone: 202-442-9124
Mail: 2700 MLK Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
Florida
AMEND
Program Director: Karen Frazier
Phone: 813-631-9519
Website: www.amend.fla.org
Mission: Providing moral support and encouragement to people that have experienced loss during and
after pregnancy, due to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss.
Services: telephone support, monthly meetings, lending library, literature, professional guest speakers.
*AMEND Support Group
Contact: Karen Frazier
Phone: 813-631-9519
*Contact for location and directions
American SIDS Institute
Phone: 239-431-5425
Website: www.sids.org
Address: 528 Raven Way
Naples, FL 34110
Mission: Dedicated to the prevention of SIDS and the promotion of infant health through an aggressive
nationwide program of research, clinical services, education and family support.
Florida Department of Health
Contact: Susan Potts
Phone: 850-245-4465
Fax: 850-245-4047
Mail: 4052 Bald Cypress Way
HSFFM Bin #A-13
Tallahassee, Fl 32399
Florida SIDS Alliance
Phone: 800-743-7352
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Address: 4044 W Lake Mary Blvd
Unit #104-209
Lake Mary, Fl 32746
HEAL (Helping Endure Infant Loss)
*Sponsored by Florida Hospital
Information: 407-303-4HER(4437)
*Free, but must pre-register
Phone: 407-303-5715
Email: floridahospitalwomen.com
Location: Florida Hospital
FH Barker Conference Center
601 E Alamonte Dr
Alamonte Springs, FL 32701
Meeting Day: 7 week series, 4 times per year
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced a loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
Healing Your Heart Support Group
*Sponsored by Memorial Healthcare System
Website: www.mhs.net
Contact: Claudia Rodriguez
Memorial Hospital West Bereavement Line:
954-765-0550
Forget Me Not Program: 954-765-0550
Location: Memorial Hospital Pembroke
Rm 378
7800 Sheridan St
Pembroke Pines, FL
Purpose: Support for parents who have lost a child up to 1 yr old or due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant
death.
March of Dimes-Florida
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
health of babies. This mission is carried out through research, services, education and advocacy.
their baby, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, awareness and information, online
resources/community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support
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Pregnancy Loss Support Group
*Sponsored by Manatee Memorial Hospital
Hospital Phone: 941-746-5111
Website: www.manateememorial.com
Contact: 941-745-6925
Location: Manatee Memorial Hospital
Patient Tower, Meditation Room
206 2nd Street East
Bradenton, FL 34208
Purpose: Support for anyone who has experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn loss.
SHARE-Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Groups
*Serving those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through pregnancy loss, stillbirth or
in the first few months of life.
*SHARE-South Miami Hospital, Social Service Department
Contact: Marsha Kropf
Phone: 786-662-8106 Option 2
Location: South Miami Hospital
Victor E Clark Education Center
Red Library
*SHARE-The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
Contact: Monica Bermudez (Health Start Program)
Phone: 305-255-5363
Location: Jackson N Medical Center
160 NW 170th Street
N Miami Beach, FL 33169
*SHARE-Gulf Breeze Chapter
Contact: Lori S Farmer
Phone: 910-308-8886
Location: Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church
Soundside Campus
4115 Soundside Dr
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
Church Phone: 850-916-1660
*Contact for directions and information
*SHARE-SW Florida Chapter
Contact: Anne Marie Randall
Phone: 239-455-5885 or
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239-298-9725
Website: www.swflshare.org
Location: Center Point Community Church
6590 Golden Gate Pkwy
Naples, FL 34105
Tear Catcher Program-Infant Loss Support
Pastoral Care Office: 904-202-2240
*Contact to verify dates and times
Location: Ronald McDonald House
824 Children's Way
(Across from Nemours Children's Clinic)
Jacksonville, Fl
Purpose: Offered to parents who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or
newborn death.
The Tears Foundation-Parent Support Group
Tears Office: 253-200-0944
Website: www.tearsfoundation.org
Location: Begin Again Children's Grief Center
655 N Clyde Morris Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 33114
Purpose: Support for bereaved families who have experienced the death of their baby.
Time Heals-Infant Loss
*Offered by First Baptist Deer Field Beach
Phone: 954-673-8245
Location: Boca Raton Community Center
150 Crawford Blvd
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Purpose: Reaching out with love and support to parents who are grieving the loss of an infant through
miscarriage or other causes.
Georgia
Bereaved Parents of the USA-NE Georgia Chapter
Leader: Bill Patterson
Email:[email protected]
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Address: 1015 Cyperts Trail
Winder, GA 30680
* Contact for location and meeting
times
Infant Loss Support Groups-Stockbridge Group
Location: Henry Medical Center
2nd FL of Education Bldg
1133 Eagles Landing Pkwy
Stockbridge, GA 30281
*Decatur Group
Facilitator: Omi Dobbins
Location: DeKalb Medical Women's Center
4th Fl, Decatur 4040
2701 N Decatur Rd
Decatur, GA 30033
Purpose: For parents, grandparents, extended family and friends, of miscarriage, stillbirth or infant
death.
* Be sensitive to those with recent losses, please do not bring babies or children to the meeting.
March of Dimes-Georgia
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
health of babies. This mission is carried out through research, services, education and advocacy.
their baby, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, awareness and information, online
resources/community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support.
Rachel's Gift, Inc
770-320-7059 (office)
404-277-5334(24 hour volunteer line)
Website: www.rachelsgift.org
Mission: Partnering with local hospitals to assist parents through the initial phase of infant loss through
a base of caring and knowledgeable volunteers. Providing grief assistance for families as well as a
training program for nursing professionals and caregivers.
Rock Goodbye Angel, Inc
Contact Information
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Mail: PO Box 7000
Gainesville, GA 30504
Purpose: A peer support network made up of bereaved families who have experienced a pregnancy loss
or infant loss. Providing, material resources, weekly peer support meetings, remembrance events and
other activities.
*Rock Goodbye Angel-Peer Support Meetings
Hall County Group
Contact: Angela
Location: Lanier Park Campus
675 White Sulphur Rd
Meeting Day: Monday's
Hall County-Spanish Speaking Group
Contact: Laura
Location: Hall County Health Dept
1280 Athens St
Gwinnet County Group
Contact: Tonya
Location: Woodmen of the World
Lodge 7
Bldg C, Ste 100
1844 Old Norcross Rd
Lawrenceville, GA 3004
Meeting Day: Monday's
Lumpkin County Group
Contact: Angela
Location: Chamber of Commerce
13 S Park Street
Dahlonega, GA 30533
*contact for meeting times
SHARE Atlanta
Contact Information
Contact: Marcia McGinnis
Contact: Melina (for Parents Packet)
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Information Line/Voice mail
Website: www.shareatlanta.org
Mission: For parents who have experienced pregnancy or newborn loss due to ectopic pregnancy,
miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn loss, through grief support groups, workshops, advocacy, forums,
written materials and memorials.
*Women's Group Meeting
Contact: Marcia McGinnis
* contact for meeting directions
Location: Dunwoody Club Forest
Subdivision
(except in Dec)
Zoe Foundation
Contact: Danielle Fulton, Secretary
Mail: PO Box 61466
Savannah, GA 31420
Mission: To uplift families who have lost infants, by easing the financial burden of funeral or burial costs
as well as providing support through local groups and peer connections.
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Health-Family Health Division/ Child Wellness Program
Contact: Angie Goodbody
Phone: 808-733-4056
Fax: 808-733-4055
Address: 741-A Sunset Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
Joshua Neves Children Fund
Contact: Erica Neves
Phone: 808-292-2304
Website: www.nevesfoundation.org
Mail: PO Box 8564
Honolulu, HI 96830
Group Location: Queen Kili'Uokalani Children Center
1300 A Halona St
Honolulu, HI
Purpose: Families who have suffered the loss of a child (newborn to 24yrs) and those with children battling
life-threatening illnesses.
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Kaiser Hospital Pregnancy/Infant Loss Support Group
*Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Website: www.kaiserpermanente.org
Kaiser Hospital: 808-432-0000
HOPING: 808-432-8524
Women's Share Group: 808-529-2260
Location: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Postpartum Unit, 5th Fl
3288 Moanalua Rd
Honolulu, HI 96819
Meeting Day: 1st Sat of the month
Purpose: A support group, open to the community, of parents who have experienced miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth or infant loss (up to 2yrs of age). Providing phone support, quarterly newsletters and
lending library.
March of Dimes-Hawaii
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Idaho
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Idaho
*Coeur d'Alene Chapter
Contact: Kathy Beck
Phone: 208-773-5684
Location: St Pious Church
625 E Haycraft Ave
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Braedyn Joe Foundation
Contact: Mr & Mrs Joe Sandoval
Phone: 208-230-0602
Address: 16028 N 19th St, Apt #102
Nampa, ID 83687
Services: Reburial services and promoting community awareness. Working with late miscarriage, stillbirth
and any age child death in the area. Also offering feet and hand castings and resources guides.
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March of Dimes-Idaho
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
North Idaho Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Support Group
Contact: Liz
Phone: 208-582-1879
Location: Vista Outreach
127 S Seventh Street
St Maries, ID
*Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Liz
Phone: 208-382-1879
Location: Vista Outreach
127 S Seventh Street
St Maries, ID
SHARE Foundation
*SHARE of Idaho Group
Contact: Chrissy Bowers
Phone: 208-388-8834
Location: St Luke's Hospital Campus
Women's Life Bldg
190 E Bannock
Boise, ID 83712
*St Joseph Regional Medical Center-SHARE
Contact: Sister Mary Catherine Siminski
Phone: 208-799-5439 or
208-749-1011
Location: Carondelet House
(In the Lounge)
608 5th Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
Across the street from the South entrance of the
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hospital
St Luke's Meridian Medical Center-Labor and Delivery
Phone: 208-706-3160
Address: Bereavement Committee
520 S Eagle Rd
Meridian, ID 83642
*Offers bilingual support
Illinois
Location: Our Savior's Lutheran Church
3300 Rural St, RM 200, 2nd Fl
Rockford, IL 61107
Meeting Day: 3rd Mon of the week
(Except for Dec)
Chaplain: Rebecca Klenim
Phone: 708-707-7648 or
815-933-1671x4960
Location: Riverside Medical Center
Chapel
350 N Wall St
Kankakee, IL 60901
Meeting Day: 1st and 3rd Thurs of the month
March of Dimes-Illinois
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
awareness and information, online resources/community, Centering Pregnancy,
NICU Family Support.
MISS Foundation-Northern Illinois Support Group
Phone: 188-455-MISS (6477)
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602-279-6477
Contact: Jeannie Jordan
Contact: Julie Levandoski
Location: St Raymond's
Mt Prospect, IL
Perinatal Bereavement Support Group
Contact: Judy Friedrich
Phone:312-942-6000 or
312-942-RUSH
Location: Rush University Medical Center
Annex Building
1620 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL
Northwest Suburban Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Pam Ferguson
Phone: 847-618-8415
Location: Northwest Community Hospital
25 E Schaumburg Rd, Ste 102
Schaumburg, IL
Self-Help Center
Website: http://www.selfhelp.famservcc.org
Mail: Self-Help Center
C/O Family Service
405 S State St
Champaign, IL 61820-5196
Purpose: Provides information and referrals to local support groups and directory, list serv, newsletter
and library of self-help literature.
Serves Champaign and Surrounding Counties
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support-Illinois
*Edward Hospital SHARE
Contact: Brenda Looney, RN
Phone: 630-527-3263
Contact: Jackie Oliver
Location: Edward Hospital Campus
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Education Center, Rm 307 & 308
801 S Washington St
Naperville, IL 60540
Meeting Day: 4th Tues of the month
Facebook: Edward Hospital SHARE
(Closed group, invitation needed)
*Good Samaritan Hospital-SHARE
Contact: Sue Duke
Phone: 630-275-1520
Location: Good Samaritan Hospital
Unit 31
3815 Highland Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
*Greater Peoria SHARE
Contact: Pam Anderson
Phone: 309-678-4728
Contact: Jessica Thompson
Phone: 309-370-3657
Website: peoriashare.blogspot.com
Location: Grace and Peace Lutheran Church
7611 N Knoxville Ave
Peoria, IL 61614
General Group
Parenting After A Loss
*Northwestern Memorial Hospital SHARE
Contact: Susan Rizzato, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 312-472-3785
Location: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Feinberg Pavilion, Academy Rm 2-715
251 E Huron Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
*Presence Covenant Medical Center SHARE
Pastoral Care Dept: Ginny Conron
Phone: 217-377-9781
*contact for location information
*Quincy SHARE
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Blessing Hospital Chaplains Office: Christy
Phone: 217-233-5520x6825
Location: Blessing Riemann College of Nursing
Rm 114
Oak and 10th Street
Quincy, IL 62301
*SHARE Anderson Hospital
Contact: Robyn Ward, RNC, CLC
Phone: 618-288-4298
Location: Anderson Hospital
Women's Pavilion
6800 State Rte 162
Maryville, IL 62062
*SHARE at St Joseph's Hospital
Contact: Karen Gebke
Phone: 618-228-7665
Location: St Joseph's Hospital
9515 Holy Cross Lane
Breese, IL 62230
*SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group-Central Dupage Hospital
Contact: Tonya Tapscott
Phone: 630-333-7209
Location: Central Dupage Hospital
Bed Tower
25 N Winfield Rd
Winfield, IL 60190
*SHARE Support Group-St Mary's Hospital
Contact: Margie Muehlebach
Phone: 217-464-2046
Contact: Paula Carmichael
Location: St Mary's Hospital
Rm G24
1800 E Lake Shore Dr
Decatur, IL 62521
*St John's Hospital SHARE
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Contact: Mary Jo Wasser
Phone: 217-525-5675
Location: St John's Hospital
800 E Carpenter
Springfield, IL 62769
(St Claire Annex by chapel)
SIDS/Infant Mortality Program
Contact: Nicki Woolverton
Phone: 217-557-2931
Fax: 217-557-5396
Address: Illinois Department of Health
535 W Jefferson St
Springfield, IL 62761
Services: Referral to local PHN in families county of residence, home visits for counseling and referral to
support services, information on SIDS, grief and bereavement support to parents via personal letter and
packet. Limited bilingual materials.
SIDS of Illinois, Inc
Toll Free: 800-432-7437
Phone: 630-541-3901
Fax: 630-541-8246
Address: 6010 Rte 53, Ste A
Lisle, IL 60532
Services: Family packet, newsletter, individual peer support, support groups, video/DVD support group
for rural families. Spanish materials and services.
The Haven Network-Northern Illinois' Perinatal Hospice and Bereavement Center
Phone: 815-962-1512
Website: www.thehavennetwork.org
Address: 124 Water St, Ste 303 B
Rockford, IL 61107
Mission: Provides companions on the grief journey to families who are facing a terminal diagnosis of their
pre-born or newborn. The Haven Network also supports families who have lost a baby through
miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, SIDS and early infant death.
Services: Family focused care, labor and delivery helpmates, photography, keepsakes, bereavement
literature, spiritual support, information on funeral planning, follow up care, Healing Hearts parents
support group, emergent care and community resources.
*Healing Hearts Support Group
Phone: 815-962-1512
Location: Our Savior Lutheran Church
Rm 200, 2nd Fl
3300 Rural St
Rockford, IL 61107
Meeting Day: 3rd Mon of the month (except Dec)
The Solace Foundation
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Website: www.thesolacefoundation.org
Mail: PO Box 1122
O'Fallon, IL 62269
Mission: A non-profit that offers comfort and support to bereaved parents after a pregnancy or infant
loss. The hope is that by providing those affected by loss with information and resources, they find the
support and help needed.
Services: Care Packages sent to doctor's offices and hospitals for parents, which include resources,
comforting items and keepsakes. Resource lists of online and in-person support groups, books and
websites.
Indiana
A Place in My Heart
Facilitator: Amy Daly, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 317-582-7150
Location: St Vincent Carmel Hospital
Professional Office Bldg, Entrance 3
Breast Center Conference Rm, 1st Fl
13450 N Meridia St
Carmel, IN 46032
Purpose: Pregnancy and Infant loss support for bereaved parents.
Baby Works
Coordinator: Barbara Himes
Phone: 317-725-3754
Fax: 317-882-2366
Mail: PO Box 47155
Indianapolis, IN 47155
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Montgomery County Chapter
Contact: Lee Ann Hutson
Phone: 765-866-1903
Location: First Christian Church in Crawfordsville
211 South Walnut
Crawfordsville, IN
Indiana State Department of Health-Maternal and Child Health Services
Perinatal Consultant: Beth Johnson
Phone: 317-233-1344
Fax: 317-233-1300
Address: 2 North Meridian St
Section 8-C
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Phone: 317-528-5199
Location: Franciscan St Francis Hospital Indianapolis
Terrace Conference Rm, 2nd Fl
811 S Emerson Ave
Indianapolis, IN
Meeting Day: 2nd Tues of the month (except Dec)
Purpose: A monthly support group for families who have experienced a pregnancy loss or infant loss.
*Additional pregnancy support for mom's who who have miscarried and are pregnant again.
Contact: 317-528-5199
(Contact for further information)
March of Dimes-Indiana
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
NeoFight
Contact: Michie Sebree, RN
Phone: 317-446-3013
Website: www.neofight.org
Mail: PO Box 17715
Purpose: Grief support, education and outreach for stillbirth, miscarriage and SIDS.
SHARE Indiana Chapter
*Evansville SHARE Support Group
Contact: Sister Pamela Nosbach
Phone: 812-485-7034
Location: St Mary's Medical Center
Pastoral Care Dept
3700 Washington Ave
Evansville, IN 47715
Meeting Day: 2nd Wed of the month (except Oct and Dec)
*SHARE Hope and Healing
Contact: Sarah Morrison, RN
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Phone: 812-254-8880
Cell: 812-887-4900
Location: Davies Community Hospital
Education Department
1314 E Walnut
Washington, IN 47501
SIDS Center of Indiana
Contact: John Schult
Phone: 877-507-7437
Address: 1810 Broad Ripple Ave, #13
Union Hospital RTS Bereavement Services
Contact: Sue Hoopengarner, RN-RTS
Bereavement Services Coordinator
Website: www.myunionhospital.com
Location: Union Hospital
Terre Haute, IN
Mission: A comprehensive, hospital based, one-on-one support program for families who experience the
loss of a baby during the early part of a pregnancy as well as due to stillbirth or newborn death.
Services: Follow up care-individually and through a monthly Parent Support Group, an annual memorial
service, and Walk to Remember (October)
Iowa
Bereaved Parents of the USA-West Central Iowa Chapter
Contact: Kimberly Wierderin
Phone: 712-830-9130
Location: Central Christian Church
24336 US Hwy 30
Carroll, IA 51401
Center for Congenital and Inherited Disorders-Iowa Department of Public Health
Executive Officer: Kimberly Noble Piper
Phone: 800-383-3826
Fax: 515-242-6013
Address: 321 E 12th St
Lucas State Office Bldg #530
Des Moines, IA 50319
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Iowa Department of Public Health
Maternal Health Consultant: Stephanie Trusty
Phone: 800-383-3826
Des Moines, IA 50319
Iowa SIDS Foundation
Executive Director: Patty Keeley
Phone: 515-965-7655
Toll Free: 866-480-4741
Fax: 515-864-0286
Address: 406 SW School St, Ste 207
Ankeny, IA 50023
*Iowa SIDS Foundation-Infant Loss Support
Contact: Cheryl Livingston
Phone: 563-568-5486
Contact: Dacia Summer
Phone: 563-568-4296
Location: Veterans Memorial Hospital
Conference Rm, Lower Level
40 First Street SE.
Waukon, IA 52172
Meeting Day: 4th Sun of the month
*Iowa SIDS Foundation-New Hope Support Group
Chaplain: Mary Arnold
Phone: 319-272-7370
Location: Waterloo Covenant Medical Center
Meeting Rm 1
Purpose: A grief support group for families who have experienced infant loss, to connect, share
experiences, coping strategies and support each other.
March of Dimes-Iowa
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
awareness and information, online resources/community, Centering Pregnancy, NICU Family Support
SHARE -Iowa Chapter
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*Dubuque TriState SHARE Local Chapter
Contact: Carol Dean
Phone: 563-589-8599
Location: Mercy Medical Center
250 Mercy Dr
Dubuque, IA 52001
Meeting Day: 2nd Wed of the month (except Oct)
Meeting Time: 7:30
*SHARE Embraces
Contact: Peggy Rolling
Phone: 563-522-2425
Location: 240 N Bluff
Clinton, IA
*SHARE Quad Cities
Contact: Chalyn Fornero-Green
Phone: 309-496-2568
Location: Genesis Heart Institute
1236 E Rusholme St
Davenport, IA
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health Environment-Bureau of Family Health
Director: Linda Kenney
Phone: 785-296-1310
Fax: 785-296-6553
Website: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/C-f/healthy.html
Address: 1000 SW Jackson St, Ste 220
Topeka, KS 66612
March of Dimes-Kansas
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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MISS Foundation-Kansas Support Group
Contact: Jill Bobier
Phone: 405-990-5388
Location: University Christian Church
2800 Claflin Rd
Manhattan, KS 65502
*Contact for meeting time
Purpose: Support for parents who have lost a child at any age and from any cause.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Contact: Coco McAtee, LCSW
Location: Medical Plaza West
(Behind the hospital)
12200 W 106th St, Ste 30
Overland Park, KS 66215
*Contact for meeting day
Purpose: For those who have endured losses due to miscarriages, stillbirth or SIDS, includes expectant
parents who have suffered past losses.
SIDS Network of Kansas, Inc
Executive Director: Christy Schunn, LSCSW
Phone: 316-682-1301
Toll Free: 866-399-7437
Fax: 316-682-1274
Website: www.sidsks.org
Address: 1148 S Hillside, Ste 10
Wichita, KS 67211
*Providing peer support for parents, families, friends and caregivers who have experienced the loss of a
loved one due to SIDS or other sudden infant death, miscarriage or stillbirth.
Please contact to RSVP for meetings.
*Salina Meeting
SIDS Network: 1866-399-7437
Location: Salina Public Library
301 W Elm Street
Salina, KS
*Topeka Meeting
Location: Pozez Education Center
1505 SW 8th Street
Topeka, KS
*Wichita Meetings
SIDS Network: 1866-399-7437
Location: SIDS Office
1148 S Hillside, Ste 10
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Wichita, KS
*Childcare is available-please call ahead in advance
Kentucky
Baptist Health Lexington's Perinatal Bereaved Parents Support Group
Perinatal Bereavement Program: 859-260-6904
Location: Hospice of the Bluegrass-Maurice
Kauffman Hospital Center
(Bluegrass Center for Grief Education and Counseling Building, Keenland Rm)
2312 Alexandria Dr
Lexington, KY
Purpose: Support for families who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn death.
Consoling Parents Support Group
*Sponsored by Norton Hospital-Pastoral Care
Chaplain: Amy McClain
Phone: 502-629-2103
Location: Bluegrass Christian Church
Rm 202
4100 Shelbyville Rd
Louisville, KY
Purpose: Support for parents who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or early newborn death.
Department of Public Health-Adult and Child Health Division
Child Fatality/Injury Prevention Coordinator:
502-564-3236x3857
Fax: 502-564-8389
Mail: 275 E Main St, MS SHS2WC
Frankfort, KY 40621
HEARTS (Heaven's Eternal Angels)-Northern Kentucky
*A ministry of the Faith Community Methodist Church
Website: www.heartsnky.org
Address: HEARTS Northern Kentucky
C/O Missing Alexis Foundation
PO Box 236
Union, KY 41091
Purpose: Extending support to anyone whose life has been touched by pregnancy or infant loss due to
stillbirth, neonatal death, premature death or birth defects.
Services: Support groups and and online support group
HEARTS Online Support Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/HEARTSNKY.
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*HEARTS Pregnancy and Infant Loss Resource and Support Group
Location: Faith United Methodist Church
4310 Richardson Rd
Independence, KY 41051
March of Dimes-Kentucky
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Missing Alexis Foundation
Mail: PO Box 236
Union, KY 41091
Mission: Encouraging and promoting research into the causes of stillbirth and providing support,
compassion and healing to families who have experienced the loss of a child through miscarriage,
stillbirth, SIDS and all other forms of antenatal and neonatal death, as well as to educate the people that
support them.
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support-Kentucy Chapter
*Wilmore Area SHARE
Contact: Elizabeth Pomeroy
Location: Wilmore United Methodist Church
209 E Main Street
Wilmore, KY 40390
SIDS/Other Infant Death Network of KY
Contact: Robin Richardson
Phone: 270-879-8008
Phone: 800-928-7437
Mail: PO Box 186
Caneyville, KY 42721
Louisiana
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Bereaved Parents of the USA-Louisiana
*Cenla Chapter
Contact: Becky Walkins
Phone: 318-730-6780
Website: bpcenla.bpchapter.org
Location: Christus Cabrini Power Center
3330 Masonic Dr
Alexandria, LA 71301
Louisiana Office of Public Health
SIDS Risk Reduction Coordinator: Tracy Hubbard
Phone: 225-342-7805
Fax: 225-342-2256
Mail: 628 N 4th St
PO Box 3214
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Lullabies Support Group
Location: Dr Daniel Bourque's Office
1460 South College Rd
Lafayette, LA 70503
*Contact for times
Purpose: Support for families who have suffered the loss of an infant.
Maddie's Footprints
Phone: 337-334-6573
Address: 205 Chevalier Dr
Lafayette, LA 70503
Purpose: Providing support to families coping with miscarriage, stillbirth or the loss of an infant
Services: Financial assistance for end of life experiences and/or medical expenses, information and
support.
March of Dimes-Louisiana
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
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Social Services: 225-924-8456
Location: Women's Center for Wellness
100 Women's Way
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
Contact: Jane Hyde, LCSW
Phone: 521-9100x5380
Location: Women's Children's Hospital
(Hospital Classroom)
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth and newborn loss.
SHARE Louisiana Chapter
*SHARE of Northeast Louisiana
Contact: Colleen Howard
Phone: 318-644-5216 or
Cell: 318-376-2353
Website: http://www.nationalshare.org/SHARENELA.html
Location: Children's Coalition for Northeast
Louisiana
1363 Louisville Ave
Monroe, LA 71201
SIDS Support and Awareness Network of Louisiana
Peer Contact: Elizabeth Trahan
Phone: 337-788-3767
Fax: 504-578-6605
Address: 676 Maraist Rd
Crowley, LA 70526
Zoe Foundation
*Shana Rae Project-Louisiana Chapter
Louisiana Rep: Erin Bourgeois
Phone: 225-206-1035
Website: www.zoe-foundation.org
Miscarriage: Remembering babies and supporting families, uplifting families who have lost infants by
easing the financial burden of funeral costs, as well as providing support through local groups and peer
connections.
Maine
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Southern Maine Chapter
Leader: Trish Critchfield
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Phone: 207-799-4183
Leader: Ann Goodwin
Phone: 207-712-3522
Website: www.bpsmaine.bpchapter.org
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church
580 Forest Ave
Portland, ME 04101
Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Wed of the month
Empty Arms-Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Pam Houston
Phone: 207-973-8742
Location: Eastern Maine Medical Center
489 State St
Bangor, ME 04401
Purpose: Support for parents grieving pregnancy or infant loss.
Maine SIDS Foundation
Contact: Roy Bagley
Phone: 207-657-2220
Cell: 207-233-9323
Address: 14 Charlonate Dr
Gray, ME 04039
Maine Public Health
Nursing Program Coordinator: Dwight Littlefield
Phone: 207-287-9025
Fax: 207-795-4536
Address: Department of Human Services
200 Main St
Lewiston, ME 04240
March of Dimes-Maine
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Contact: Peg Bradstreet
Phone: 207-662-2827 or
207-774-2200
Location: Maine Medical Center
Dana Health Education Center
Classroom 10
22 Branhall St
Portland, ME 04102
Contact: Cassie Wallace
Phone: 207-973-8548
Location: Eastern Maine Medical Center
Forsyth Conference Rm, 2nd Fl
489 State St
Bangor, ME 04401
Meeting Day: 4 consecutive Weds; scheduled quarterly
*Contact for meeting dates
Maryland
A Time to Remember
Phone: 800-515-0044
Location: Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Maryland Rm
500 Upper Chesapeake Dr
BelAir, MD 21014
Purpose: Support for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss.
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Maryland Chapter
*Support especially for the newly bereaved regardless of the age of the child or circumstances of death.
*Anne Arundel County Chapter of BP/USA
Contact: Terre Belt
Phone: 410-721-1359
Website: www.aacounty-md-bereavedparents.org
Location: Calvert United Methodist Church
Rowe Blvd
Annapolis, MD 21401
*Baltimore Metro Area BP/USA
Contact: Bill Lyon
Phone: 410-321-7053
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Website: www.bpbaltimore.bpchapter.org
Lutherville Group
Location: St Paul's Episcopal Church
Spangler Hall
1609 Kurtz Ave
Lutherville, MD
Columbia Group
Location: First Presbyterian Church of Howard
County
9325 Presbyterian Circle
Columbia, MD
BelAir Group
Location: St Ignatius Church Parish Center
533 E Jarrettsville Rd
Forest Hill, MD
Carroll County-Infant Loss Group
Contact: Donna Warner
Phone: 410-526-5985
Location: Church of the Brethren
Broad St and Park Pl
Westminster, MD 21157
Center for Infant and Child Loss
Department of Pediatrics-University of Maryland School of Medicine
Contact Information
800-808-7437
Fax: 410-706-0146
Website: www.infantandchildloss.org
Address: 737 W Lombard St, RM 233
Baltimore, MD 21201
Mission: A nonprofit assisting families as they learn to live with the sudden and unexpected loss of their
child. The primary focus is toward the parents. Additionally, services may also be provided to
grandparents, siblings, daycare providers, schools and significant persons as indicated.
Services: Initial crisis support, grief intervention, assessment of needs, referrals to support groups and
community agencies, Insights newsletter, memorial services, Counselor's Corner site, Peer Support
System Center and fundraiser.
Empty Arms, Aching Hearts (EAAH)
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*Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Phone: 240-826-6112
Location: Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Conference Rm of Pastoral Care
1st Fl, Main Bldg
9901 Medical Center Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
Meeting Day: Thursdays; 4 sessions over 5 weeks
Purpose: A support group offered by Pastoral Care Services for parents and others grieving the loss of a
pregnancy or baby.
Empty Arms, Aching Hearts (EAAH)
*Washington Adventist Hospital
Phone: 301-891-5265
Location: Washington Adventist Hospital
Conference Rm A,
Lower Level 11 (near cafeteria)
7600 Carroll Ave
Tacoma Park, MD 20912
Purpose: A support group offered by Pastoral Care Services for parents and others grieving the loss of a
pregnancy or baby.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center-Support Group
Contact(s): Nancy Campbell or Deborah Johnson
Phone: 443-849-2308
Phone: 443-849-2079
Location: Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Women's Resource Center
6569 N Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
Harbor Hospital
Contact: Amy Foy
Phone: 410-350-2080
Address: 3001 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD 21225
*Support Group
Location: The Life Resource Center
(Across from Hospital)
Library, Rm A
Holy Cross Hospital-Maryland MISS Support Group
Contact: Cubbi La Hood
Phone: 301-681-5784
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Location: 1500 Forest Glen Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Meeting Day: 1st of each month
Hospice of the Good Shepherd
Hospice Bereavement Coordinator: April Ely
Phone: 617-969-6130
Address: 2042 Beacon St
Newton, MA 02468
Services: Several bereavement groups for adults and children. Children's grief group explores grief
through art, writing, storytelling and talking with peers. Groups meet at various times.
HUG Support Group-Franklin Square Hospital
Phone: 443-777-7839
Location: Franklin Square Hospital
Women's Pavilion
9000 Franklin Square Dr
Baltimore, MD 21237
Labor of Love
Phone: 301-739-3863 or
301-739-2438
Location: Robin Wood Professional Center
Orange Entrance, Rm 122
11110 Medical Campus Rd
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Purpose: A support group for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn loss.
*Labor of Love-Washington County Hospital
Phone: 301-790-8421
Location: Washington County Hospital
Pangborn Hall
315 E Antietam St
Hagertown, MD 21742
March of Dimes-Maryland
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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Mercy Medical Center (Mercy Cares Program)
Contact: Kathleen Wagner
Phone: 410-332-9326
Address: 301 Saint Paul Pl
Baltimore, MD 21201
*Group only open to mothers who gave birth at Mercy.
Riva Trace Baptist Church
Contact: Anne O'Sullivan
Phone: 410-863-8391
Location: 2990 Riva Trace Pkwy
Annapolis, MD 21407
Saint Joseph's Hospital
Phone: 410-337-1109
Location: 7601 Olser Dr
Towson, MD 21204
Pastoral/Spiritual Care Dept, Conference Rm
*Please call to register (open to all)
SHARE-Maryland Chapter
*MIS/SHARE
Contact: Diana DelGrasso
Phone: 301-530-1094
301-460-6222
Location: Holy Cross Resource Center, Rm 6
9805 Cameron Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Meeting Day: 1st Tues, bi-monthly
Sinai Hospital
Phone: 410-601-5192
Location: 2401 W Belvedere Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215
Weinburg Bldg, Ste 105
The Life Center Support Groups
*Later Pregnancy Loss Support GroupFirst Candle Resource Directory
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Chesapeake Life Center
Contact: Ann O'Sullivan, RN
Phone: 410-570-2164
Location: St Andrew's United Methodist
Church-Edgewater
4 Wallace Manor Rd
Edgewater, MD 21037
Purpose: Addresses later pregnancy loss including stillbirth and infant death.
*Perinatal Support Group-Prince George's County
Phone: 410-987-2129
Location: The Life Center
9500 Arena Dr, Ste 250
Largo, MD 20774
Purpose: Support for individuals and couples coping with an unexpected pregnancy diagnosis or loss.
*Scrap and Share
Location: The Life Center-Annapolis Office
445 Defense Hwy
Annapolis, MD 21041
Meeting Day: 3rd Thurs, bi-monthly (Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct and Dec)
Purpose: Support for individuals coping with an unexpected pregnancy diagnosis or infant loss.
Participants can make a scrapbook, collage, shadowbox or come to support and be with others who have
had similar experiences and losses.
*SIDS Loss Support Group-Chesapeake Life Center
Phone: 410-987-2129
Location: The Life Center
9500 Arena Dr, Ste 250
Largo, MD 20774
Purpose: Support for those who have lost an infant to SIDS.
Treasures
*Hospice of Frederick County
Phone: 240-566-3030
Location: 516 Trail Ave, Ste C
Frederick, MD 21701
Meeting Day: Wednesday's (6 wk's)
Purpose: Support group for those who have experienced the death of a child through miscarriage,
stillbirth, SIDS or any type of infant death.
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center-Perinatal Bereavement Support Group
Phone: 800-515-0044
Location: 500 Upper Chesapeake Dr
Bel Air, MD 21014
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Bel Air Rm
Purpose: Support for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
University of Maryland Medical Systems
Contact: Christine Shippen
Phone: 410-328-0914
Services: Phone support or referrals
Massachusetts
A Ripple in Time-Pregnancy Loss Support Group
Contact: Donna McDonnell
Phone: 978-663-5477
Contact: Deacon Tom Mullins
Phone: 978-663-8816
Location: St Theresa's Parish Hall
Rm 6
1 Grace Ave
Billeriea, MA 01821
Purpose: A bereavement group for anyone experiencing loss from miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal
death.
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Sturbridge Chapter
Leader: Sylvia Gaumont
Phone: 508-764-6170
Website: bpusasturbridge.org
Location: St Ann Shrine
Parish Center, Rm 1
16 Church St
Sturbridge (Fiskdale), MA 01518
Purpose: Support for bereaved parents and family as they struggle through their grief after the death of
a child, especially to the newly bereaved, regardless of the age of the child or circumstances of the death.
Beverly Hospital Support Group
Social Work Dept: 978-922-3000x2710
Location: Kauders Conference Rm
Purpose: A support group for parents who have lost a child at any time during their pregnancy through
early infancy.
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Website: www.emptyarmswesternma.blogspot.com
Founder/Facilitator:Carol McMurrich
Phone: 413-529-1610
Mission: Seeking to create a variety of meetings and resources to be able to offer bereaved families the
type of support that works best for them at the time they need it most. Empty Arms is affiliated with
Share, Inc and continues to receives support, resources and guidance for them.
Services: Empty Arms Bereavement Support Group, Miscarriage Support Group, Subsequent Choices
Group, Parenting After a Loss Group, Special events, memorial walk, caregiver training's, peer counseling,
written support materials
*Empty Arms Bereavement Support Group
Contact: Carol McMurrich
Phone: 413-529-1610
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Conference Rm D
30 Locust St
Northampton, MA 01060
Meeting Day: 4th Wed of the month
Purpose: Support to families who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss; free and open to all families.
*Empty Arms Miscarriage Group
Contact: Lexi Wright
*Contact to RSVP
Location: Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Conference Rm D
30 Locust St
Northampton, MA
Purpose: A support group for women and partners who have experienced the loss of a baby by miscarriage
or ectopic pregnancy.
*Empty Arms Parenting After a Loss Group
Contact: Erika Parker
Phone: 413-628-0082
*Contact if interested in attending and for further information
Location: Groups meet in members homes
Meeting Day/Time: Meetings are usually on weekends; date and times varies
Purpose: Support for those who are parenting the older sibling(s) of a baby who has died, or are parenting
a subsequent child after a loss.
*Empty Arms Subsequent Choices Group
Contact: Carol McMurrich
Phone: 413-529-1610
*Contact to RSVP
*Meeting time and location varies
Purpose: Intended for bereaved parents who are currently pregnant, as well as those pursuing other
means of expanding their families, ie. adoption, surrogacy etc.
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*There are currently no babies in attendance; Participants will be made aware if a baby is present when
they RSVP
Good Samaritan Hospital Support Group
Contact: Trish McLean, LICSW
Phone: 508-427-3898
Location: 235 N Pearl St
Community Conference Rm
Brockron, MA 02301
Purpose: A support group for family who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth and newborn death.
Heywood Hospital Community Loss Support Group
Contact: Jill Cormier, LICSW
Phone: 978-630-6383
Location: 242 Green St
Gardner, MA 01440
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death.
HOPE Group-Winchester Hospital
Contact: Randy Hueber
Phone: 781-273-2624 or
781-756-4700
Location: Baldwin Park 1
Keating Conference Rm
12 Alfred St
Woburn, MA
Purpose: Support for bereaved families who have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
Hopeful Connections
Website: www.hopefulconnections.com
Mission: Connecting women and families in the surrounding Boston area to support that is available to
them when navigating through pregnancy loss and neonatal death. Hoping to build social awareness
around pregnancy loss.
Services: Information on local pregnancy loss, support groups, disseminating materials to doctors and
hospitals, information about local events, remembrance walks, online resources and support, resources
for families looking to memorialize their child.
Hospice of the Good Shepherd
Hospice Bereavement Coordinator: April Ely
Phone: 617-969-6130
Address: 2042 Beacon St
Newton, MA 02468
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Services: Several bereavement groups for adults and children. Children's grief group explores grief
through art, writing, storytelling and talking with peers. Groups meet at various times.
Jordan Hospital Support Group
Contact: Kathleen McAleer
Phone: 508-746-0215
Location: 275 Sandwich St
Plymouth, MA 02360
Purpose: A support group for the death of a child before birth, at birth or shortly after birth.
Lowell General Hospital Support Group
Bereavement Counselor: 978-937-6324
Location: 295 Varnum Ave
Lowell, MA
Purpose: A support group for family who suffered the death of a child before birth, at birth or shortly after
birth.
March of Dimes-Massachussets
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Massachusetts Center for SIDS
Project Coordinator: Mary McClain
Phone: 617-414-7437
Fax: 617-414-5555
Address: One Boston Medical Center Pl.
Boston, MA 02118
Milford Regional Medical Center
Phone: 508-422-2273
Location: Women's Pavilion Conference Room
4th Floor
Purpose: Support for families who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage or fetal
death.
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Salem Hospital Support Group
Contact: Suzanne Nevins
Phone: 978-354-3357
Location: Salem Hospital-Davenport Bldg
81 Highland Ave
Salem, MA 01970
Purpose: A support group focused on pregnancy loss and early infant loss.
SHARE: Resolve Through Sharing Support Group-Holy Family Hospital
Contact Phone: 978-687-0156x2240
Location: Holy Family Hospital Chapel
Cremin Ste
Metheum, MA
Purpose: A support group for those who have lost an infant in pregnancy or early infancy.
South Shore Hospital-Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Coordinators:
Claire Hogan: 781-624-5015
Laura Carrol: 781-624-4177
Patty Rodgers: 781-624-4027
Location: Weymouth, MA
South Shore Hospital-Pregnancy After Loss Support
Coordinators:
Claire Hogan: 781-624-5015
Laura Carrol: 781-624-4177
Patty Rodgers: 781-624-4027
Location: 55 Fogg Rd
Weymouth, MA 02190
Purpose: Support for women and partners expecting a baby after experiencing a loss.
St Luke's Hospital-Pregnancy Loss Support Group
Contact: Peg McManus
Phone: 508-997-1515x5513
Location: New Bedford, MA
Michigan
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Michigan Chapters
*Cooper County Chapter
Contact: Marcy Romps
Phone: 906-482-4303 or
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Cell: 903-370-4393
Website: www.bpcooper.bpchapter.org
Location: Home of Marcy Romps
46534 US Hwy 41
Houghton, MI 49931
*Macomb County Chapter
Contact: Christine DeClerck
Phone: 586-770-7746
Location: Washington Township Senior Center
57880 Van Dyke
Washington Twp, MI 48318
*Saginaw Chapter
Leader: Debra Schuette
Phone: 989-860-2100
Website: www.bpsaginaw.bpchapter.org
Location: Grace Lutheran Church
4690 Tittabawssee Rd
Saginaw, MI 48602
Friends Supporting Parents (FSP)
Support Phone: 586-215-0355
Mission: A non-profit organization serving the needs of families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, and
newborn death, consists of volunteer parents who have experienced the loss of a baby, working in a group
setting and one on one, providing comfort and reassurance to parents as they deal with their loss.
*Friends Supporting Parents Support Group
Contact: Jennifer Hunt
Phone: 586-268-2170
Location: St Thomas Lutheran Church
8771 15 Mile Rd
Sterling Heights, MI
GriefNet-Michigan
Contact Information
Founder/Director: Cendra Lynn, PhD
Website: www.griefnet.org
Mail: GriefNet
PO Box 3272
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3272
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Purpose: Offers grief support groups 24hrs/day, 365days/yr. Members participate when they wish and
are able to, not at a set time. All the grief support groups are monitored by trained volunteers.
Supervision is provided by Cendra Lynn, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Traumatologist.
*Email Support Groups:
Grieving-Parents Support Group: for parents who have had a child of any age die from any cause,
recently or long ago.
Grief Parents-Neonate Support Group: for parents whose children died due to miscarriage, still birth or
died as neonates.
Grief Parents-New Birth: is an email support group for parents who are dealing with subsequent to
conceive and birth a child after having a child die.
Heartstrings Support Group
Contact: Ann Patrice Foley
Phone: 734-464-7810
Location: Angela's Hospice
1400 Newburgh Rd
Livonia, MI
HELP (Handling Emotional Loss of Pregnancy)
Contact: Leslie Upham
Phone: 248-858-3526
Location: St Joseph Mercy-Oakland
Volunteer Lounge, 1st Fl
Pontiac, MI
HOPING-Helping Other Parents in Normal Grieving
Contact: Michelle Baird Szidik
Phone: 517-364-3873 or
Cell: 517-485-8510
Location: Sparrow Professional Building
2nd Fl Rm E and D
Flint, MI
HUGS Group (Help, Understand, Grief Support)
Contact: Sheri Lucius, RN, BN
Phone: [email protected]
Contact: Terri Shaver
Phone: 248-937-2320
Location: Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
(HUGS Rm)
Commerce Twp, MI
Purpose: Support for parents experiencing any type of perinatal loss.
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Livingston Area Missing Our Babies (LAMB)
Contact: 810-844-1284
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingstonAreaMissingOur
Babies/info
*two meetings a month at two locations
Location One: Genoa Medical Center
(lower level conference Rm)
2305 Genoa Business Park Dr
Brighton, MI 48114
Meeting Day: 1st Sun of the month
Meeting Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Location Two: House to the right of
St Paul Lutheran Church
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
Looking Ahead Support Group
Contact: Joane Mulher
Phone: 248-898-7595
Location: Beaumont Hospital
3601 W 13 Mile Rd
Royal Oak, MI 48073
*Subsequent Pregnancy After Loss
Contact: Joanne Mulher
Phone: 248-898-7595
Location: Beaumont Hospital
3601 W 13 Mile Rd
Royal Oak, MI 48073
March of Dimes-Michigan
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Metro Detroit SHARE
Contact: Angie Winton
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Phone: 313-492-1172
Website: www.metrodetroitshare.org
Mail: PO Box 2143
Taylor, MI 48180
Services: Providing monthly pregnancy and infant loss support, funeral assistance and a memory box
program for families in the Metro Detroit area.
Miscarriage, Ectopic Pregnancy, Stillbirth and Newborn Loss Support Group
Phone: 517-423-5816 (RSVP)
Location: Tecumseh United Methodist Church
Tecumseh, MI
Olivia Raine Foundation
Phone: 1888-743-0950
Website: oliviaraine.org
Mail: Olivia Raine Foundation
PO Box 182
Atlas, MI 48411-0182
Mission: A non-profit offering financial support for expenses relating to the funeral arrangements to
families who had an infant pass away for any reason.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group-Sinai Grace Hospital
Phone: 313-966-3452
Location: Sinai Grace Hospital
6071 W Outer Dr
Women's Resource Center, Rm 120
Detroit, MI
SHARE-Michigan Chapters
*Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
*Bronson Methodist Hospital-SHARE
Bereavement Coordinator:
Brenda Terburgh, LCSW, CT-S
Phone: 269-341-6639
Mail: 601 John St, Box #23
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Location: Bronson Hospital
Gilmore Center, Fetzer Board Rm
Kalamazoo, MI
*Metro Detroit SHARE Group
Contact: Angie
Phone: 313-492-1172
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Website: www.metrodetroitsharegroup.com
Mail: Metro Share Group
PO Box 2143
Taylor, MI 48180
Taylor Meeting
Location: VFW Post #4422
11590 Pine St
Taylor, MI 48180
Grosse Point Meeting
Location: 17001 Kercheval Ave
Grosse Point, MI
SOUL(Sharing Our Untimely Losses)
*SOUL (Sharing Our Untimely Losses)-Butterworth Hospital
Contact: Nancy King
Phone: 616-391-3232
Location: Butterworth Hospital
100 Michigan St
NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or
neonatal death.
*SOUL (Sharing Our Untimely Losses)-Blodgett Hospital
Contact: Nancy King
Phone: 616-391-3232
Location: Blodgett Hospital
1840 Wealthy St
SE Grand Rapids, MI
Tender Hearts Support Group
Contact: Kim Higgins
Phone: 810-688-8845
Contact: Margaret Tompkins
Phone: 810-664-8590
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church
1310 N Main Street
Laper, MI 48446
The Mary G Shuman Miscarriage and Newborn Loss Support Group
Phone: 734-973-1014
Location: Lamaze Association Office
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2500 Packard, Ste 101
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Tiny Purpose
Phone: 517-486-2140
Website: www.tinypurpose.com
Contact: Alaina Hiatt
Contact: Renee Bangerter
Mail: 357 Sherman St
PO Box 83
Blissfield, MI 49228
Mission: Connecting mothers who have experienced the pain of losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy
or early infancy.
Services: Perinatal program-for parents facing the birth of a child with terminal conditions; a monthly
support group, memorial events, outreach resources, blog
*Tiny Purpose Support Group
Contact: Alaina Hiatt
Phone: 517-486-2140
Location: 375 Sherman St
Blissfield, MI
Tomorrow's Child/Michigan SIDS
Phone: 517-485-7437
Phone: 800-331-7437
Fax: 517-485-0163
Website: www.tomorrowschildmi.org
Mail: 112 E Allegan
Lansing, MI 48906
*Tomorrow's Child Support Group
(In collaboration with Kabul Funeral Home)
Facilitator: Shirley Brogan, LPC
Toll Free: 800-331-7437
Location: 35201 Garfield Ave
Clinton Twp, MI 48035
Facilitator: Marge Thomas
Phone: 313-831-2460
Toll Free: 800-331-7437
Location: Plymouth United Church of Christ
(Center behind the church)
600 E Warren St
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Detroit, MI 48201
Facilitator: Dr John Canine
Phone: 248-814-0706
Location: Schwartz Funeral Home
1225 W Hill Rd
Flint, MI 48507
Meeting Day: Last Thurs of the month
WING (When I Need Grief Support)
Contact: Sharon St John
Phone: 810-606-5897
Location: Flint Central Church of the Nazarene
1261 W Bristol Rd
Flint, MI
Minnesota
A Place To Remember
Contact: Calvin DeRuyter
Phone: 651-645-7045
Phone: 800-631-0973
Fax: 651-645-4780
Website: www.aplacetoremember.com
Bittersweet
Contact: Barb Schaack
Phone: 952-854-1997
Mail: 2308 Skyline Dr
Bloomington, MN 55442
Infants Remembered in Silence (IRIS)
Phone: 507-334-4748
Website: www.irisremembers.com
Address: 218 Third Ave
Fairbault, MN 55021
Mission: Dedicated to offering support, education and resources to parents, families, friends and
professionals on the death of children in early pregnancy (miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar
pregnancy etc) or from stillbirth, premature birth, neonatal death, birth defects, SIDS, illness, accidents
and all other types of infant and early childhood death.
*IRIS Support Group (Afternoon)
Location: IRIS Office
218 Third Ave
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Fairbault, MN 55021
Meeting Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
*IRIS Support Group (Evening)
Location: IRIS Office
218 Third Ave
Fairbault, MN 55021
Longville Area Grace Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Contact(s): Melissa and Jason Gemmell
Phone: 218-363-2400
Location: St Edwards Catholic Church
4905 State Hwy 84
Longville, MN 56655
*Please enter through the back entrance into the church hall.
Maple Grove GRACE Support Group
Phone: 763-494-3233
Location: Maple Grove Covenant Church
Classroom 7
9350 Upland La
Maple Grove, MN 55369
(On the left side of bldg. Enter at the front doors, go left down the hallway)
Purpose: The group does an activity helpful to the grieving process (scrap booking, crafts, guest speakers,
candle light memorial etc). Light refreshment provided.
March of Dimes-Minnesota
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
MISS Foundation Support Group
Facilitator: Heidi Ciepielinski
Facilitator: Trina Charles
Location: First Congregational United Church of
Christ
221 7th Ave West
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Alexandria, MN 56369
Missing GRACE Foundation
A GRACE Support Group is a safe place to find community with others who have had a pregnancy or
infant loss or face infertility challenges. The groups are open to individuals and couples looking to work
through grief in healthy ways, and to commemorate babies who left this world and the arms of their
loving parents too soon.
Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Support Group-Fairview Ridges Hospital
Phone: 612-672-7272
Location: Fairview Ridges Hospital
210 Nicollet Blvd
Burnsville, MN 55337
Meeting Day: 1st and 3rd Tues of the month
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn
death.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support-Ridgeview Medical Center
Phone: 952-442-2191x6190
Location: Ridgeview Medical Center
500 S Maple St
Waconia, MN
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced a loss due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth
or newborn death.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss-St John's Hospital
Contact: Sheila Priebe
Phone: 651-232-3192
Location: St John's Hospital
1575 Beam Ave
Maplewood, MN 55109
Purpose: Support for parents grieving miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss-United Hospital
Phone: 651-241-6206
Location: United Hospital
333 N Smith Ave
St Paul, MN 55102
Pregnancy After Loss-United Hospital
Phone: 655-241-6206
Location: United Hospital
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333 N Smith Ave
St Paul, MN 55102
Purpose: Support for pregnant parents dealing with issues after previous pregnancy loss.
Star Legacy Foundation
Contact Information
Website: www.starlegacy
foundation.org
Mail: 11305 Hawk High Court
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Mission: A nonprofit organization dedicated to stillbirth research and education, with a mission to
increase awareness, support research, family advocacy and education. A community of parents, family,
and friends of stillborn babies dedicated to reducing the number of families that endure this needless
tragedy.
Mississippi
Face2Face-Vicksburg/Jackson
Leader: Sarah Koeppel
*Email to RSVP and for meeting information
Purpose: A safe place for mothers and fathers to talk about the feelings that occur after pregnancy and
infant loss.
March of Dimes-Mississippi
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Mississippi SIDS Alliance
Contact: Cathy Files
Phone: 877-471-7437
Phone: 601-859-8900
Mail: PO Box 2170
Madison, MS 39130
Mississippi State Department of Health
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SIDS Coordinator: LaQutia Cooper
Phone: 601-576-7476
Fax: 601-574-7498
Mail: 570 East Woodrow Wilson
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Remembrance Support Group-University of Mississippi Medical Center
Phone: 601-984-1921
Location: University of Mississippi Medical Center
University Physicians Pavilion
Rm MO-16
1410E Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39216
Purpose: Support for pregnancy loss and early infant death.
SIDS and Infant Loss Support Group-River Oaks Hospital
Contact: Cathy Files
Phone: 601-955-1057
877-471-7437
Location: River Oaks Hospital
Classroom (right of lobby)
1030 River Oaks Dr
Flowood, MS 39232
Missouri
AMEND
Contact: Maureen Connelly
Phone: 314-487-7582
Address: 4324 Berrywick Terrace
St Louis, MO 63128
AMEND
Contact: Martha Elise
Phone: 314-291-0892
Address: 1559 Ville Rosa
Hazelwood, MO 63042
Bereaved Parents of the USA- Missouri Chapters
*Four States Chapter of BP/USA
Facilitator: Linda Walker
Phone: 417-649-1118
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Website: bp4states.bpchapters.org
Location: Community of Christ Church
1212 Goetz Blvd
Joplin, MO 64801
*St Louis Chapter of BP/USA
Contact: Cindy Morris
Phone: 314-954-1810
Website: www.bpusastl.org
(Offers multiple groups)
Bowling Green Group
Facilitators: Bill and Vicki Langeman
Phone: 573-242-3632
Location: Super 8 Hotel
Conference Rm of lobby
1216 E Champ Clark Dr
Bowling Green, MO 63334
Crestwood Group
Facilitator: Sandy Curran
Phone: 314-518-2302
Location: CHADS Coalition Bldg
180 Crestwood Plaza Dr
9100 block of Watson Rd
St Louis, MO 63126
Jefferson County South Group
Facilitator: Ginny Kamp
Phone: 636-586-8559
Location: St Rose Catholic Church
(Corner of Miller and 3rd St)
Deston, MO
*Entrance on Miller St
St Peters/St Charles County Group
Leaders: Mike and Jeanne Francisco
Phone: 636-947-9403
Location: Knights of Columbus Hall
5701 Hwy North
Cottleville, MO 63304
Troy Missouri Group
Facilitator: Cindy Morris
Phone: 314-954-1810
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Location: Ingersoll Chapter
211 Boone St
Troy, MO 63379
West County Group
Facilitator: Judy Ruby
Phone: 314-994-1996
Facilitator: Arlene Thomason
Phone: 314-401-2510
Location: Congregation Shaare Emeth
1165 Ladue Rd
(Corner of Ballas and Ladue Rd)
St Louis, MO 63141
First Breath
Website: www.1stbreath.org
Mail: PO Box 28864
Kansas City, MO 64188-8864
Mission: A non-profit committed to providing education, advocacy and public awareness of stillbirth in
addition to assisting families and professionals dealing with the death of a baby.
HOPE (Healing Our Pain and Emptiness) Ministries
Phone: 816-436-1649
Website: www.kchope4infantloss.com
Location: Antioch Bible Baptist Church
800 NE 72nd St
Gladstone, MO 64118
Purpose: A support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss.
March of Dimes-Missouri
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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MEND-Missouri Chapter
Director: Heather Fann
Phone: 417-818-0489
*Support Group
Location: Project Hope
1419 S Enterprise Ave
Springfield, MO 65804
Purpose: Support for parents who have lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
*Fellowship Group
Contact: Kathleen Moore
Location: Hebrews Coffee
1604 E Republic Rd
Springfield, MO 65804
Purpose: Fellowship with other MEND moms. Come for dinner, dessert or just to visit. RSVP's requested.
Mercy Heart Prints Program
Coordinator: Jessica Steffens
Phone: 314-251-8500
Website: www.mercy.net
Location: St John's Mercy Hospital
Washington, MO
Purpose: A Perinatal Bereavement Program providing one-to-one support and help to parents who have
experienced the loss of a baby by neonatal death, stillbirth, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or shortly after
birth. The program is lead by a team of nurses, chaplains and others trained in perinatal grief education.
Support and comfort is offered during and after hospital stay and as long as needed to provide ongoing
grief support.
SHARE Foundation-National Office
Contact: Stephanie Grant
Phone: 800-821-6819
Phone: 636-947-6164
Fax: 636-947-7486
Website: www.nationalshareoffice.com
Mail: 402 Jackson St
St Charles, MO 63301
*Barnes-Jewish Hospital Share Group
Contact: Jane Seifert
Phone: 314-362-2874
Location: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
South Campus, Evans Conference Rm
(Off Main lobby)
One Barnes-Jewish Plaza
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St Louis, MD 63119
*DePaul Hospital Share
Contact: Carolyn
Phone: 314-344-7997
Location: DePaul Hospital
May Center, Meeting Rm B (right of main entrance)
1230 DePaul Dr
Bridgetown, MO 63044
*Gentle Flutters-Share of St Joseph West
Contact: Lisa Zorn, RN
Phone: 636-625-5442
Location: Troy Elks Lodge
541 2nd Street
Troy, MO 63379
General Support Group
Early Pregnancy Loss (12 wk gestation or less)
*GVMH (Golden Valley Medical Plaza) Share
Contact: Kelsey Hines
Phone: 660-890-8452
Location: Golden Valley Medical Plaza
1602 North 2nd St
Clinton, MO 64735
*Southeast HEALTH Share
Contact: Gayle Unverferth, RN
Phone: 573-651-5560
Location One: Grace United Methodist Church
521 Caruthers Ave
(Broadway and Caruthers)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Location Two: Health Point Plaza
2126 Independence St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
*St Charles Share
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Phone(s): 636-947-6164 or
800-821-6819
Location: National Share Office
402 Jackson St
St Charles, MO 63301
Bereaved Parents Group
Subsequent Choices Group
Early Pregnancy Loss (under 12 wk's gestation)
*St Mary's Hospital-Share
Contact: Linda Wenger
Phone: 314-768-8349
Location: St Mary's Hospital
Smitz Cafe, C Rm (in cafeteria)
6420 Clayton Rd
St Louis, MO 63117
SIDS Resources, Inc
Contact: Lori Ahrens
Phone: 314-822-2323
Fax: 314-822-2098
Location: www.sidsresources.org
Mail: 135 West Monroe
St. Louis, MO 63122
*Serving state of Missouri and surrounding counties in Kansas and Illinois.
Western Region SIDS Resource, Inc
Program Coordinator: Donna Jacobson
Phone: 913-671-1818
Fax: 816-753-6906
Mail: 4051 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
Montana
Empty Arms-Glasgow, Montana
Contact: Trinity Coom
Phone: 406-230-0544
Location: Valley County Courthouse
Community Rm
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501 Court Square
Glasgow, MT 59230
Department of Public Health and Human Services
Phone: 406-444-3394
Fax: 406-444-2606
Address: 1400 Broadway
Cogswell Bldg, Rm C314
Helena, MT 59620
Healing Hearts For Moms
Contact: Judy Peterson
Phone: 406-549-8482
Location: Missoula, MT
Purpose: A support group for mothers who have had a child die. Seeks to help moms through the grief
process and to move on with life.
Life After Loss
Contact: Joan
Phone: 406-261-0724
Contact: Denise
Phone: 406-863-3535 or
Location: 3004 Hospital Way
North Valley Hospital Campus (southend)
Cornerstone Building
Purpose: For those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss.
March of Dimes-Minnesota
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Share of Gallatian Valley
Contact: Mary Jo
Phone: 406-587-8309
Contact: Heather
Phone: 406-556-8585
Contact: Marilyn Guggenheim
Phone: 406-587-8212
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Cell: 406-539-0063
Location: Bozeman Deaconess Hospital Chapel
1st Fl entrance
915 Highland Blvd
Bozeman, MT 59715
Nebraska
Centering Corporation
Contact Information
Toll Free: 866-218-0101
Website: www.centering.org
Mail: 7230 Maple St
Omaha, NE 68134
Mission: A non-profit offering support, information and hope, by providing education and resources for
the bereaved. Providing the best grief literature, workshops and participating in continuing education.
Relevant Services: Sympathy cards, burial gowns, memory books, literature/ resources on miscarriage,
newborn death, subsequent pregnancy, funeral planning, men's, grandparents and sibling grief, T-shirts,
Grief Digest magazine and workshops.
March of Dimes-Nebraska
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Nebraska Self-Help Information Services
Mail: Ms Paige Namuth
Antler's Center
2501 South St
Lincoln, NE 68502-3050
Purpose: Offers assistance to new and existing support groups.
Nebraska SIDS Foundation
Phone: 402-935-1911
Mail: PO Box 540633
3170 Arcadia Ave.
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Omaha, NE 68154
*Contact for information on monthly support group meetings
Purpose: A charitable organization dedicated to serving all individuals touched by the sudden unexpected
death of an infant. The Foundation is a state recognized program dedicated to increasing awareness of
SIDS, safe sleeping practices, implementing research and bereavement services.
Office of Family Health
Life Span Department: 402-471-0165
Fax: 402-471-7049
Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Fl
Lincoln, NE 68509
Open Arms
Infant Bereavement Committee
Chair: 402-343-8527
Location: Bergan Mercy Professional Center
Rm C, 2nd Fl
7710 Mercy Rd
Omaha, NE
Purpose: A support group for families who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy, at birth
or shortly after.
Nevada
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Southern Nevada Chapter
Contact: Janice Liggins
Phone: 702-845-6125
Chapter Site: www.bplasvegas.bpchapter.org
National Site: www.bereavedparentusa.org
*Contact for meeting information
Bureau of Family Health Services
Medical Consultant: Jo Malay, RN, MPH
Phone: 775-684-4250
Address: Nevada State Health Division
3427 Goni Rd, Ste 108
Carson City, NV 89706
March of Dimes-Nevada
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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University of Nevada
Kathleen Ja Sook Bergquist, PhD
Phone: 702-895-2449
Address: 4505 Maryland Pkwy
Rm GUA 3136
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Services: Private resource for therapy, counseling and grief support.
New Hampshire
Bereaved Parents of the USA-New Hampshire
*Rockingham-Essex County Chapter
Leader: Beth Hendershot
Phone: 603-887-4302
Location: Atkinson Community Center
4 Main Street
Atkinson, NH 03811
Footprints Pregnancy/Newborn Loss Support Group
Phone: 775-770-6100
Website: http://www.saintmarysreno.com/wellness/group.php
Mail: St Mary's Regional Medical Center
235 W 6th Street
Reno, NV 89503
Purpose: Support for individuals who have faced a pregnancy loss or new born loss.
March of Dimes-New Hampshire
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
New Hampshire SIDS Alliance
Contact: Charlie Foote
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Phone: 617-828-4996
Mail: 13 Drew Rd
Derry, NH 03038
New Hampshire SIDS Program
Contact: Audrey Knight, MSN, RN
Phone: 603-271-4536
Fax: 603-271-4519
Address: New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
29 Hazen Dr
Health and Welfare Bldg
Concord, NH 03301
Services: information and resources on SIDS and grief support, peer contact, referrals. Limited bilingual
materials. No miscarriage or stillbirth services.
Seacoast Pregnancy and Infant Loss Council (SPILC) Support Group
Mission: A collaboration of the Seacoast Hospitals- Exeter Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Portsmouth
Regional Hospital, Wentworth-Douglas Hospital and York Hospital. Supporting families who have
experienced a loss of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn loss. Meetings
are facilitated by persons trained in pregnancy and infant loss, every week for a six week period.
*Exeter Hospital
Registration Phone: 603-580-6668
Location: Exeter Hospital
Case Management Rm 5
Exeter, NH
Meeting Days: Jan and Feb (6wks)
*Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Contact: Sarge Dillon
Phone: 603-330-7941
*Contact to register and for information
Location: Frisbie Memorial Hospital
11 Whitehall Rd
Rochester, NH 03867
Meeting Days: March and April (6wks)
*York Hospital (Maine)
Contact: Roxanne, Katie and Terry
Phone: 207-351-2129
*Contact to register and for more information
Location: York Hospital
15 Hospital Dr.
York, ME 03909
Meeting Days: June and July (6wks)
*Wentworth-Douglas Hospital
Contact: Rachel Mathieu
Phone: 740-2865
*Contact to register and for more information
Location: Wentworth-Douglas Hospital
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789 Central Ave
Dover, NH 03820
Meeting Days: Aug and Sept (6wks)
*Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Contact: Barbara-Jean Otterson
Phone: 433-6948
*Contact to register and for information
Location: Portsmouth Regional Hospital
333 Borthwick Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Meeting Days: Nov and Dec (6wks)
SHARE-New Hampshire Chapters
Contact: Brenda Smith, RN
Phone: 603-663-3396
Location: Elliot Hospital
Conference Rm A
1 Elliot Way
Manchester, NH 03103
Purpose: A support group for parents who have experienced the loss of pregnancy at any stage or the loss
of an infant shortly after birth.
*Still Remembered Share Support Group
Contact: Barb Buckman
Phone: 603-882-3000x66046
Location: St Joseph Hospital
172 Kinsley St
Nashua, NH 03061
New Jersey
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Northern NJ Support Group
*Affiliated with National Organization
Contact: Pat Olausen
Phone: 973-984-0251
Website: bereavedparentsusa.org
Address: 48 Whitewood Dr
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Location: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
(Enter from rear of church)
160 Ridgedale Ave
Florham Park, NJ
Purpose: A self-help, support group for families who have suffered the death of a child regardless of age
or circumstances of death.
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CJ Foundation for SIDS
Phone: 551-996-5111 or
888-8CJ-SIDS
Website: www.cjsids.org
Address: HUMC: WFAN Pediatric Center
30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Mission: The CJ Foundation is committed to developing, implementing and providing funds, for education
and awareness programs so that the message of risk reduction reaches every potential population. The
CJ Foundation also supports bereavement and counseling services for families that have lost a baby to
SIDS.
March of Dimes-New Jersey
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse
Contact Phone: 1800-367-6274 (NJ)
Or 973-989-1122
Website: http://www.njgroups.org
Mail: NJ Self-Help Clearinghouse
375 E McFarlan St
Dover, NJ 07801-3638
Purpose: Information and referrals to over 4,500 self-help support groups state wide. Publishes a
comprehensive directory of support groups.
NJ Resource-International Stillbirth Alliance
Website: www.stillbirthalliance.org
Mail: PO Box 603
South Seville, NJ 08246
Mission: Dedicated to reducing the risk of stillbirth and to enhance bereavement care for families who
have experienced stillbirth, through public awareness, community engagement, promoting best clinical
practice standards, facilitating high quality research
Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Support Group
*affiliated with SIDS Center of NJ
Contact: Alissa Sandler, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 201-996-5131
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Location: The Joseph M Sanzari Children's Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center,
NJ Medical Rm, 1st Fl
Remembering Our Babies
Contact: Lisa Brown
Phone: 609-275-0866
Address: 205 Pheasant Hollow Dr
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
SHARE-NJ Support Group
*Affiliated with national organization
Contact: Irina Mariano-Brown, LCSW
Phone: 732-745-8600x5214
Location: St Peter's University Hospital
Social Work Department
(Employee cafeteria conference Rm)
254 Easton Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Purpose: Serving those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through pregnancy loss,
stillbirth or in the first few months of life.
SIDS Center of New Jersey
Contact: Dr Thomas Hegyith
Contact: Dr Linda Esposito (for referrals)
Phone: 800-545-7437
Fax: 732-235-6609
Address: One Robert Wood Johnson Pl.
Department of Pediatrics, MEB 312, 3rd Fl
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Services: Case management, telephone contact, individual peer contact, groups, home bereavement
visits. Limited stillbirth and miscarriage services. Local referrals.
SIDS Center of New Jersey
Contact: Alissa Sandler
Phone: 800-704-7437
Phone: 201-336-8794
Fax: 201-336-8794
Address: Hackensack Medical Center
30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07604
SIDS/Infant Loss Support
*Affiliated with SIDS Center of NJ
*SIDS/Infant Loss Support Group (Spanish)
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Contact: Anna Irizarry-Wood, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 201-996-3748
Location: The Joseph M Sanzari Children's
Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center
Rm 347, 3rd Fl
Hackensack, NJ
*SIDS/Infant Loss Support (English)
Contact: Anna Irizarry-Wood, MSW, LCSW
Phone: 201-996-3748
Location: The Joseph M Sanzari Children's
Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center
Rm 347, 3rd Fl
Hackensack, NJ
SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood)
Program-Online Support Group
Phone: 551-996-5080
800-620-SUDC
Website: www.sudc.org
The Tears Foundation Parent Support Group
Phone: 253-200-0944
Website: www.thetearsfoundation.org
Location: Perfect Perk Coffee Shop
602 Main St
Bradley Beach, NJ 07720
UNITE, Inc
*UNITE, Inc-Subsequent Pregnancy Support
Contact: Barbara Carmignani
Phone: 215-728-3777
Location: Capital Health System
Mercer Campus
Trenton, NJ
Purpose: Open to those expecting a baby following the loss of a child through miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth, or newborn death.
*UNITE, Inc-Subsequent Pregnancy Support
Contact: Sue Strazinsky
Phone: 215-728-3777
Location: Princeton Medical Center
Meeting Day: 3rd Fri of the month
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New Mexico
March of Dimes-New Mexico
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Mending Hearts Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Ashley
Phone: 575-887-6050
Location: Home Care Connection and Hospice
513 S Canal
New Mexico Grief Services Program
Grief Services: Nancy Barickman
Phone: 505-272-5719
Fax: 505-272-0727
Address: University of NM School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Share-New Mexico Chapter
Contact: Christy Koil
Phone: 505-883-5657
*General Support Group
Location: Center for Prenatal Development
4010 Montgomery Blvd
NE Albuquerque, NM 87109
*Subsequent Choices Group
Location: Center for Prenatal Development
4010 Montgomery Blvd
NE Albuquerque, NM 87109
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New York
Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA)-New York Chapter
*BP/USA Long Island Chapter
Contact: Diana Roscigno
Phone: 516-233-4848
Website: www.bpliny.bpchapter.org
Location: Faith Lutheran Church
231 Jackson Ave
Syosset, NY 11791
*BP/USA-Mid Hudson Chapter
Contact: Kathy Corrigan
Phone: 845-462-2825
Website: mhbpusa.wbspawner.com
Location: The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie
10 Children's Way
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
*BP/USA-Western NY Chapter
Contact: Tony and Bernie Misita
Phone: 716-675-3844
Website: www.bpwestny.bpchapter.org
Location: Life Transition Center, Inc
150 Bennett Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Meeting Day: 2nd Fri of the month
Springville Satellite
Contact: Terry DeVore
Phone: 716-592-0922
Contact: Marie Bauer
Phone: 716-592-7799
Location: Assembly of God
57 Transit Line Rd
Springville, NY
Caring Arms Support Groups for Perinatal Loss- Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
Contact Information
Contact: Denise Hudden, RN or
Karen Cwalina, RN
Perinatal Bereavement Services:
716-568-6653
Mail: 1540 Maple Rd
Williamsville, NY 14221
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Website: www.kaleidahealth.org
Mission: The Caring Arms Support Circle (CASC) is a program of several self-help perinatal bereavement
support groups.
Support Group
Location: St Gregory the Great Church
Ministry Center
(Next to Millard Fillmore Suburban
Hospital)
Purpose: Support for those experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death or ectopic pregnancy.
Central New York Perinatal and Infant Bereavement Network (CNYPIBN)
Contact (at Crouse Hospital): Janet Press
Phone: 315-470-7373
Email: [email protected] or
Mission: Committed to a standard of optimal bereavement care for the Central NY region, through
information sharing, education, parent support, community programs, referral services for bereaved
families and care providers.
Empty Arms-UHS Infant Bereavement
Contact: Laurie Fallon
Phone: 607-763-6661
*Contact if you plan to attend
Hospital Contact: 607-763-6655
Location: Wilson Memorial Regional Medical
Center
Education and Conference Center,
Picciano 4, Rm 2
33-57 Harrison St
Johnson City, NY 13790
Purpose: Open to anyone dealing with loss by miscarriage, stillbirth or death of an infant to age one.
Footprints on the Heart Program
*Through Catholic Health-Women Care
Phone: 716-706-2122 (for questions about women's services)
Website: www.chsbuffalo.org/WomenCare/Services/Footprints-on-the-Heart
Address: 2121 Main St, Ste 300
Buffalo, NY 14214
Telephone/Email Support
Contact: 716-862-1678
Day/Time: MWTh 8:00am-4:00pm
Mission: Helping families deal with the loss of a baby caused by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth
and newborn death. Helping families cope by providing a variety of support resources.
Services: Telephone/email support, bereavement education, lending library, support groups, newsletter
and memorial events
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*Footprints on the Heart Support Groups
Contact: Fran Kane, RN, BSN
Phone: 716-862-1678
*No charge, reservations not required. Advance knowledge of attendance is appreciated
Footprint on the Heart Group
Location: M Steven Piver, MD Center for
Women's Health and Wellness
1st Fl Conference Rm
2121 Main St, Ste 100
Buffalo, NY
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced the loss of a baby through stillbirth (20wks onward)
or early infant death.
Heart to Heart Group
Buffalo, NY
Purpose: Support for parents who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage or ectopic
pregnancy.
Hopeful Hearts Group
Buffalo, NY
Purpose: Support for parents who are parents again after a previous pregnancy loss.
Grandparents/Family Group
Buffalo, NY
Meeting Time: 6:30-7:30om
Purpose: A support group for grandparents and family members to validate their grief and educate then
on how to support their loved ones.
Good Samaritan Hospital
Coordinator Perinatal: Pam Magi, RN
Phone: 845-368-5297
Fax: 845-368-5463
Contact: Sister Teresa Geigel (speaks Spanish and English)
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Phone: 631-273-1110
Address: Good Samaritan Hospital
255 Lafayette Ave
Suffern, NY 10901
Purpose: Support for families who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy loss, newborn
loss or loss of young child.
Guardian Angel
Contact Information
Coordinator/Facilitator: Martha Weiss
Phone: 516-249-8589
(24hr answering machine)
Website: www.stkilian.com
Mission: To serve those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy
loss, stillbirth, or in the first few months of life.
Services: In-person support group, telephone peer-support, Memorial
Lending Library, Guardian Angels monthly newsletter, Bereavement Care Packages, Annual
Remembrance Ceremony
*Guardian Angel Support Group Meeting
-Sponsored by St Kilian Bereavement Ministry
Facilitator: Martha Weiss
Phone: 516-249-8589
Location: St Kilian Msgr Swiger Parish Center
(Church Basement)
Blue RM (Opposite kitchen)
485 Conklin St
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Meeting Day: 1st Fri of the month
(During Holidays, call to confirm)
Purpose: Bereavement support in an effort to assure parents are not alone in their grief when their baby
dies. A time of sharing and mutual support with others who have experienced similar losses. The group
is free; people of all faiths are welcome; no registration required
Infant Loss Support Group-Chenango Memorial Hospital
Facilitator: Julie Parish
Phone: 607-337-4243
Location: Chenango Memorial Hospital
179 Broad St
Basement Conference Rm
Norwich, NY 13815
Purpose: Open to anyone dealing with loss by miscarriage, stillbirth or death of an infant to age one.
Infant Loss Support Group-Cortland Regional Medical Center
Contact: 607-756-3750
Website: www.cortlandregional.org
Location: Cortland Regional Medical Center
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134 Homer Ave
Cortland, NY 13045
Purpose: Providing grief support for parents, grandparents and siblings who have suffered the loss of a
child due to a miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or other circumstances.
Krystal's Wish Foundation for SIDS
Contact: Nancy Rafter
Phone: 845-338-5654
Fax: 845-338-5780
Mail: 35 Highland Rd
Ulster Park, NY 12487
March of Dimes-New York
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Mental Health Association of Rochester/Monroe County
Contact: Cindi Licata
Website: http://www.mharochester.org
Mail: Mental Health Association
320 N Goodman St
Rochester, NY 14607
Purpose: Provides information and referrals to local support groups. Online directory of local groups
National Council of Jewish Women-NY Section
*Pregnancy Loss Support Program (PLSP) for Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Newborn Death
Pregnancy Loss Support Program:
212-687-5030x464
National Headquarters: National Council of
Jewish Women
475 Riverside Dr #1901
NY Section: 241 W 72nd Street
NY, NY 10023
Mission: Professionally trained PLSP volunteers offer nationwide telephone counseling and NY
metropolitan area support groups for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn
death as well as women who are pregnant following a loss.
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Services: Telephone counseling, peer support group, support for pregnancy after loss, professional
referrals, resource list and PLSP Newsletter.
New York Sudden Infant and Child Death Resource Center Offices
*Statewide and Lower Hudson Valley Regional Office
Director: Marie Chandick
Phone: 631-444-3690
Phone: 800-336-7437
Fax: 631-444-6475
Web: www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/sids
Address: Stony Brook University
School of Social Welfare, HSC, L2, Rm 111
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Services: Family bereavement support, literature, referrals to local groups. Limited services for
miscarriage and stillbirth. Serves NY State
*New York City Regional Office
Regional Coordinator: Peggy Regensburg
Phone: 212-323-1425
Address: Public Health Solution, Inc
421 East 26th St, 13th Fl
New York, NY 10016
*Central NY Regional Office
Regional Coordinator: Clemencia Molina
Phone: 315-424-0009x108
Fax: 315-478-1981
Address: REACH CNY, Inc
1010 James St
Syracuse, NY 13203
*Western NY Regional Office
Regional Coordinator: Jan Walkden
Phone: 716-822-0919
Fax: 716-822-5079
Address: Family Help Center
60 Digens St
Buffalo, NY 14206
*Eastern NY Regional Office
Regional Coordinator: Mary Whittredge
Phone: 518-262-7237
Fax: 518-262-7237
Address: Albany Medical College
Dept of Pediatrics, MC88/A2401A
47 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
Perinatal Bereavement ProgramMount-Sinai Medical Center;Center for Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Connect Information
Website: www.mountsinai.org
Address: 1425 Madison Ave
NY, NY 10029
Mission: Providing spiritual, religious, and culturally sensitive bereavement services to families
experiencing losses at any stage of pregnancy and those experiencing early infant loss at any time
following a loss.
Perinatal Bereavement Support Group-Good Samaritan Hospital
Contact Information
Contact: Barbara Demundo
845-368-5297
Website: www.goodsamhosp.org
Location: Frawley Annex
1Campbell Ave
Suffern, NY
*Contact for meeting details
Perinatal Bereavement Team (PBT)Winthrop University Hospital
Mission: To provide guidance, emotional support, counseling services and outpatient follow up to
parents experiencing the loss of their infant.
Contact Information
Contact: Women's Health Services at
Winthrop University Hospital
Contact Phone: 1-888-53-WOMEN
Website: www.winthrop.org
Address: 259 1st Street
Mineola, NY 11501
*Contact for information regarding Perinatal Bereavement Support Group
RTS Perinatal Bereavement Services-Crouse Hospital
Phone: 315-470-2768 or
315-470-7372
Location: Crouse Hospital
Marley Education Center, Rm 410
736 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
*Contact for meeting times
Purpose: Support for bereaved families during any type of perinatal loss.
St Peter's Hospital-Perinatal Bereavement Support
518-525-1602
Website: www.sphcs.org
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Location: St Peter's Hospital
Ground FL Chapel
315 S Manning Blvd
Albany, NY
Meeting Day: 1st Thurs of the month; bi-monthly
The Self-Help Clearinghouse
(Rockland County)
Website: http://www.mharockland.org
Mail: Jennifer Conforto, Self-Help
Clearinghouse
MHA of Rockland County, Inc
706 Executive Blvd, Ste F
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
Purpose: Information and referrals to area support groups. Publishes directory and newsletter
Western New York Perinatal Bereavement Network
Contact Information
Contact: Christine Scott
Phone: 716-626-6363
Contact: Dawn Both-Kim
Website: www.wnypbn.org
Address: 30 S Cayuga Rd
Williamsville, NY 14221
Mission: To assist the community in meeting the needs of people facing perinatal death, the death of a
baby from miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and early infant death. Offering education, support,
community programs and referral services for bereaved parents.
Support Groups:
*Caring Arms Support Circle
Contact: Denise Hudden, RN
Location: Ministry Center
RM #4
100 St Gregory Court
Williamsville, NY
Meeting Day: 2nd Tues of month
Purpose: Support for those who have experienced the loss of a baby due to stillbirth or early infant
death.
*Footprints on the Heart
Contact: Fran Kane
Location: M. Stiver Center
Ste 100
Sisters Hospital, Seton Bldg
2157 Main St
Buffalo, NY
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Purpose: Support for those who have experienced the loss of a baby due to stillbirth or early infant
death.
*Heart to Heart
Contact: Fran Kane
Location: M. Steven Piver Center
Ste 100
2157 Main St
Buffalo, NY
Purpose: Support for those who have experienced the loss of a baby due to early pregnancy loss,
miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.
*Hopeful Hearts Subsequent Pregnancy
Contact: Fran Kane
Location: M. Steven Piver Center
Ste 100
2157 Main St
Buffalo, NY
Purpose: Support for pregnancy after perinatal loss.
*SIDS Family Support
Contact: Jan Walkden
Location: Joan A. Male Family Support Center
60 Dingens St
Buffalo, NY
Purpose: Support for those who have experienced the loss of a baby due to SIDS or Infant Death.
*Tiniest Angels Parent Bereavement Support
Contact: Christine Scott
*Contact to register
Location: 30 S. Cayuga Rd
Lower Level
Williamsville, NY
Bereavement Support
Purpose: Support for those who have experienced the loss of a baby due to miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth or early infant death.
*Subsequent Pregnancy Support
Purpose: Support for pregnancy after perinatal loss.
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North Carolina
Albermarie Hospital
Lactation Consultant: Jean Sawyer, RNC, RSN
Phone: 252-384-4745
Mail: PO Box 1587
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Harnett County Department of Public Health
Grief Counselor: Cristina Worthington
Main Phone: 910-893-7550
Phone: 910-814-6254
Address: 307 West Cornelius Harnett Blvd
Lillington, NC 27546
Heartstrings
Phone: 336-335-9931
Website: www.heartstringssupport.org
Mail: PO Box 10825
Greensboro, NC 27404-0825
*See participant information form on website
Mission: A non-profit, providing compassion, validation, bereavement education and hope to families who
have suffered pregnancy or infant loss, through peer support programs guided by bereaved parents in
partnership with professional facilitators.
Services: Connection Program, Subsequent Pregnancy Group, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Group, and
Resources Support Groups
Purpose: Open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a baby from conception to 1yr. Consisting of
8wk sessions, over 12wks, reoccurring throughout the year. Pre-registration is required
*Greensboro Meeting
Location: Kids Path Bldg
2504 Summit Ave
Greensboro, NC
*Winston-Salem Meeting
Location: The Hospice and Palliative Care Center
Williams Education and Counseling Center Bldg
101 Hospice La
Winston-Salem, NC
*Kernsville Group
Location: The Joyner House
408 W Mountain St
(Corner of Nelson St)
Kernsville, NC
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*Heartstrings Subsequent Pregnancy Support Group
Phone: 336-335-9931
*Contact to register and for further information
Kinder Mourn, Inc
Clinical Director: Kelly Hamilton
Phone: 704-376-2580
Fax: 704-376-0149
Website: www.kindermourn.org
Address: 1320 Harding Pl
Charlotte, NC 28204
March of Dimes-North Carolina
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
North Carolina Support Works
Website: http://www.supportworks.org
Purpose: Help finding support groups in or near the Charlotte, NC area.
Randolph County Infant Loss Group
Contact: Jennell Cardi
Phone: 336-940-7104
Website: [email protected]
Location: 416 Vision Dr
Asheboro, NC
Purpose: Support for those who are grieving the loss of an infant, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth,
neonatal death, SIDS, molar pregnancy or other loss.
SHARE
Contact: Jean Batten
Phone: 336-748-9070
Address: 2000 W First St, Ste 510
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Winston-Salem, NC 27104
The Piedmont Triad Sudden Infant Death Network (SIDN)
Contact: Sandy Kennedy
Phone: 336-676-9868
Mission: Helping bereaved families through their grief by sharing resources and experiences to families of
infants who have died of SIDS from ages newborn to 2yrs of age.
Services: Support group, ongoing telephone support, support guide
*Support Group
Location: Women's Hospital
Greensboro, NC
Meeting Day: 2nd Thurs (bi-monthly)
UNC School of Medicine-Women's Hospital Perinatal Loss Support Group
Purpose: UNC Pastoral Care offers multiple forms of grief support for those who have experienced
perinatal loss.
Services: Anniversary Memorial Service, Counseling sessions, Perinatal Loss Support Group
Chaplain/ Grief Counselor:
Darryl Owens, MDiv, BCC, CT
Department of Pastoral Care: 919-966-7801
Email: dlowens.unch.unc.edu
*Contact to RSVP or for further information
Website: www.med.unc.edu/psych/wmd/perinatal-loss-support-group
Location: Women's Health Information Center
(Lobby of UNC Women's Hospital)
101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
North Dakota
Early Infant Loss/Miscarriage Ministry-Diocese of Fargo
Phone: 701-356-7900
Website: www.fargodiocese.org/instantloss
Mail: 5201 Bishops Blvd S, Ste A
Fargo, ND 58104
Services: Mass for God's Children-Masses celebrated to remember children who have died by miscarriage,
stillbirth, and early infant loss; information and resources; The Naming Ceremony.
March of Dimes-North Dakota
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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North Dakota Department of Health-Division of Maternal and Child Health
Phone: 701-328-2784
Fax: 701-328-1412
Address: 600 East Blvd Ave, Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505
SHARE-North Dakota Chapter
*Fargo Share
Contact: Collette Christoffers
Phone: 701-364-4516
Email: collette.christoffers.essentiahealth.org
Contact: Michelle Losing
Phone: 701-361-6611
Location: Sanford Health Chapel
170 S University
Fargo, ND 58103
Purpose: Support for those whose lives are touched by the death of a baby through pregnancy loss,
stillbirth or in the first few months of loss.
Ohio
Dublin Counseling Center-At a Loss Support Group
Phone: 614-889-5722
Website: www.dublincounselingcenter.org
Location: 299 Cramer Creek Court
Dublin, OH 43017
Meeting Day: 1st and 3rd Tues evening
Purpose: A free support group for parents who have lost a child.
Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA)-Ohio
*A non-profit self-help group offering support, understanding, compassion and hope to families after the
death of a child, regardless of the child's age or the circumstances of the death.
*BP/USA-Mahoning County/Youngstown
Leader: Diane Hunter-Copeland
Phone: 330-770-2686
Website: www.ytownbpusa.org
Location: Park Vista
1216 5th Ave
Youngstown, OH 44504
*BP/USA-Muskingum County
Leader: Susan Saunders
Phone: 740-297-7788
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Location: North Terrace Church of Christ
1420 Brandywine Blvd
Zanesville, OH 43701
Meeting Day: 2nd Tues of the month (Beginning Sept 11)
District Board of Health-Mahoning County
Public Health Nurse: Debbie Moss
Phone: 330-270-2856
Fax: 330-270-2860
Address: 50 Westchester Dr
Youngstown, OH 44515
Faces of Loss, Faces of HopeCincinnati/Brymar Chapter
Contact: Kim
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.cincinnatifacesofhope.org
Location: Hilvert Center
5222 North Bend Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45247
Meeting Day: 7:00-9:00pm
Purpose: A peer support group for women experiencing the loss of a baby due to ectopic pregnancy,
miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. Also offered, memorial/funeral planning and hospital visitation.
God's Tiny Angels
Phone: 330-649-1331
Website: www.godstinyangels.org
Mail: PO Box 1082
Massillon, OH 44648-1082
Mission: A non-profit Christian organization dedicated to providing support to families who have
experienced the loss of an infant and those experiencing fertility challenges.
Services: Brochure, meeting, October Remembrance Walk, burial/memorial assistance, online support
and resourceswww.godstinyangels.org/Articlesandpoems.html
*Support Meeting
Location: Massillon Family YMCA
131 Tremont Ave SE
Massillon, OH 44646
Hospice of Central Ohio-Pregnancy and Infant Loss Group
Phone: 740-347-0311
Website: www.hospiceofcentralohio.org
Location: 2269 Cherry Valley Rd
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Newark, OH 43055
*Childcare provided
March of Dimes-Ohio
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Mental Health America of Southwest Ohio, Inc-Support Group Clearing House
Contact Phone: 513-721-2910x10 or
513-287-8544
Website: www.mhaswoh.org/support.asp
Mail: 2400 Reading Rd, Ste 139
Purpose: Maintains listing of known area support groups.
MISS Foundation-Ohio
*A volunteer based organization committed to providing crisis and long term support to families after the
death of a baby or child.
*Attica MISS
Contact: Jamie Beamer
Location: Attica United Methodist Church
Mill Street
Attica, OH 44807
*Cincinnati MISS
Contact: Terri Latham
Location: Mantra Wellness Center
4675 Cooper Rd
Blue Ash, OH 45242
Mount Carmel St Ann's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Phone: 614-234-5999
614-898-4024
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Website: www.mountcarmelhealth.com
*Support Groups
Location One: Women's Health Center
477 Cooper Rd
Westerville, OH 43081
Location Two: Evergreen Center
1144 Dublin Rd
Columbus, OH 43215
Meeting Day: 2nd Sat of the month
Meeting Time: 10:30am
Purpose: Providing comfort and education for individuals, couple and families who have experienced
pregnancy loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn or infant death.
Nationwide Children's Hospital-Season's for Caring
Contact: Susan Kyser
Phone: 614-722-5250
Website: www.nationwidechildrenshospital.org/family-support-groups
Location: Center for Family and Child Advocacy
655 E Living Ave
Columbus, OH 43205
Purpose: A support group open to all parents who have experienced the death of a child.
Ohio Department of Health-Child Fatality Review
SIDS Program Coordinator: Merrily Wholf
Phone: 614-728-0773
Fax: 614-564-2442
Address: 246 North High Street, 6th Fl
Columbus, OH 43215
Ohio Health Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Phone: 614-566-4509
Website: www.ohiohealth.com
Location: Kobacker House
3595 Olentangy River Rd
Columbus, OH 43214
Perinatal and Neonatal Loss Support Group-Companions on a Journey
Email: sheila@companionsonajourney. org
*Contact for information and registration
Website: www.companionsonajourney.org
Location: St Maximilian Kolbe Parish
Hospitality RM
Liberty Twp, OH 45011
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Reaching Out to Grieving Parents-Christ Hospital
Contact: Grace DeGregoria
Location: Christ Hospital
2139 Auburn Ave
Purpose: Peer support for parents who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.
SID Network Ohio
Contact: Barbara Lattur
Phone: 800-477-7437
Phone: 330-929-9911
Fax: 330-929-0593
Website: www.sidsohio.org
Address: 421 Graham Rd, Ste H
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Services: Free information about the grieving process, referrals and support services to SIDS families. No
miscarriage or stillbirth services. No bilingual services or materials. Covers the state of Ohio.
Three Little Angels Foundation
Phone: 614-378-7673
Website: www.3littleangels.org
Mail: Three Little Angels Foundation
PO Box 44272
Columbus, OH 43204
Executive Director: Jessica Rose
Director of Operations: Jim Rose
Mission: The Three Little Angels Foundation offers unique tools to help parents suffering the heartbreak
of infant death.
Services: Three Little Angels has created a Care Package that is offered to each family that has a loss at
each currently partnering hospital. Information is also offered regarding photography, memorial/funeral
planning, support, online and written resources.
Oklahoma
March of Dimes-Oklahoma
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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MEND Oklahoma
Leader: Lisa Daily
Phone: 918-694-4325
Location: Canyon Crossing
1651 E Old North Rd
Sand Springs, OK 74063
Purpose: Support for women and families who have lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
Miscarriage Hope
*affiliated with Oklahoma City First Friends Church
Contacts: Nick and Charla Shaffer
Phone: 405-602-1590
*Call or email to register
Website: www.Miscarriageope.org
Church Site: www.okcfriends.org
Location: Oklahoma City First Friends Church
320 SE 62nd St
Oklahoma City, OK 73149
*Contact if interested with online meetings
Purpose: Support for those who have been touched by miscarriage. The series consists of 6 meetings, over
6 months. You may begin attending at any time as long as you wish.
Oklahoma State Health Department-Maternal and Child Health Services
SIDS Coordinator: Julie Dillard
Phone: 405-271-9444x56931
Fax: 405-271-9202
Address: 1000 NE 10th St
P.R.I.D.E (Parents Responding to the Infant Death Experience) Support Groups
*INTEGRIS-P.R.I.D.E
Contact: Angela
Phone: 405-552-2778
Contact: Donna
Phone: 405-949-3393
Location: INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
3200 NW Expressway
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*P.R.I.D.E-Deaconess Hospital
Contact: Joyce Lung
Phone: 405-604-4593
Helpline: 405-604-6118
Location: 5501 N Portland
Oklahoma City, OK
*P.R.I.D.E-Mercy Health Center
Phone: 405-752-3600
405-204-3569
*Contact to enroll or for further information
Location: Mercy Health Center
4300 W Memorial Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Meeting Day: Meets quarterly, 1st Thurs of the month
Purpose: A support group for parents responding to an infant death experience, with regular contact with
others in similar situations, members share a common bond, receive emotional support, and get current
information from certified instructors.
*P.R.I.D.E-Norman Regional Hospital
Contact: Nikki McCarthy
Phone: 405-515-3500
405-613-6642
Location: Health Plex
Hospital Conference Rm
(By administrative offices)
3300 Health Plex Pkwy
Norman, OK 73072
Purpose: Giving support to those who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy or loss of a newborn.
Oregon
A Butterfly's Touch
Contact Information
Website: www.abutterflystouch.org/contact-us.html
*Page to submit emails from
Mail: PO Box 68688
Milwaukee, OR 97268
Mission: A non-profit, Christian organization providing support to parents whose lives have been
impacted by the loss of a child to early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or newborn death.
Services: Providing memory boxes and remembrances, providing information and support through a
free lending library, funding to help with funeral and burial expenses.
Brief Encounters-Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Message Line: 503-699-8006
Spanish Line: 503-972-3376
*For support and questions
Website: www.briefencounters.org
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Mail: 11570 SW Bruce Dr
Beaverton, OR 97005
Mission: A non-profit, nonsectarian group for parents whose babies have died before, during or after
birth. Providing support groups and local phone support in the greater Portland, Oregon area. We as that
children do not attend meetings. Thank you.
*Portland Meeting
Contact: Caroline
Contact: Daniele
Location: Peace House
2116 NE 18th Ave
Portland, OR
*Vancouver Meeting
Contact: Viktoria
Location: Felida Fire Station #62
11600 NW Lakeshore Ave
Vancouver, OR
*Subsequent Pregnancy, Adoption and Parents Trying to Conceive
2116 NE 18th Ave
Portland, OR
*Pregnancy Interrupted Due to Medical Reasons
2116 NE 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Hayden's Helping Hands
Website: www.haydenshelpinghands.com
Mail: PO Box 2041
Clackamas, OR 97015
Mission: A non-profit foundation assisting Oregon families after the birth of a stillborn baby by paying for
a portion or all of their hospital delivery medical expenses.
March of Dimes-Oregon
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
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Oregon Department of Human Services
Public Nurse Consultant: Cynthia Ikatha
Phone: 971-673-0254
Fax: 971-673-0250
Address: 800 NE Oregon St, Ste 825
Portland, OR 97232
Steps to Healing Support Group
Contact: Cheryl Lewis
Phone: 541-789-4218
Location: Rogue Valley Medical Center
Medford, OR
*Contact for location specifics
Purpose: Support for patients who have experienced the loss of their unborn or newborn child.
The Compassionate Friends
Contact: Therese Goodrich
Phone: 503-248-0102
Address: 10501 SE Market St
Portland, OR 97212
The Dougy Center
Phone: 503-775-5683
Fax: 503-777-3097
Website: www.dougy.org
Address: 3909 SE 52nd Ave
Portland, OR 97206
Pennsylvania
Cribs for Kids National Infant Safe Sleep Initiative-Healing Hearts Infant Bereavement Resources
Director of Support and Education: Eileen Carlins, MSW, LSW
Phone: 888-721-2742x4
Fax: 412-332-5686
Address: 810 River Ave, Ste 250
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Services: Grief support, education and research.
Fatality Review Program of Philadelphia
Contact: Sylvia Urrata
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Phone: 215-685-7408
Fax: 215-685-7592
Address: 321 University Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Services: Home visits to families who have lost babies.
Good Grief Center (GGC) for Bereavement Support
Phone: 412-224-4700
Website: www.goodgriefcenter.com
Address: 2717 Murray Ave
Grief Assistance Program-Maternal, Child and Family Health
Contact: Sylvia Urrata, MSS
Phone: 215-685-7448
Mail: C/O Medical Examiners Office
321 University Ave
Services: Crisis Support
Highmark Caring Place-A Center for Grieving Children, Adolescents and their Families
*Regions
Erie Region: 866-212-4673
Harrisburg Region: 866-613-4673
Pittsburgh Region: 888-224-4673
Warrendale/Cranberry Region: 888-734-4073
March of Dimes-Pennsylvania
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Pennsylvania Department of Health-Bureau of Family Health
Contact: Giselle Hallden
Phone: 717-772-2762
Fax: 717-772-0323
Website: www.health.state.pa.us
Address: Health and Welfare Building
East Wing, 7th Fl
7th and Forester Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
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Services: Grief and bereavement referrals, education, information and resources. Services to families
who have experienced the death of an infant age 1year and younger, for any reason.Some bilingual
material.
Pregnancy Loss Support Group-Excela Health
Call Center: 877-771-1234
*Register online or contact call center
Location: St Matthia's Evangelical Lutheran
Church
100 Chapel View Dr
Greensburg, PA 15601
Self-Help Information Network Exchange (SHINE)-Lackawanna County, PA
Website: http://www.vacnepa.org
Mail: SHINE
538 Spruce St, Ste 420
Scranton, PA 18503
Purpose: Information and referrals to support groups in northeastern PA.
SHARE-Pennsylvania Chapter
*Support for those whose lives are touched by the death of a baby through pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or
in the first few months after birth.
*Lebanon SHARE
Contact: Ginger Sarabok
Phone: 717-270-2233
*Call or email for meeting information
*SHARE of Lancaster, Inc
Contact: Abby Messick
Phone: 717-823-2789
Website: http://shareoflancaster.com/
Location: Lancaster General Suburban Outpatient
Pavilion
2100 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17604
Late Loss Group
Early Loss Group
After Loss Group
*SHARE of Lehigh Valley
Contact: Kathie Ballinger
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Phone: 610-868-3394
Contact: Holly Alston
Phone: 484-505-8900
Website: http://theshareprogramofthelehighvalley.webs.com/
Location: Valley Hospital Cedar Crest
Kasych Family Pavilion
Conference Center 3
Allentown, PA
SIDS of Pennsylvania
Phone: 1800-PA1-SIDS
1800-721-7437
Peer Support: Eileen Carlins
Phone: 412-322-5680x4
888-721-7242x4
Website: www.sids-pa.org
Mail: Riverfront Place, Ste 250
810 River Ave
Mission: The Pennsylvania Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Alliance began to fulfill its mission of
support, education and research in 1981. At the time a group of SIDS parents joined together to assure
future SIDS parents the support they would need to work through the grief they would experience
Services: Support, Cribs for Kids, National Infant Safe Sleep Initiative, education, research, Back to Sleep
Campaign, Peer Contact Network
*SIDS and Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Eileen Carlins
Phone: 412-322-5680x4
Location: Riverfront Place, Ste 160
810 River Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
Sleeping Angel Fund
Website: www.sleepingangels.org
Mail: 9 Tom-A-Hawk Path
Goulsboro, PA 18424
Mission: Helping grieving families in the Pennsylvania are purchase grave markers/monuments to help
memorialize their lost infant child.
St Clair Hospital-Hugs for Healing Hearts
Phone: 412-942-5882
Website: stclaire.org
*Hugs for Healing Hearts-Pregnancy Loss Support Group
*Hugs for Healing Hearts-Subsequent Pregnancy Support Group
Location: 1000 Bower Hill Rd
Mt Lebanon, PA 15243
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Meeting Day(s): 2nd & 3rd Mon of the month
Stepping Stones Bereavement Support Services for Adults
Phone: 215-848-6311
Website: www.cannanbaptistchurch.org
Address: Canaan Baptist Church
5430 Pulaski Ave
UNITE, Inc
*Grief support after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death
Phone: 1888-48-UNITE
1888-488-6483
Address: UNITE, Inc
C/O Riddle Hospital
1068 W Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 19063
Mail: UNITE, Inc
PO Box 65
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Mission: A nonprofit offering grief support following the loss of a baby, including miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth and infant death, through service to parents and caregivers.
Service: Support groups, literature, education program, training workshops, group development
assistance, referral assistance
*Please contact group coordinator or UNITE at 1888-48-UNITE or administrator@unitegriefsupport, prior
to attending. There is no fee for attending.
*UNITE-Lankenau Hospital
Contact: Gerri Wismer, RN
Phone: 1888-488-6483
Location: Lankenau Hospital
100 E Lancaster Ave
Wynnewood, PA 19096
*UNITE-Paoli Hospital
Contact: Cathy Plaisted
Phone: 1888-488-6483
Location: 255 W Lancaster Ave
Paoli, PA 19301
*UNITE-Riddle Hospital
Contact: Carol Kealey
Phone: 1888-488-6483
Location: Riddle Hospital
1068 W Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 19063
*UNITE Subsequent Pregnancy Group-Lankenau Hospital
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Contact: Gerri Wismer, RN
Phone: 1888-488-6483
Location: Lakenau Hospital
Annenberg Conference Center,
Stone Conference Rm
100 E Lancaster Ave
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Rhode Island
Bereaved Parents of the USA-Rhode Island
BP/USA Rhode Island/Nearby Connecticut/Massachusetts
Leader: Joy Quinn Blum
Phone: 401-258-3952
Website: www.bpusacromwellct.org
Location: Kingston United Church of Christ
Fireside Rm
2610 Kingston Rd
Kingston, RI 02881
March of Dimes-Rhode Island
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
MIS (Miscarriage, Infant Death, Stillbirth)
PALS (Pregnancy After Loss Support)
Support Line: 401-274-1122x4049
Website: www.mispals.org
Mail: MIS, Inc/PALS
PO Box 40298
Providence, RI 02940
MIS Mission: A nonprofit organization of parents who have experienced the loss of a baby through
miscarriage, infant death, SIDS and stillbirth, obtaining support and information from others who have
gone through the grieving and healing process.
PAL Mission: For parents who have lost a baby through miscarriage, selective termination, stillbirth,
neonatal death, SIDS and accidental death and are considering subsequent pregnancy.
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Services: Support Groups, Support Line, Quilt Project, Memory Boxes, resources, night of remembrance,
candle lighting
*MIS Group
45 Gay St
Providence, RI
*PALS Group
45 Gay St
Providence, RI
Pregnancy Loss Support Group-South County Hospital
Phone: 401-782-8000x3255
401-783-3624
Website: www.schospital.com
Location: South County Hospital
Diagnostic Imaging Conference Rm
100 Kenyon Ave
Wakefield, RI 02879
Purpose: Support for those who have suffered loss through miscarriage, fetal demise, stillbirth or SIDS.
Family and friends are welcome.
SENE SCRN-Southern New England Stillbirth Collaboration Research Network
Research Coordinator: Susan Kubaska, RN, MS
Phone: 401-274-1122x2715
Mail: Women and Infant Hospital of Rhode Island
101 Dudley St
Providence, RI 02905-2499
Mission: The National Institution of Child and Human Development (NICHD) has established The
Stillbirth Collaboration Research Network (SCRN) to focus national attention and research efforts on
SIDS. In addition to the research being conducted as part of SCRN's study, information about SIDS has
been compiled as well as a complete list of resources, information and places to find help and support.
South Carolina
Bereaved Parents of the USA-South Carolina
*BP/USA Low County
Contact: Herbie Hill
Phone: 843-875-1148
Website: www.bplowcounty.bpchapter.org
Location: North Charleston City Hall
2nd Fl, Break Rm
2500 City Hall La
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North Charleston, SC 29406
March of Dimes-South Carolina
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Memories Support Group
Phone: 803-791-2420
Location: Lexington Medical Center
2720 Sunset Blvd
W Columbia, SC 29169
Purpose: Support for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.
Naomi's Circle
Contact: Kristi Bothur
Phone: 803-665-4228
Website: www.naomiscircle.org
Mail: 91 Polo Rd
Columbia, SC 29223
Mission: Naomi's Circle is a Christian-based organization providing a supportive environment for those
touched by the loss of a baby; to raise awareness in the church and community about the issues needs
and resources available to parents; to help create change by encouraging policies that help families who
are grieving.
*Offering 2 support groups
*(PALS) Pregnancy/Parenting After a Loss Support Group
Purpose: Support for women experiencing pregnancy after a loss and/or who have a living child born
before or after a loss.
*HOPE Support Group
Purpose: A faith-based support group for men and women dealing with the loss of a child during
pregnancy or early infant death.
Contact: Kristi Bothur
Phone: 803-665-4228
Location: Spring Valley Baptist Church
Platt Building
91 Polo Rd
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Columbia, SC 29223
Meeting(s) Day: 2nd Thurs of the month
Meeting(s) Time: 6:30-7:45pm
SHARE-South Carolina Chapter
*SHARE Upstate Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Contact: Hope Lienau
Phone: 864-449-1288
Email: [email protected].
Contact: Tanika Dillard
Phone: 864-905-5193
Location: St Michael's Lutheran Church
2619 August St
Greenville, SC 29605
Purpose: Support for those whose lives are touched by the death of a baby through pregnancy loss,
stillbirth, or in the first few months of life.
When the Bough Breaks Support Group
Contact: Linda Gill
Phone: 803-497-3185
Website: www.joyinthemourning.com
Location: Joy in the Mourning Center for Life
Losses
Dexter Plaza
518 E Main St, Ste 2
Lexington, SC 29072
Purpose: Support for parents experiencing the death of an infant, toddler or young child from stillbirth,
SIDS, SUD, birth defect, genetic disorder, accident or illness.
South Dakota
Bereaved Parents of the USA-South Dakota
*BP/USA-Bear Butte Chapter
Phone: 605-722-7256
Cell: 605-347-0422
Location: 822 Main Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Meeting Day: Last Tues of the month
Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls-Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support
Director: Travis Benson
Phone: 605-988-3748
Director: Kelly Benson
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Phone: 605-251-2799
Website: www.sfcatholic.org
Mail: 523 N Duluth Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Purpose: Support and Discussion Group, Medical Assistance, Websites and blogs, Articles and resources,
videos, Angel Lee Cronen Memorial Fund, Prayers and Discernment
Infant Loss Support Group-Avera McKennan, Sioux Falls
Contact: Mark Vande Braak, PhD
Phone: 605-322-4074
Website: www.avera.org
Location: Avera McKennan Hospital
1325 S Cliff Ave
PO Box 5045
Meeting Day: 6 wk series, 3 times per year (Jan, April, Sept)
Purpose: Support for families grieving the death of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
Lach's Legacy
Contact: Brianne Edwards
Phone: 605-716-1349
Address: 7360 Castlewood Dr
Summerset, SD 57718
March of Dimes-South Dakota
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
awareness and information, online resources/community, NICU Family Support.
Sanford Wellness Center
Contact: Margie Rolfing, M.ED
Phone: 605-336-3305
Address: 4201 South Oxobow Ave
Services: Discussion groups open to any mom or dad experiencing infant loss.
South Dakota Department of Health
Program Coordinator: Nancy Shoup
Phone: 605-773-6286
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Fax: 605-773-5509
Pierre, SD 57501
Services: Giving information on Back to Sleep
Tennessee
Grief and Support After the Loss of a Baby
*Sponsored by United Methodist Medical Center
Phone: 865-835-2268
Website: www.mmcoakridge.com
*Contact for location and schedule
Phone: 865-541-1609
Location: Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Conference Rm A & B, Lobby Level
Knoxville, TN
Purpose: For parents who have recently experienced the loss of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth or
newborn death.
March of Dimes-Tennesse
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
MISS Foundation-Tennessee
*Tullahoma-MISS
Contact: Jill Estfon
Location: The Celtic Cup Coffee House
106 Anderson St
Tullahoma, TN 37388
Moments to Share
Phone: 423-778-4300
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200 Central Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Purpose: A support group for parents, family and friends who have experienced a pregnancy or newborn
loss.
Never Forgotten
*The Perinatal and Neonatal Bereavement Program is available 24hours/day, 7days/week
Bereavement Support Nurse: 423-778-7956
Website: www.erlanger.org
Location: Erlanger Women's and Infant Services
Bereavement Office
975 E 32nd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403
SHARE of Tennessee Chapter
Phone: 615-342-8899
Website: www.nationalshare.org/ShareMiddleTN.html
Mail: PO Box 681233
Franklin, TN 37068
Mission: Sharing is a community of parents and healthcare providers in the Middle Tennessee Region who
are interested in helping parents who have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death,
providing parents an avenue to receive comfort and reassurance from other parents who have
experienced a similar loss and to educate the community.
*Sharing of Middle Tennessee
Phone: 615-342-8899
Email: sharingmiddletn.org
Location: TriStar Centennial Women's and
Children's Hospital
(Administrative Board Rm, 1st Fl)
2221 Murphy Ave
Nashville, TN 37201
Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Tues of the month (Except Nov and Dec)
Purpose: Support for those whose lives have been touched by the death of a baby through pregnancy
loss, stillbirth or in the first few month of life.
Tennessee Department of Health
Program Director, Child Fatality/SIDS: Rachel Heitmann, MD
Phone: 615-741-0368
Address: 425 5th Ave North, CHB, 4th Fl
Nashville, TN 37243
Tennessee SIDS Alliance
Contact: Lisa Hunt
Phone: 423-947-6669
Home: 865-938-9848
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Address: 7603 Moon Crest Court
Powell, TN 37849
Texas
Center for Infant and Child Loss
Prevention/CFIL Director: Katherine Ratcliff
Toll Free: 800-524-3755 (in TX)
Phone: 210-277-0530
Fax: 210-227-0812
Address: C/O Any Baby Can, Inc
217 Howard St
San Antonio, TX 78212
Department of State Health Services-Development Offices and Health Resources
Perinatal Coordinator: Mary Chan McDermott
Phone: 512-458-7650
Fax: 512-458-7711
Address: 1100 West 49th St, M355
Austin, TX 78756
Greater Houston Chapter SIDS Alliance
Contact: Anita Carmona
Phone: 713-924-1419
Address: 916 Satsuma St
Pasadena, TX 77506
H.A.N.D (Houston's Aid in Neonatal Death) Support Group
Support Line: 832-752-1919
Mail: PO Box 19823
Houston, TX 77224-9823
Mission: Greater Houston area based pregnancy and infant loss support for parents whose babies have
died any time from conception to late infancy. Helping parents cope with the grief and isolation that
accompany the loss of a baby.
Services: online support groups, in-person support groups, parent-to-parent telephone support line,
information and resources, quarterly newsletter, community awareness, H.A.N.D Teddy Bears,
Remembrance Ceremony
*H.A.N.D Support Group
Location: Chapelwood United Methodist Church
(In Piney Point Village)
11140 Greenbay St
Houston, TX 77024
Meeting Day: 2nd Sun of the month
*Open to parents, families, and friends
Healing After Loss
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Website: www.methodisthealthsystem.org
Location: Methodist Charlton
Medical Center
Conference RM 1,
2nd FL Outpatient Center
350 W Wheatland Rd
Dallas, TX 75237
Purpose: Support for those who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or
infant death.
*Garden of Angels
Location: Methodist Charlton
Medical Center, Courtyard
Purpose: For reflection and remembrance after the loss of an infant.
* Engraved bricks can be purchased which are placed in the garden in the child's memory
HOPE (Helping Other Parents Endure)
Phone: 817-581-3303
Website: www.thehills.org
Mission: Support for Bereaved Parents who have lost a child of any age. To give parents a safe and
confidential place to talk, to remember and honor their children, a caring group of fellow bereaved
parents, their children range in age from a few hours to grown.
Support Group
Location: The Hills Church of Christ
North Richland Hills Campus
Rm 208
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
March of Dimes-Texas
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
M.E.N.D-Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
Founder: Rebekah Mitchell
Phone: 972-506-9000
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Mail: PO Box 1007
Coppell, TX 75019
*M.E.N.D Texas-Dallas/Fort Worth
*The home of M.E.N.D offering 5 support groups
Founder: Rebekah Mitchell
Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Infant Loss Support Group
Leader: Rebekah Mitchell
Location: Wells Fargo Bank
(Board Rm, 1st Fl)
800 W Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Purpose: Support for women/families who have lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
Subsequent Pregnancy Support Group
Leader: Liz Walker
Purpose: Support for women/families considering becoming pregnant (or are currently pregnant) after
loss
Quarterly Group-Dad's Meeting
Leader: Rebekah Mitchell
*Contact for day and time
Purpose: Offering fathers a chance to share their feelings about being a bereaved parent.
Food and Fellowship
Leader: Brittany Fish
Location: Corner Bakery at Southlake Town Ctr
Purpose: For an evening of fellowship with other M.E.N.D moms.
*M.E.N.D Texas-Amarillo
Leader: Becky Anderson
Phone: 806-507-4344
Location: First United Bank, Amarillo Colonies Branch (in the Lone Star Rm)
4501 First United Bank Pkwy
Amarillo, TX 79119-6382
*M.E.N.D Texas-Bryan/College Station
Leader: Jennie Drude
Phone: 979-220-7851
Location: Hawthorne Suites
1010 University Dr East
College Station, TX 77840
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*M.E.N.D Texas-Texarkana
Leader: Monica Davis
Phone: 903-490-1210
Location: Christus St Michael Rehabilitation
Hospital
2400 St Michael Dr
Texarkana, TX 75503
*M.E.N.D Texas-Wichita Falls
Leader: Sarah Fukasawa
Phone: 940-642-3284
Location: Christ Home Place Ministries
1420 Twin Oaks St
Wichita Falls, TX 76302
MISS Foundation-Texas
*A volunteer based organization committed to providing crisis and long term support to family after the
death of a baby or child.
*San Antonio MISS
Contact: Jennifer Soos
Contact: Nicole Sparks
Loss and Grief Support Group
Subsequent Pregnancy Group
Location of Meetings: St Andrew's Church
2nd Fl
16320 Huebner Rd
Perinatal Loss Support Group-St David's Round Rock Medical Center
Facilitator: Kelly Boyd, PsyD
Phone: 515-341-1395
Website: http://www.childrenareagift.com/
glorybabies.php
Location: St David's Round Rock Medical Center
2400 Round Rock Ave
Austin, TX 78681
Education classroom (front entrance, last rm behind gift shop)
*Perinatal Loss Support Groups
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Thursdays; 7:00-8:30pm
Pregnancy Loss Support Group
Subsequent Pregnancy After A Loss
Infant Death Support Group
SHARE-Texas Chapter
*Bedford SHARE Support Group
Contact: Lynne Moffat
Phone: 817-571-2420
Location: Texas Health Harris Hospital
Health Euless Bedford, Pastoral Care Dept
1600 Hospital Pkwy
Bedford, TX 76022
Contact: Jennifer Soos
Contact: Nicole Sparks
Loss and Grief Support Group
Subsequent Pregnancy Group
Location of Meetings: St Andrew's Church
2nd Fl
16320 Huebner Rd
Southwest SIDS Research Institute
Contact: Judy Henslee
Phone: 979-299-2814
Fax: 979-297-6682
Address: Brazosport Memorial Hospital
100 Medical Dr, Rm 220
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
St David's Round Rock Medical Center
Contact: Rev Amy Donohue-Adams
Phone: 512-341-1391
Address: 2400 Round Rock Ave
Round Rock, TX 78681
Services: Support and support groups in the areas of Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Waco, Temple and
Central Texas area.
Utah
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Alliance of Grandparents/ M.I.S.S. Foundation
Contact: Ginny Shutt
Phone: 801-964-9466
Phone: 801-524-8411
Address: 210 E 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Centro De La Familia
Phone: 801-521-4473
Address: 3780 S West Temple
South Salt Lake City, UT 84115
Services: Bilingual grief counseling.
Fee: Based on ability to pay.
Flutter By Izzy Foundation
Phone: 801-820-0360
Website: www.flutterbyizzyfoundation.org
Mail: PO Box 171348
Mission: Assisting families with the tragedy of having stillborn babies. To help relieve some of the financial
burden of paying funeral expenses, by raising money through the sale of "Forever" bracelets. "Forever"
bracelets are also donated to hospitals to be presented to mothers and infants forever connecting their
special bond.
March of Dimes-Utah
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Perinatal Bereavement Support Group-University of Utah Hospital
Hospital: 801-581-2121
Phone: 801-585-2766
Website: www.healthcare.utah.edu/hospital/supportgroups.html
Address: 50 Medical Dr
Purpose: Providing compassionate care to each family experiencing a perinatal loss regardless of
circumstances.
SHARE-Utah Chapter
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*Utah Share (Share Parents of Davis County)
Contact: Missy Katsanevas
Phone: 801-544-1159
Website: www.utahshare.org
Location One
Location: Davis Hospital
Classroom #2
1600 W Antelope Dr
Layton, UT
Location Two
Location: McKay Dee Hospital
Classroom #2
4401 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT
*Share Parents of Cache Valley
Contact: Patty Loosle
Phone: 435-753-0687
Website: www.shareparents.com
Location: Logan Regional Hospital
Classroom 7
*SHARE Parents of Utah
Contact: Claudine Hatch
Phone: 801-272-5355
Website: shareparentsofutah.org
Location One
Location: IMC
Classroom 1
5121 S Cottonwood St
Murray, UT 84157
Location Two
Location: Jordan Valley Hospital
Classroom 1
3580 W 9000 South
W Jordan, UT 84088
Perinatal Loss Support Group-Cheshire Medical Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
RTS Coordinator: Linda Hakala, RN
Phone: 603-354-6641
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Website:www.cheshire-med.health_ wellness/support_groups.html
The Sharing Place
Phone: 801-466-6730
Website: www.thesharingplace.org
Address: 1695 E 3300 South
Services: Grief support for children and families.
Fee: based on ability to pay.
Utah SIDS Alliance
Contact: Lisa Hughes
Phone: 801-261-4222
Address: 1760 American Park Circle
West Valley City, UT 84119
Services: Support groups for parents who have had an infant die suddenly.
Vermont
March of Dimes-Vermont
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Public Health, Health Services District Manager
Phone: 802-476-0161
Address: 90 Olin Dr
Eden Mills, VT 05653
Pregnancy and Newborn Loss-Barre/Montpelier Area
Phone: 802-371-4376
Location: Central Vermont Medical Center
Conference Rm 3
130 Fisher Rd
Berlin, VT 05602
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Purpose: Support for all who have experienced a loss during pregnancy, a newborn loss or SIDS death,
whether recent or in the past.
SHARE-Vermont
*SHARE's Caring Hearts
Contact: Ariel Darby
Phone: 802-485-4601
802-505-0069
Location: Aldrich Library
6 Washington St
Barre, VT 05641
*SHARE of Southern Vermont
Contact: Cara Tyrell
Phone: 802-226-7231
Grief/Loss Support Group
Location: Whiting Library
117 Main St
Chester, VT 05153
Pregnancy and Parenting After a Loss Group
Location: Rutledge Regional Medical Center
Rm CR
Virginia
Bereaved Parents USA (BP/USA)-Virginia
*BP/USA-Northern/Virginia
Contact: Jodi Norman
Phone: 703-910-6277
Website: www.bpusanova.org
Location One: Potoma Hospital
Hylton Education Center, Rm A
2300 Optiz Blvd
Woodbridge, VA 22191
Location Two: 6299 Token Forest Dr
Manassas, VA 20112
Central Virginia Area-SIDS Support Group
Facilitator: Tamy Forrest, RN/SIDS Parent
Phone: 434-294-2361
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*Contact to RSVP or for more information.
Location: Amedisy's Freedom Home Health
21221 Patrick Henry Hwy
Jetersville, VA 23038
HopeXchange
Contact: Lisa Church
Phone: 757-862-2162
Website: www.hopexchange.com
Address: 26 Towne Centre Way, #731
Hampton, VA 23666
HTS-Healing Through Support
Contact: Tammy Ruiz, RN
Phone: 540-741-3268
Location: Mary Washington Hospital
1 W Conference Rm
Fredricksburg, VA
Meeting Day: 4th Thurs of the month (Nov & Dec 3rd Thurs of the month)
Purpose: Pregnancy and infant loss support.
March of Dimes-Virginia
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
MISS Foundation-Virginia
*Northern VA/DC/Maryland Metro Area-MISS
Contact: Roberta Quirk
Contact: Alicia Ward
*Richmond/Montpelier-MISS
Contact: Karla Helbert
Location: 1101 Forest Ave
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Richmond, VA 23229
Peninsula Area-SIDS Support Group
Contact: Trudi Reynolds
Phone: 757-865-2561
Facilitator: Heather Kiegel
Phone: 757-923-0367
*Contact for schedule and further information.
Location: Chesapeake Central Library
Conference RM B
298 Cedar Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Pregnancy Loss Support Group-Sentra Women's Health Source
Bereavement Counselor: Ann Prescott
Voice Mail: 757-545-2667
*Your call will be returned within 24hrs
Address: 713 Volvo Pkwy
Location: Sentra College of Health Sciences
Crossways 1 Bldg, Ste 105
1441 Crossways Blvd
Purpose: A pregnancy and infant loss support group for parents experiencing the loss of a baby due to
miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy or infant loss.
Resolve Through Sharing (RTS) Bereavement Support-Baptist Hospital
Contact: Evelyn Harker, RN
Phone: 434-200-4568
Location: Virginia Baptist Hospital
Private Dining Rm
Purpose: A self-help group for parents who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss.
SHARE-Virginia Chapter
*Ben Secours DePaul Medical Center-SHARE
Contact: Nancy Goldman
Phone: 757-889-5300
Website: www.nationalshare.org/norfolk-va.html
Location: Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
*MIS/Share
Contact: Terri Adams, LCSW, BCD
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Phone: 703-647-0911
Website: www.misshare.org
Location: St Luke's United Methodist Church
7628 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043
SIDS Mid-Atlantic
Executive Director: Betty Connal
Phone: 703-955-6899
Fax: 703-933-9101
Website: www.sidsma.org
Mail: PO Box 799
Haymarket, VA 20168
Services: Peer support, support groups, newsletter, website, referral, special/memorial events.
Stillbirth/miscarriage families are welcome to attend groups, but referrals are made to the local SHARE
and MISS chapters. Bilingual materials and referrals to bilingual grief therapists.
Serving Metro DC, Suburban MD and VA.
The American Guild for Infant Survival, Inc (AGIS)
Phone: 757-463-3845
Website: www.sids-supportguild.org
Address: The American Guild for Infant Survival, Inc
301 Eastwood Circle, Ste 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Mission: AGIS is a non-profit advancing the mission to provide information, referrals, follow up counseling
to parents and families who have lost a child due to SIDS, crib death or other causes. AGIS is supporting
research efforts related to preventing SIDS.
Affiliates:
*The Armed Forces Guild for Infant Survival (AFGIS), serves the US military around the world.
*The Global Guild for Human Services (GGHS), a non-government organization emphasizing the
protection of the human rights of the world's children.
Virginia SIDS Alliance
Phone: 757-318-0815
Website: PO Box 5535
Suffolk, VA 23434
Mission: A non-profit dedicated to providing hope and support to family who have suffered the loss of
their baby to SIDS, educating the public, and professionals about SIDS and eliminating SIDS through
support and research.
Support Group Information:
*Current support groups or to start a group:
757-597-6307
Richmond Area Support
Contact: Mark Ferraro
Phone: 804-878-1025
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Central VA Area Support
Contact: Tammy
Phone: 436-294-2361
Tidewater Are Support
Contact: Heather
Phone: 757-318-0815
*Northern Virginia Area Support Group-SIDS Alliance of Mid-Atlantic
Phone: 703-955-6899
Location: McLean Presbyterian Church
1020 Balls Hills Rd
McLean, VA
Washington
Healing Hearts Bereaved Parents
Website: www.healingheart.net
Mail: PO Box 9162
Covington, WA
Mission: A self-help, non-profit organization of bereaved parents dedicated to supporting and serving
other bereaved parents and their families whose children have died, no matter what the age or cause of
death, by providing understanding, friendship and hope.
Services: Support (one-on-one or group sessions), resources, newsletter, cards, candle services, internet
information and resources, email pen-pals, blog, Healing Hearts Burden Bear, Grief Store
March of Dimes-Washington
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
MEND Washington
Leader: Stacy McGhee
Phone: 360-621-7279
*Contact for further information.
Location: Harrison Medical Center
IRIS Rm
1800 NW Myhre Rd
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Silverdale, WA 98383
Purpose: Support for women and families who have lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss.
MISS Foundation-Washington
*Spokane/Eastern Washington-MISS
Contact: Sara Weaver Lundberg
Contact: Amanda Linder
Information Line: 509-244-2909x22
MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital Perinatal Grief and Loss-Empy Arms Program
Perinatal Grief and Loss Nurse Care
Manager: Martina DeLisle, RNC, MD
Phone: 253-403-4515
Website: www.multicare.org/home/pregnancy-infant-loss-4
Mission: Offers compassionate care and help when faced with the death of a baby. Forming
partnerships with parents and families to provide support and advice with immediate, short or long
term assistance.
Services: Photographs, individual or group support, annual memorial gathering, holiday support and
remembrance letters.
Northwest Infant Survival and SIDS Alliance
(Formerly SIDS Foundation of Washington)
Executive Director: Inga Paige
Phone: 800-533-0376
Fax: 206-548-9445
Website: www.nwsids.org
Address: 4649 Sunnyside Ave North
Ste 350
Seattle, WA 98103
Services: Support for grieving families, safe sleep education, caregivers and professionals and support
for local SIDS research.
Parent Support (PS)
Website: psofpugetsound.org
Mission: A non-profit support organization for people who have lost a baby through miscarriage,
stillbirth, and infant loss. Our mission is to reach out and provide help and understanding to bereaved
parents.
Services: monthly peer support groups, lending library, bi-monthly newsletter, outreach to medical
communities, special events (annual walk to remember, memorial service), parents phone network and
referrals.
*Parent Support (PS)-Seattle Children's Hospital
Website:
seattlechildrens.org/clinics-programs/support-groups/psofpugetsound.org
Location: Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
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Grief Support
Purpose: Support for anyone who has experienced the loss of a child through stillbirth, miscarriage or
newborn death.
Pregnancy After Loss
Meeting Day: Last Wed of the month
*PS/Parent Support-Swedish Medical Center
PS Administrator: Therese Joyce
Phone: 206-325-4001
Location: Swedish Medical Center
Edmonds Campus
3rd Fl Conference Rm
21601 6th Ave W
Edmonds, WA 98026
Purpose: A drop-in support group for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss.
Washington State Department of Health
Public Health Nurse Consultant: Bat-Sheva Stein, RNC, MN
Phone: 360-236-3582
Fax: 360-586-7868
Address: Maternal and Child Health Office
111 Israel Rd SE
Tidewater, WA 98504
Services: Links healthcare professionals and consumers to resources. No direct services.
West Virginia
Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA)-West Virginia
*A nonprofit, self-help group offering support, understanding, compassion and hope to family after the
death of a child, regardless of the child's age or circumstances of death.
*BP/USA-Eastern Panhandle
Contact: Cindy & Bob Evarts
Location: Hospice of the Panhandle
122 Waverly Ct
Martinsburg, WV 25403
*Phone: 304-582-7702
*BP/USA-Greenbrier Valley
Contact: Jack Ewart
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Website: www.bpgreenbrier.bpchapter.org
Leader: Mike Rich
Location: United Methodist Church
Washington & Lee Streets
Lewisburg, WV 24901
*BP/USA-North Central Chapter
Contact: Shirlee Alfred
Website: www.bpnorthcentral.bpchapter.org
Location: Bridgeport United Methodist Church,
Children's Chapel
251 Washington Dr
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Meeting Day: 4th Sun of the month
March of Dimes-West Virginia
*Contact about local activities
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
health of babies. This mission is carried our through research, services, education and advocacy.
Pregnancy/Newborn Loss Services: Help dealing with grief, coping with family and friends while grieving,
what parents can do to remember their baby, bereavement materials, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss,
WV Statewide Birth Scoring Program
Contact: Louis Morgan
Phone: 304-293-7302
Fax: 304-293-5491
Mail: Department of Pediatrics
Box 9214
Morgantown, WV 26506
Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Contact: Millie Jones
Phone: 608-266-2684
Fax: 608-267-3824
Address: 1 West Wilson St, Rm 243
Madison, WI 53703
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Infant Death Center-Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin
Phone: 414-292-4044
Fax: 414-231-4972
Website: www.idcw.org
Address: 620 South 76th St, Ste 120
Milwaukee, WI 53201
March of Dimes-Wisconsin
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Resolve Through Sharing (RTS)
*Resolve Through Sharing (RTS) Support Group-United Hospital System
Contact: Rev Catherine Neal
Phone: 656-2753
Website: www.unitedhospitalsystem.org
Location: Kenosha Medical Center Campus
6308 Eight Ave
Kenosha, WI 53143
Purpose: Support for parents who have lost their baby.
*RTS Bereavement Support Group-Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Phone: 262-928-2745
Website: www.prohealth.org
Location: Waukesha Memorial Hospital
725 American Ave
Waukesha, WI 53188
Purpose: Support for families dealing with miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn death.
SHARE-Wisconsin Chapters
*St Vincent Hospital SHARE
Contact: Theresa Shuck
Phone: 920-433-8634
Location: St Vincent Hospital
835 S Van Buren St
Green Bay, WI
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*SHARE of Madison, WI
Contact: Cynthia Prest
Phone: 608-497-0305
Location: Alicia Ashman Library
733 N High Point Rd
Madison, WI 53717
State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Contact: Kate Gilespie, RN, BSN
Phone: 608-266-1538
Fax: 608-267-3824
Address: 1 West Wilson St
Madison, WI 53701
Wisconsin Stillbirth Service Program (WiSSP)Friends of Clinical Genetics
Director: Dr Elizabeth McPherson
Director Phone: 1-717-221-7409
Main Phone: 1-717-212-7400
Toll Free: 1-877-216-8535
Fax: 715-389-4399
Website: www2.marshfieldclinic.org
Address: Clinical Genetics Center
Marshfield Clinic
1000 North Oak Ave
Marshfield, WI 54449
Mission: Dedicated to serving families, who experienced the tragedy of stillbirth, and the professionals
who care about them. WiSSP is a community-based, University-supported model for investigation of the
causes of stillbirth.
Services: Educational materials, listings of support organizations, library of resources, medical/ scientific
data for families and professionals, WiSSP quarterly newsletter and online pamphlets.
Wyoming
Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA)-Wyoming
*BP/USA-Casper Chapter
Leader: Angela Reddick
Phone: 307-472-4346
Location: University of Wyoming
Outreach Building
951 N Poplar
Casper, WY 82601
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*Personal consultations will be held upon request
*Bereaved Parents Support Group-Ivinson Memorial Hospital
Contact: Mary Foianini
Phone: 307-742-8880
Contact: Miche Rigoni-Roth
Phone: 307-745-9417
Social Worker: Jeanette Skinner
Phone: 307-742-2142
Website: www.ivinsonhospital.org
Location: Laramie Firehouse
Substation No. 2, Community Rm
1558 N 23rd
Laramie, WY
March of Dimes-Wyoming
1275 Mamaroneck Ave
Wyoming Department of Health
Perinatal Systems Manager/Office of Women's Health
Coordinator: Debra Hamilton, RN, MSN, CCM, CNLCP
Phone: 307-777-7944
Fax: 307-777-8687
Address: Community and Family Health Section
6101 Yellow Stone Rd, Ste 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Wyoming Perinatal and Prevention
Contact: Stacy Dunn
Phone: 307-777-7944
Address: Department of Health-Hathaway, 4th Fl
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Additional National Support
Director of Board: Dave Alexander
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Phone: 708-748-7866
Website: www.bereavedparentsusa.org
Mail: PO Box 95
Park Forest, IL 60466
The Compassionate Friends
*Contact for local chapter and referrals
Website: http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Find_Support/Chapter/Chapter_Locator.aspx
National Office:
[email protected]
Chapter Services Coordinator:
[email protected]
Public Awareness Coordinator:
[email protected]
Mail: The Compassionate Friends
PO Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522 or
900 Jorie Blvd, Ste 78
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Mission: Providing highly personal comfort, hope and support to every family experiencing the death of
a child at any age and helps others better assist the grieving family.
United Way * AIRS
2-1-1
Website(s): www.211us.org
www.unitedway.org
www.liveunited.org
*Contact for local information, services and referrals
Mission: 211 allows people to get help, information and referrals. 211 is an easy to remember telephone
number that, where available, connects people with important community services. United Way
Worldwide (UWW) and The Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) are committed to
providing national leadership so every American has access to this essential service.
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