Local Support Groups and Organizations - United States
Below is a collection of both formal support groups as well as support organizations by city and state that are devoted to families after the death of a baby.
Virtual Support Groups
Star Legacy Foundation
Children’s Bereavement Center
Sad Dads Club
Multiple U.S. Locations
Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support - visit website for locations across the United States
Alaska
Anchorage - Hospice of Anchorage
Wasila - TEARS Foundation
Alabama
Birmingham - Resolve (Infertility Support Group)
Arizona
Flagstaff - Heart Work Grief Group, JLB Project
Glendale (Banner Thunderbird) - Biltmore Psychology and Counseling
Arkansas
Fort Smith - Heaven’s Babies Grief Support
California - General
Angel Gown Project of California
California - Northern
Berkeley - Beyond Choice Support Group (for parents who have terminated a pregnancy for medical reasons)
Central Valley - A Legacy of Love
Lafayette - Nicole Kangas, PhD, JD, LMFT
Sacramento - Sharing Parents
San Francisco - HAND
San Jose - Family Tree Wellness (BIPOC Provider, LGBTQ Allies)
San Mateo - HAND
San Rafael - HAND
Santa Cruz - HAND
Visalia - A Legacy of Love
California - Southern
Antelope Valley & Santa Clarita - Joy in Bereavement
Chino - Forever Footprints
Lake Forest - Empty Arms
Long Beach - Forever Footprints
Los Angeles (West) - Angels Born Still
Los Angeles - Cedars Sinai Perinatal Loss Support Group
Los Angeles - Black Infants & Families Los Angeles (BIPOC Provider)
Los Angeles - LA MISS Foundation
Los Angeles (Downtown) - LA County Peer Support Group, Myia 323.377.5779 or Christina 707.849.5347
Los Angeles (East) - Little Angels
Los Angeles - Nesting Instincts (Bereavement Photography)
Newport Beach - Laura Navarro Pickens, LCSW (Pregnancy and Infant Loss; Pregnancy After Loss)
Newport Beach - Forever Footprints
Newport Beach - Forever Footprints, Parenting After Loss
Parlier - Project Loreal
San Diego - Empty Cradle (also look at their peer support program Mother-to-Mother)
Santa Ana - Guild for Infant Survival, Orange County
Santa Clarita - Henry Mayo Pregnancy Loss Support Group, tarantineb@henrymayo.com or 661.200.2229
Simi Valley - Jake’s Journey
Temecula - Empty Cradle
Thousand Oaks - Hospice of the Conejo
Whittier - Marisela Rosales, LCSW (English and Spanish), Pregnancy & Infant Loss, Pregnancy After Loss
Colorado
Denver - Angel Eyes
Denver - Luna Counseling Center
Denver- Denver Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Fort Collins - 3 Hopeful Hearts
Fountain - Susan Jacobsen, ATR-BC, LPC
Greeley - HUGS
Loveland - Shelbie Radom, RN, MSN, IBCLC
Silt - One Moment
Connecticut
Branford, Farmington, & West Hartford - Resolve New England (Infertility and Special Topics)
New Haven, Middletown, Guilford, Waterford, West Hartford, New Canaan - Hope After Loss (Pregnancy & Infant Loss)
New Haven - Hope After Loss (Pregnancy After Loss)
Somers - Macie Grace Foundation
Westport- Benjamin’s Gift (provide financial support to bereaved parents for costs associated with stillbirth)
District of Columbia (DC)
Washington - Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Support Group of DC
Washington - Through the Heart
DC/MD/VA - Sebastien's Smile Foundation
Florida
Daytona Beach - TEARS Foundation
Boca Raton - KC Charette, PsyD
Jacksonville - Liam Lives (BIPOC Provider)
Jacksonville - Tear Catchers, Linda.Rosengren@bmcjax.com or 904.202.2240
Longwood - TEARS Foundation
Palm Coast - TEARS Foundation
Stuart- Madison’s Miracles
Tamarac - Dr. Harleen Hutchinson, Psy. D.
West Melbourne - Cherishing the Journey
Georgia
Atlanta - Ethan’s Hope
Atlanta - H.E.A.R.T.strings Perinatal Bereavement Support Group
Columbus - Keisha Wells, LPC (BIPOC Provider)
Cumming - Hannahs's Prayer Ministries
Gainesville - Rock Goodbye Angel
Illinois
Bloomington - The Clean Up Your Act
The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation - Financial support for families after pregnancy and infant loss
Chicago - Avery’s Garden
Chicagoland - MEND
Evanston - Nancy Segall, LCSW, PMH-C, I/ECMH-C, (TFMR affirming provider, LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ affirming provider, BIPOC provider)
Evergreen Park - Cherished Angel Perinatal Loss Support Group, cherishedangelsupport@lcmh.org
Oak Lawn - Caring Connections Parent Support Group, geanette.barry@aah.org
Palatine - Hopeful Beginnings, Natalie Rodriguez (Foster Care and Adoption Affirming, Loss for adolescents/homeless populations, Perinatal mood disorders, Trauma related conditions)
Rockford - The Haven Network
Schaumburg - Northwest Suburban Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Indiana
Heart to Heart Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group (virtual)
Brownsburg - Hendricks County Angel of Hope
Indianapolis - Memories to Hold (Franciscan Health) (Pregnancy and Infant Loss; Pregnancy After Loss), allison.white@franciscanalliance.org
Indianapolis - Neo-Fight
Indianapolis - Open Arms Grief Support
Fayette, Randolph, Union, and Wayne Counties - Indiana Cuddle Cot Campaign
Fort Wayne - Healing Hearts, Cori.McKenzie@parkview.com
Richmond - Reid Health’s Perinatal & Infant Loss Support Program
Valparaiso (NW Indiana) - Emma's Footprints
Louisiana
New Orleans - Saul’s Light Foundation (BIPOC Provider)
Kansas
Shawnee Mission - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
Kentucky
Lexington - Baptist Health Lexington (Perinatal Bereavement Support Group; Pregnancy and Parenting After Loss)
Northern Kentucky - H.E.A.R.T.S
Sadieville - Maggie’s Light
Maine
Lewiston - The Colby Fund, Baby Alligator Tears
Portland - Resolve New England (Infertility)
Scarborough - Grieving Still (miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death), contact Jennifer Wagner RNC, CPLC at wagnej@mmc.org or 207-662-6523
Scarborough - Healing Together (termination for medical reasons) Jennifer Wagner RNC, CPLC at wagnej@mmc.org or 207-662-6523
Waterville - Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area
Maryland
Baltimore - Center for Infant and Child Loss
Baltimore- Elijah’s Hope Foundation (BIPOC Provider)
Baltimore - The H.O.P.E. Project: Still a Mom, Roberta's House
Baltimore - The TEARS Foundation, Maryland Chapter
Bethesda - Terminated for Medical Reasons Support
Hagerstown - Stephanie Nalley, Birth & Bereavement Doula & Chaplain
Hyattsville - J Mason Foundation
Rockville - Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington
Massachusetts
Boston - Patrick Palin Foundation
Newton - Andrea Insoft
Northborough - The TEARS Foundation
Waltham - Resolve New England (Pregnancy Loss)
Western Massachusetts - Empty Arms Bereavement Support
Winchester - The HOPE Group
Various locations - Resolve New England (Infertility and Special Topics)
Michigan
Ann Arbor - Pregnancy and Newborn Loss (Children & Women’s Bereavement Program, Michigan Medicine)
Detroit - Metro Detroit Share
Grand Rapids - Held
Muskegon - Angels Wings Bereavement Services
Saginaw - Keys of Hope Foundation (BIPOC Provider)
Sterling Heights - Friends Supporting Parents
Traverse City - Michael's Place
Minnesota
Faribault - Infants Remembered in Silence
Minneapolis - Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope
Rogers - Missing Grace Foundation
Twin Cities - 11 Angels, Star Legacy Foundation
Twin Cities - Tiny Treasures
Missouri
Saint Louise - Infant Loss Resources, Inc. (connects with resources for any type of pregnancy or infant loss)
Springfield - MEND
Montana
Gallatin Valley - Roots Family Collaborative (Pregnancy & Infant Loss, Pregnancy After Loss)
Nebraska
Lincoln - No Footprint Too Small
Omaha - HEALing Embrace
Mary Madeline Project (Infant and baby burial gowns)
Nevada
Carson City - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Organization of the Sierras
Las Vegas - Always in My Heart
Las Vegas - Jalen's Gift Foundation
Las Vegas - Remember The Babies Foundation (BIPOC Provider)
Reno - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support of the Sierras
New Hampshire
Dover - Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Support Group, group contact is: amy.peterson@wdhospital.org
Lebanon - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Perinatal Grief Support Group
Manchester - SHARE at Elliot Hospital
New Jersey
The 2 Degrees Foundation
Hackensack - Forget Me Not Foundation
Montclair - Pockets of Light
Pennsauken - Shaniya’s Gift
Sicklerville - Victoria Nunnally, vnunnallyrnc@gmail.com, MSN, RN-BC (BIPOC provider, Faith Based/Spiritual Providers, Loss for adolescents/homeless populations, Perinatal mood disorders)
Southern Jersey - Three Little Birds
Wall - TEARS Foundation
Voorhees - HOPING (Helping Other Parents In Normal Grief)
New York
Albany - EASE, ShannonBensalah@gmail.com
Apalachin - Perfect Joy Ministries
Hempstead - Life After Loss A.N.D.R.E ( BIPOC Provider)
Manhasset - Perinatal Loss Support, NorthShore Hospital, (847) 570-2880
Mt. Kisco - Maggie Rose Perinatal Bereavement, Northern Westchester Hospital, mariannewalsh22@gmail.com
New York City - Pregnancy Loss Support Program
New York City - Seleni Institute (Infertility)
New York City- Skyler’s Gift Foundation (BIPOC Provider)
Suffern - Perinatal Bereavement Program, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Lee_Denigris@bshsi.org
North Carolina
Charlotte - Gemma's Hope
Charlotte - KinderMourn
Chapel Hill - UNC Healthcare (off campus), Claire.Hartman@unchealth.unc.edu, Elizabeth.Burch@unchhealth.unc.edu
Greenville - Hope in the Waiting
Piedmont Triangle - Heartstrings
Ohio
Many regions of Ohio - Sufficient Grace Ministries
Akron - Precious Parents at Akron Children's Hospital
Butler, Darke, Preble - Indiana Cuddle Cot Campaign
Cincinnati - Anissa Cundall, MAEd, anissa_cundall@trihealth.com
Cleveland - Olie's Footprints
Columbus - Ohio Health Hospice 614-533-6060
Lakewood - Circle of Life Birth Services
Middletown - Sheree Young, RN CPLC, HEAL (Help Endure A Loss) Program
Strongsville - Sarah Longfield, President, The CAL Foundation
Oklahoma
Tulsa - MEND
Tulsa - Sharde' Roebuckturner, Doula, PhD, Naturopath, grief specialist, P.A.I.L. Pain Advocate
Oregon
Hayden's Helping Hands - Financially assisting parents with medical expenses after the birth of a stillborn baby
Milwaukie - A Butterfly's Touch
Portland - Brief Encounters
Portland - Miracles Speak (BIPOC Provider)
Pennsylvania
HEART of Central PA
Project Sweet Peas
Chambersburg - Sweet Grace Ministries
Drexel Hill - UNITE
Erie and Pittsburgh - Emma’s Footprints
Erie - Empty Arms
Harrisburg - Sweet Grace Ministries
Latrobe - Angel Teddy Bear Foundation
Philadelphia - Hannah's Heart and Love
Pittsburgh - Life After Miscarriage, Perinatal Loss and Stillbirth (LAMPS)
Pittsburgh - Misha James-Parham, amethystmidwitchery@gmail.com, Bereavement or full spectrum doula, Coach (PAIL specific), Midwife, BIPOC provider, LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ affirming provider, TFMR affirming provider
Reading - Adalyn Rose Foundation
St. Clair - Sweet Grace Ministries
York - Sweet Grace Ministries
York - Healing Hearts
Rhode Island
Middleton - Resolve New England (Infertility)
Providence - Hawthorne Grief Care
South Carolina
Bluffton and Hilton Head - The Harper Project
Columbia - Naomi's Circle
Easley - Perinatal ComfortCare
South Dakota
Lach's Legacy
Tennessee
Chattanooga-Lisa Cahill, BSN, RN, CPLC
Clarksville - Tender Moment's Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group, Cindy: poohcrazy327@yahoo.com
Nashville - Ready Nest Counseling
Texas
Fort Worth - Scared Sidless
Houston - Houston HAND
Irving - MEND
Jacksonville - Mandy Pugh, mandy.pugh@uthet.com, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM (staff nurse, bereavement coordinator, childbirth educator)
Lubbock - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness (PILA) Lubbock
McKinney - Sudden Angels/Adriatica Women’s Health, srascon@adriatica-wh.com
Plano - Twelve 12 Ministries (BIPOC provider)
Utah
Share Parents of Utah
Baby Angel Pics (retouching of photos of babies who were stillborn)
Vermont
Barre - Central Vermont Medical Center, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
Burlington & Rutland - Resolve New England (Infertility)
Burlington - Chelsea Levis, Empty Arms Vermont, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Virginia
Charlottesville - Empty Arms, Full Heart, Tammy James: (434) 654-5597 or tcjames@sentara.com
Charlottesville - White Rose Yoga (pregnancy loss or infant death), Laura Devine: laurdevine@gmail.com
Falls Church - MIS
Hampton - HopeXchange
Newport News - Bon Secours Hampton Roads Bereavement Center or shannon_renfro@bshsi.org
Tysons Corner - MIS, Pregnancy After Loss
Williamsburg - Star Legacy Foundation, Virginia Chapter
Winchester - Coping with Grief in Perinatal Loss, Blue Ridge Hospice Grief Support Services; 540-313-9214
Woobridge - Alaina’s Gift (BIPOC Provider)
Virginia Beach- Kennedy’s Angel Gowns (BIPOC Provider)
Washington
Hayden's Helping Hands - Financially assisting parents with medical expenses after the birth of a stillborn baby
Bellingham - Mending Baby Loss
Bremerton - MEND
Gig Harbor - MEND
Federal Way - St. Francis Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group, contact Aaron 206.708.3211
Kent - TEARS Foundation
Lakewood - TEARS Foundation
Puyallup - TEARS, Pregnancy After Loss
Richland - Our Little Lambs
Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia - Parent Support of Puget Sound
West Virginia
Lewisburg - Now Our Angels in Heaven
Southern WV - Angel Talk
Wisconsin
Mikayla's Grace
Ashland - Childbirth Collective
Danbury - Faith's Lodge A retreat to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a child.
Dodgeville - Babies Gone Too Soon
La Crosse - Linsie Clements, RN, BSN, sanger.linsie@gmail.com
Milwaukee - Mattie’s Memory