Organization:

Footprints for Faith

Nonprofit Type:

Human & Community Services

Goal:

Comfort Care Packages and Funeral Expenses

$

2500

Our Mission:

The mission of Footprints for Faith is to raise awareness of the impact of poor prenatal diagnosis, perinatal loss/stillbirth, and neonatal/infant loss by educating healthcare professionals, families, and the community at large through literature, trainings, and awareness campaigns. Footprints for Faith provides resources, comfort, and support to families who have lost a baby, including preparation for compassionate care, remembrance gifts, and bereavement/grief support.

What Your Gift Will Do:

Footprints for Faith is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization based in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. We created Footprints for Faith in March 2009 in honor and memory of our daughter, Faith, 3 months after her birth and death. Devastated by the lack of resources and support our community offered, we decided to embark upon this mission so that other families would not have to endure such loneliness during an already tragic experience. The organization was founded and the Board of Directors is made up of families who experienced a poor prenatal diagnosis, stillbirth, or infant loss, including family members and friends who traveled this journey with their loved ones. We offer a wide range of information, resources, and support. Memory boxes, Recognition of Life Certificates, and bereavement support books for parents and siblings affected by the loss are offered free of charge to families who have received a poor prenatal diagnosis or packages are designed to offer emotional support and a sense of compassion during an incredibly difficult time. We recently provided our last 16 packages and need to replenish our supplies to ensure we can continue to provide this critical support to the hospital and grieving families. In addition to the comfort care packages, Footprints for Faith works directly with Brinsfield Funeral Home & Crematory and funds up to $500 in funeral expenses for infant loss services. Since we started funding funeral expenses in 2020, Footprints for Faith has helped over 60 families lay their babies to rest with respect and a reduced financial burden. experienced a stillbirth or infant loss. We also have a variety of pregnancy and infant loss awareness items. One of the most precious items we provide is a comfort care package to St. Mary’s Hospital that includes items such as grief resource reading materials, journals, clay print sets, and remembrance jewelry. These

Volunteer Opportunities:

Footprints for Faith is run entirely by volunteers so we can use 100% of the money donated to help our families in need. We can always use great people to help with fundraising, community outreach, event planning, and sewing/knitting. Maybe you’d like to be part of our Board of Directors? If this sounds like something you’d like to do, please visit our website and look for the Giving Back page.