SUPPORT. ​CONNECTION. HOPE.
At The TEARS Foundation Center for Child Loss in Northborough, Massachusetts, we have created a comforting space for bereaved families to receive compassionate support following a pregnancy or infant loss (including but not limited to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, terminated for medical reasons loss, stillbirth, neonatal loss, SIDS, etc). The Center is 100% operated by donations and is staffed by trained bereaved parents who are dedicated to helping other families during their time of need. 
OUR MISSION: SUPPORTING BEREAVED FAMILIES

The TEARS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to compassionately lift a financial burden from bereaved families who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss by providing funds to assist with the cost of burial or cremation services.  We also offer parents comprehensive bereavement care in the form of grief support groups and peer companions. 

1 in 4 families experience a pregnancy or infant loss.

The TEARS Foundation was founded in 2002 in Washington State by CEO Sarah Slack in honor of her son Jesse. Over the years, The TEARS Foundation has expanded with numerous state and international chapters. Please visit www.thetearsfoundation.org for more information.

The Massachusetts Chapter was established in September 2015. The Massachusetts Center for Child Loss officially opened in June 2019 in Northborough, MA. The Center provides a safe, comforting space for bereaved families to meet with peer companions, explore community grief resources, and attend remembrance gatherings. Funds raised at various events throughout the year support the necessary operating costs for the Massachusetts Center for Child Loss as well as supporting the financial and emotional resource programs to assist local bereaved families in Massachusetts.

​Pregnancy and Infant Loss Resources provided by the
Massachusetts Chapter of The TEARS Foundation
  • Remembrance Events & Virtual Ceremonies - Honoring while supporting the healing journey.
  • Support Groups - A caring atmosphere where grieving parents with similar experiences can connect. Contact for current groups and dates.
  • Peer Companions - Meet with a bereaved parent who is at least 2 years into their grief journey after their loss and has completed peer companion training. Available virtually or at the Center.
  • Comfort Kits - Personalized remembrance gifts and grief resources for newly bereaved families. Contact to be included on the waitlist.
  • Volunteer Opportunities - A meaningful way to give back to the community in honor of a baby or someone you know who has had a loss. Contact for current opportunities.
  • Rock & Walk for Babies - Annual memorial walk raises funds to support local bereaved families while remembering the babies we miss each and every day.
  • ​Infant Funeral Assistance - Financial assistance for burial or cremation expenses.*
  • Jesse’s Grant Marker Program - Financial assistance in purchasing a grave marker.*
  • The Charlie and Braden Project - Financial funeral assistance for children ages 1-12.*
*For specific guidelines for these financial programs, visit www.thetearsfoundation.org

Additional Resources

Book Recommendations (available through Amazon):
  • Click here to view list

Blogs/Digital Magazines focusing on Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss:​
Podcasts focusing on Pregnancy, Infant and Child Loss:
  • The Miscarriage Therapist
  • As Long As I'm Living
  • Dad Still Standing
  • Sisters in Loss
  • Smooth Stones
  • At A Total Loss
  • ​Guys and Grief

Fitness after Pregnancy and Infant Loss:
Resources for Bereaved Dads:​
Remembrance Keepsakes:​​
Donating Wedding/Formal Gowns:​
Additional Massachusetts Resources for Pregnancy & Infant Loss:
Grief Organizations in Massachusetts:
Additional Resources in Massachusetts:
Bereavement Care Retreats:
​Additional Resources Nationwide:
  • Reproductive and Placental Research Unit at Yale School of Medicine - Dr. Harvey Kliman provides Review of Placenta from Pregnancy Loss or Complicataion
  • Return to Zero: HOPE - providing support, resources, and community for all people who have experienced unimaginable loss during the journey to parenthood
  • Star Legacy Foundation - stillbirth awareness and advocacy
  • First Candle - supporting bereaved families who have experienced SIDS
  • ​American SIDS Institute - a healthcare organization dedicated to the prevention of sudden infant death
  • The Skye High Foundation - helping families with the loss of a baby who was part of a multiple birth
  • TFMR Mamas - supporting those who have to make the heartbreaking decision to terminate for medical reasons
  • LGBT Baby Loss - blog sharing stories from LGBTQ loss families 
  • LGBTQ+ Reproductive Loss - designed as a resource for LGBTQ+ parents, families, and supporters who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, infertility, and/or sterility
  • Hayden's Helping Hands - assisting families with medical expenses after a stillbirth
  • Love, Jessica - assisting families with medical expenses after a pregnancy loss or stillbirth
  • Kaden's Cause - assisting families who have experienced SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood)
  • Project Sweet Peas - assisting NICU families and those who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss
  • MISS Foundation - organization providing C.A.R.E.S. (Counseling, Advocacy, Research, Education, and Support) services to families experiencing the death of a child.
  • Charlie's Guys - providing gifts to bereaved siblings who have experienced sibling or parent death
  • Count the Kicks - an evidence-based stillbirth prevention campaign that provides educational resources to healthcare providers and expectant parents
  • ​Push for Empowered Pregnancy - campaign to end preventable stillbirths
  • Still Birth Day - find certified Birth & Bereavement Doulas, birth plans for birth in any trimester, and support for the places where birth and bereavement meet
  • Still Mothers - living childless after loss
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Other Grief Resources:
The Massachusetts Chapter of The TEARS Foundation Center for Child Loss
300 W Main St, Building A, Northborough, MA 01532

Please contact us to schedule an appointment at the Center or a virtual meeting.

massachusettschapter@thetearsfoundation.org
call/text: 617-785-8779
NATIONAL WEBSITE: ​www.thetearsfoundation.org/massachusetts