Support That Meets You Where You Are
At Your Own Pace
Grief does not follow a straight path, and it does not resolve on a schedule. Embrace Foundation offers programs designed to support bereaved families at every stage of that journey — from the first raw days of loss through the long, nonlinear road of healing. Our programs are trauma-informed, grief-literate, and free or low-cost to families in Western North Carolina.
A Walk to Remember is a commemorative ceremony held each October during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month to honor babies lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death — bringing families together in community rather than grief in isolation.
Commemorative walk through the Botanical Garden
Reading babies' names aloud in remembrance
Memorial tree-planting ceremony
On-site grief support resources
Virtual participation available Oct 9–15 for global community
A space where your baby's name is spoken aloud and welcomed.
Grief can be extraordinarily isolating. Our support circles create an intimate, facilitated space where bereaved parents, partners, grandparents, and loved ones can come together without having to explain themselves. A space where your baby's name is said aloud, welcomed, and remembered.
Partners and family members grieve differently — and that is normal. Our circles honor the full range of grief expressions. There is no pressure to speak. There is no correct way to show up. You are welcome here exactly as you are.
Who: Bereaved parents, partners, grandparents, and close loved onesFormat: Small group, facilitatedCost: Free
Pregnancy After Loss (PAL) Support
We hold both the grief and the hope.
A pregnancy after loss is not simply a new beginning. It carries the weight of what came before — fear, hypervigilance, love, grief, and hope all woven together. Many parents describe feeling torn between the baby they lost and the baby they are carrying.
Our PAL program offers a gentle, evidence-informed space for families navigating this complex emotional terrain. We do not ask you to set aside your grief to make room for hope. We hold both.
Who: Families currently pregnant after a previous lossFormat: Individual and group supportCost: Free
There is no single right way to say goodbye to your baby. And saying goodbye is rarely a single moment — it is a series of moments, over time, some planned and some unexpected. Our remembrance events create intentional, sacred spaces for families to honor their babies and find community in their loss.
Memory-making is not just for right after a loss. Families can honor their baby at any time — even years later. We are here for all of it.
October-Infant Loss Awareness Month
October 11th- Walk to Remember details TBD
October 15th- Wave of Light
Who: All bereaved families, at any stage of griefFormat: Gatherings, ceremonies, workshopsCost: Free
Every family deserves providers who know how to meet them with compassion.
Many families tell us that the care they received at the hospital, clinic, or provider's office made their experience of loss harder, not easier. Not because providers didn't care, but because they didn't know how. Perinatal bereavement care is not consistently taught in medical or nursing education — and families pay the price for that gap.
Embrace Foundation offers evidence-based bereavement training to clinical teams, community organizations, doulas, social workers, and individual providers across Western North Carolina. Training is available in half-day and full-day formats.
Who: Clinicians, doulas, hospital staff, community organizationsFormat: Half-day and full-day workshopsCost: Contact us for pricing
