We want to share these places who have helped many people we know so that others might find these resources too. We've also listed some charities who are doing amazing things both here and abroad. Please contact us if you have a link you'd like us to share.
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Child Loss (At Any Age)
Australia Wide & International
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive. TCF NSW is part of world-wide self-help organisation offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, siblings and grand-parents. We offer friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. All bereaved family members are welcome.
Baby and Infant Loss
Australia Wide
Teddy Love Club Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support is an Australia wide support program for bereaved families who suffer the loss of their baby or babies at any time during pregnancy or after birth. This includes miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy for foetal abnormality and neonatal death.
The TLC program is the original bear giving program in Australia established 26th October 2002 in Adelaide. TLC operates in every state of Australia with the program provided to every maternity hospital across the country. TLC is leading the way in providing support, guidance and comfort to bereaved parents, their families and friends.
Support for Widows and Widowers
Western Australia
Orange Rainbows is a service for those who have recently been widowed or have already started your journey through the grieving process and need to find some support. You are not alone! Young Widowed women and men supporting eachother. This is a place to share and grow with others who understand exactly what you are going through because they have been through it or going through it too.
USA and International
Welcome to the community at the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation. We work hard to provide a national network of support for anyone grieving the loss of someone they love--with a special emphasis on those who have been widowed. SSLF offers a variety of programs intended to connect our members for the two-fold purpose of providing peer based support opportunities, and connecting the many wonderful organizations that provide services offering comfort for those traveling the difficult journey of grief.
SSLF is an inclusive, non-denominational organization focused on hope and healing through the grieving process. We are positive, and forward thinking, while focusing on offering our members the tools and resources they need to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the death of a loved one.
USA
The Liz Logelin Foundation was established to assist families who find themselves in the heartbreaking, catastrophic situation of having lost a spouse, life-partner, and parent. The Foundation’s goal is to financially assist these families as they deal with the loss of their loved ones, and struggle to move forward. The Foundation was established in 2009 by Matthew Logelin, who lost his wife Elizabeth in 2008.
Support and Research Charities
Australia & International
An international support and research networking organisation for families of children or young adults with this inherited neurological degenerative disorder, known as Batten Disease.
Australia
The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) is dedicated to helping find a cure for cancer through the continued support of world-class research in Australia. The cancer charity foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for this devastating disease which affects one in three Australians. Every dollar of every donation received goes to cancer research: All expenses are paid from accumulated investment revenue earned by the cancer Foundation. |
