We Were Built on the Belief That No Family Should Grieve Alone.
Moving families from grief to grace through community connections.
Embrace Foundation began with a simple, urgent conviction: that the families who experience perinatal loss — the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death — deserve more than silence.
Too often, these families leave the hospital without answers, without support, and without a community that knows how to hold their grief. The shock and emotional weight of losing a baby can be overwhelming. Decisions must be made. Life continues. And yet the grief — which can affect every part of a person, from their emotions and relationships to their physical body — frequently goes unacknowledged.
We exist to change that. Embrace Foundation is a community of survivors, advocates, and healers committed to walking alongside bereaved families in Western North Carolina — not ahead of them, not above them, but beside them.
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Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission
Our aim is to provide trauma-informed emotional support, therapeutic resources, and remembrance opportunities for families navigating perinatal loss, birth trauma, and the unexpected death of an infant — offering a safe space to grieve, heal, and honor their loved one.
Our Vision
We envision a world where every family that loses a baby receives the compassionate, equitable care they deserve — regardless of their zip code, income, race, or background. A world where belonging is not a privilege but a birthright, where grief is met with community rather than silence, and where every baby’s life is recognized as a life that mattered.
“Moving families from grief to grace through community connections.”
What We Stand For
Our Core Values
Belonging
Everyone deserves a place where they are seen, heard, and valued — especially in grief. We make space before families walk through the door, and we ask with every decision we make: does this create more belonging, or less?
Equity
Fairness means giving people what they need, not treating everyone the same. We recognize that infant and pregnancy loss falls harder on some families than others — and we actively work to ensure our care reaches those who have been most underserved.
Dignity
Every person we serve deserves unconditional respect. We speak about the families we serve with the same care we would offer if they were in the room — because they often are, and they should always feel welcomed when they are.
Community Power
The people closest to this loss are closest to the solutions. Our programs are built on lived experience, not assumptions. Bereaved parents are not just participants in our community — they are co-designers, advisors, and leaders of it.
Bold Compassion
Compassion without action is sympathy. We lead with care and act with courage — naming the hard things, sitting with uncomfortable truths, and advocating for families who deserve better from their healthcare systems and their communities.
Our Approach
Every program and interaction at Embrace Foundation is shaped by three guiding principles that inform how we show up for bereaved families.
Trauma-Informed
Safety, choice, and compassion guide every interaction. We understand that grief affects the whole person — emotionally, physically, and relationally. We meet families where they are, not where we think they should be.
Grief-Literate
Grief is not a problem to be solved. It does not follow a straight path, a set of stages, or a timeline. We honor every family’s way of grieving — and we hold space for grief that changes and evolves over time.
Community-Rooted
Built by and for Western North Carolina families, our work is grounded in lived experience. The people closest to this loss are the ones who know best what families need — and they are at the center of everything we build.
In Memoriam
We Remember
The names below represent the babies who inspired this work — and the families who refused to grieve in silence. We walk with you. We say their names.
Juniper Roan
3/1/2025
Delphine
2025
Pennelope
2025
Matilda
9/21/2018
Lucia
3/18/2022 – 3/27/2022
Cloe
2024
Poppy
12/5/2023
Helen Louise
11/6/2005
Oliver Woods
8/6/2024 – 9/6/2024
Hannah
8/15/2023
James
1/25/2025
Avery Malcomb
6/23/2012
You Are Not Alone
You Don’t Have to Grieve Alone.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There is no timeline. And you do not have to do it alone.