Luke's Purpose continues to find ways to connect with the child loss community. We are dedicated to helping these parents navigate their grief, provide financial help, and build a community. We have partnered with local organizations to help reach these families, and be the trusted resource they need.
The Lola Jayne Foundation is a non-profit organization created by Chris and Mary White, in honor of their daughter Lola Jayne, who passed away in December of 2022. Like many loss parents, Chris and Mary struggled to find resources available to parents after the loss of their daughter, and were shocked at the lack of compassion and guidance from the hospital where Lola had passed. Shortly after a friend had suggested group counseling to them, their mission was clear: to help other organizations that offer support to grieving parents, and advance infant health care.
Chris and Mary were part of the same grief group as Luke's mom and dad. Together they quickly built a bond of support, which helped both families navigate their losses. Our group remains close to this day, and we hope to continue supporting each other through the years.
In September of 2024, The Lola Jayne Foundation awarded Luke's Purpose a grant of $50,000. This tremendous gift helps us continue our mission to help loss families with funeral and cemetery costs, mental health bills, and medical bills. We are forever grateful for this grant, and continue to look forward together again.
Visit lolajaynefoundation.org to learn more about their organization and the other resources they are connected with to help loss families.
The Chloe Belle Foundation is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping children and young adults navigate their journey through cancer, by providing small acts of kindness, giving back to hospitals, connecting with families to help with finances that arise with cancer, and much more. TCBF was started by Remi Lindberg and her family, in honor of her sister Chloe, who passed from cancer at the young age of 25. Chloe loved children which inspired Remi to focus on giving back to not only children who are suffering through cancer, but also young adults who are often forgotten about. Care packages, toy drives, fundraisers are just a small portion of what TCBF does for cancer families.
Luke's Purpose will be a resource to these families should the unimaginable child loss take place. We will help guide these families through their grief, provide financial assistance if needed, and stay close to TCBF to make sure their families have what they need.
Visit thechloebellefoundation.org to learn more, and follow them on instagram @thechloebellefoundation
Brooks' Mission is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families who have lost a child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). As the leading cause of death in children ages 1-12 months, SIDS affects 2,000 infants per year, and little to no information exists on why or how this happens. Parents are faced with sudden grief and trauma, often with no answers. Brooks' Mission was created by Bryan and Leigh Griffin in 2021 after losing their son Brooks to SIDS. They channeled their grief into Brooks' Mission to not only carry his name and memory and share his story, but to connect with other parents who have lost their babies to SIDS, provide financial support, connect them with grief counselors and other resources to help navigate their grief.
Luke's Purpose will be directing parents who have lost a child to SIDS to Brooks' Mission, so they can connect with Bryan and Leigh and together we can help guide these families through grief and healing, and provide as much assistance as we can.
To learn more, visit https://brooksmission.org/ and follow them @brooks_mission
Angela’s House is an in-home and in-house care facility for medically fragile children and young adults. Angela’s House has been helping families for 30 years, giving them the medical support and care they need 24/7, while making each child feel special and loved. Angela’s House also runs the Angel of Hope program and memorial park located in Eisenhower Park, New York, where families can purchase memorial bricks in honor of their child that has passed.
Luke’s Purpose will be working together with Angela’s House to help families navigate their loss and grief. We will also be gifting each family of the child that passes a memorial brick at the Angel of Hope memorial statue.
To learn more, visit https://www.angelashouse.org/
Love From Lydia is a non-profit organization that partners with hospitals and other organizations to provide care packages to child loss families, which includes a pair of crocheted hearts (one for the child and one for the family), a letter from a fellow grieving mom, and a resource guide to help connect families to support during such a tragic time. Additionally, LFL spreads kindness around the world by placing hearts (“hugs”) for people to find. It is the hope that these random acts of kindness will bring a smile to peoples faces, the way Lydia did for anyone who was around her.
Luke’s Purpose will be sending Lydia’s hearts to all of the families we help, to connect them with more support after their loss.
To learn more, follow Love From Lydia @_lovefromlydia_ on Instagram
Luke's Purpose is now the first step in helping parents navigate their loss at these hospitals and facilities. Nurses, Social workers, and care takers can apply for assistance on behalf of the family, so parents can spend even more time focused on their child.