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HAND LogoHAND is a resource network of parents, professionals, and supportive volunteers that offers a variety of services throughout Northern California and the Central Valley. There are no fees for our services. HAND relies entirely on donations to support its programs. More...

 
     
  2012 HAND Annual Letter  
 

Helping After Neonatal Death is closing the end of its 28th year providing grief support services to families who have lost a child before, during, or shortly after birth. We reflect on the insight of our founders and the good fortune to benefit from our volunteers, families, friends, and professionals. HAND is run by
volunteers, all bereaved parents, in Northern California and the Central Valley, and we rely entirely on your support so grieving parents can receive services for free.

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Parents

We are so sorry that your precious baby died. As parents, we do not expect to outlive our children. The death of a child robs us of a lifetime of enjoying a unique and irreplaceable piece of ourselves. More...

 
Family & Friends

The English terms sympathy and compassion go back to Greek and Latin words, respectively, which originally referred to a "common feeling," something "felt together." More...

 
Health Care Professionals

As a caregiver, you are in a unique position to provide a level of care and sensitivity that can greatly affect the course of a family's grieving process. More...

 
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HAND poetry & stories blog section for parents and first person stories. Go now...

 
The Quilt Project

quilt square 3Each quilt square memorializes an individual child, but the quilts, as a whole, serve to bring awareness of Pregnancy and Infant Loss to the public. Learn more...

 
 
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