3Hopeful Hearts

Direct services: family outreach, camps, and retreats- support from the family support team: the family support team members are specifically trained staff and volunteers who reach out to families soon after the loss of a child and any time during the grief journey. This support team provides outreach in the form of calls, hand-written cards, texts, emails, and in-person meetings (all based on each grievers preference).- listening sessions: provided by trained volunteers, follow a four-session outline to meet, listen to, and integrate our new families to our services. As we welcome and become more familiar with the unique needs of each family or individual, we can better assist them with resources from within and outside our organization.- bear2hope: when a baby loss occurs, a volunteer creates a bear to match the exact weight of the baby. The bear is then delivered to the family at the hospital before the family is discharged in hopes of bridging the gap between delivery and going home. The family is able to hold the bear while grieving and honoring their precious baby. - support groups: with help and support, the grief journey can lead to growth, healing, strength, and transformation. 3hopeful Hearts provides 9 categories of open monthly meetings for families: child loss supportgroup; child loss by suicide group; perinatal loss support group; miscarriage support group; pregnancy and parenting after loss; dads support group; grandparent support group; and two virtual support groups.- camp braveheart: an annual camp for children grieving from the loss of a sibling, family member, or friend. Our camp provides the child a safe place with peers to explore and express grief in a constructive way.- couple's retreat: aims to coach, guide, and strengthen a marriage after a tragic loss. This innovative program helps grieving parents journey through and share the tough challenges faced after the loss of a child.- women's retreat: celebrates and honors each woman as a mother. Professional counselors and facilitators help the moms find immediate and long-term coping strategies.

Direct services: community remembrances- walk to remember: provides bereaved families the opportunity to memorialize their loss and transform the often lonely and isolating feelings of grief into a walk of growth, healing, and strength.- annual candlelight tribute: a sacred evening of love and loss, with special music, readings, lighting of individual candles, and a poignant presentation. Bereaved parents and families find comfort as they honor their lost children during the often-challenging holiday season.- vigils: provided and facilitated by 3hh staff and volunteers based on specific requests. Often these are youth-guided and support teens who have lost a peer. Teens are encouraged to gather songs, readings, and stories to honor their grief. Vigils also focus on recognitions days such as pregnancy and infant loss awareness day, suicideremembrance, and substance loss.

Indirect services: community outreach and education- parent panels: focused, organized presentations given by bereaved parents to community members, usually in an educational setting. As parents share their stories of loss, community members learn how to better support bereaved families, obtain resources and tools, and take action by implementing loss-and-support-based practices within personal and organizational settings.- perinatal/pediatric bereavement training/ bereavement doula training: similar to parent panels, this more in- depth training is designed for the healthcare community. Training is provided in either a one- or three-day format and is attended by medical professionals, local bereavement doulas, social workers, and chaplains who provide in-patient care. - space/unit blessings : staff of hospitals and/or schools gather with a 3hopeful Hearts staff member to re-align the space where the death of a baby or child occurred, from a space of trauma and heartbreak to a space of remembrance. Impacted staff are guided to reflect on their impact with the bereaved families and also focus on finding self-compassion during their own grief processing.