Other Charities Information

Alongside Sands, a great many organisations support people affected by the death of a baby, some offering support only in very specific situations, others providing more general support. Some are very local while others operate across the whole country and here is an alphabetical list of some of those organisations.  Further information and contact details for most of these are also at https://babyloss-awareness.org/charities/ 

Over time we will add to this list and if you are a support organisation that would like to be included, please let us know.  

• Aching Arms raising awareness and providing aching arms teddy bears to bereaved families http://achingarms.co.uk/
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• Aidan's Elephants providing support for bereaved parents and families. http://www.aidanselephants.co.uk/
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• The Alexa Trust  http://www.thealexatrust.org
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• APS Support supporting people with Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), a blood clotting disorder is a leading cause of miscarriage, stillbirth and pre-eclampsia http://aps-support.org.uk/
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• ARC (antenatal results and choices) helps parents and professionals through antenatal screening and its consequences http://www.arc-uk.org/
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• Ashford Baby Memorial Garden providing a lovely garden area within Ashford town centre, with opportunities for baby name tiles at an affordable price. http://www.EastKentBabyMemorialGardens.org.uk 
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• Baby Lifeline providing equipment, training and research https://www.demelza.org.uk/
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• Brief Lives provides support, including help in finding a baby's grave.  https://www.brieflives-remembered.co.uk
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• Bliss exists to give every baby born premature or sick in the UK the best chance of survival and quality of life. http://www.bliss.org.uk/
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• Canterbury and District Early Years Project  www.canterburydeyp.org.uk 
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• Child Bereavement UK Supports families when a baby or child dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. https://childbereavementuk.org/
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• CMV Action offers advice and support to anyone affected by congenital cytomegalovirus, a common virus that can infect people of all ages http://cmvaction.org.uk/
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• Cruse Bereavement Care provides support and information when someone dies  https://www.cruse.org.uk/
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• Dads Unlimited www.dadsunltd.org.uk
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• Deal breastfeeding Group http://www.dealbreastfeedingsupportgroup.co.uk/
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• Delelza House is a children’s hospice providing vital care to families across East Sussex, Kent and South East London https://www.demelza.org.uk/
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• East Kent Baby Memorial Gardens http://www.EastKentBabyMemorialGardens.org.uk 
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• The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust Supporting people who have experienced an early pregnancy complication https://www.ectopic.org.uk/
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• 4 Louis, like Sands, provides memory boxes to families, free of charge http://www.4louis.co.uk/
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• Holding On Letting Go  is a Kent-based charity that helps children to cope with the death of someone close to them. https://holdingonlettinggo.org.uk/
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• Homestart has dedicated, experienced volunteers who provide support for families with at least one child under the age of five who may be experiencing a wide range of difficulties.   For Ashford http://home-start-ashford.co.uk/ and for Thanet http://www.homestartthanet.org.uk/
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• ICP Support provides information and support on intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy http://www.icpsupport.org/
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• Kicks Count empowering mums-to-be with knowledge and confidence http://www.kickscount.org.uk/
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• The Last Kiss Foundation provides equipment to allow parents to spend precious time with their child http://thelastkissfoundation.co.uk/
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• Life after Loss  provides information and support after a loss  http://www.lifeafterloss.org.uk/site/
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• The Lily Mae Foundation like Sands supports parents and families after a stillbirth or neonatal death https://www.lilymaefoundation.org/
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• The Lullaby Trust raising awareness of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and providing support https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/
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• Making Miracles providing baby trauma and bereavement care as well as the Baby Memorial Garden in Rochester  http://makingmiracles.org.uk/ 
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• The Mariposa Trust https://www.mariposatrust.org/
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• MASS Miscarriage and Stillborn Support http://www.massuksupport.org/
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• The Miscarriage Association https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/
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• The Multiple Births Foundation http://www.multiplebirths.org.uk/
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• Petals Charity offers counselling for trauma or loss during pregnancy and birth http://petalscharity.org/
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• Spinal Muscular Athrophy Support UK http://www.smasupportuk.org.uk/
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• TAMBA the Twins and Multiple Births Association https://www.tamba.org.uk/
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• Together for Short Lives supports families of children with life threatening conditions  http://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/
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• Rainbows Bereavement Supports helps children and young people grieve and grow after loss http://rainbowsgb.org
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• The Samaritans offers a safe place for you to talk at any time in your own way about whatever is getting to you. https://www.samaritans.org/
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• Tommys https://www.tommys.org/