One in four women will experience pregnancy or infant loss.
The TEARS Foundation is a non-profit organization that seeks to compassionately lift a financial burden from families who have experienced pregnancy, infant or child loss by providing funds to assist with the cost of burial or cremation services. Families are offered comprehensive bereavement care in the form of grief support groups, peer companions and remembrance events.
The TEARS Foundation was founded in Washington State in 2002 and the Massachusetts Chapter was established in 2015. The TEARS Foundation Center for Child Loss is located in Northborough, MA at 300 W Main St, Building A, and their financial and emotional support resource programs can assist any bereaved families located in Massachusetts.
There are two peer-facilitated support groups that meet virtually each month. The Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group meets the first Monday of each month and supports anyone who has experienced pregnancy or early infant loss, including but not limited to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, terminated for medical reasons pregnancy, neonatal loss, etc.
The other support group is for Pregnancy & Parenting After Loss, which meets the second Tuesday of the month, and is for anyone who is thinking about or trying to conceive again, currently pregnant, or parenting living children following a pregnancy or infant loss. Support partners (spouse/partner, friend, relative) are encouraged to attend. To register for either group, please email.
The next event is the Virtual Wave of Light Ceremony on Friday, October 15 to participate in the International Wave Of Light that honors Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day. Bereaved parents, friends, family and community members are encouraged to light a candle at 7 p.m. in their respective time zones for one hour to create a “wave of light” that circumnavigates the globe. To have a baby’s name added to our ceremony, please visit the website.
The Northborough center is currently open by appointment only. Please contact Center Directors and Chapter Leaders, Brenda Johnston and Emily Coelho, at massachusettschapter@thetearsfoundation.org or 617-785-8779 to request an appointment.