Cuddle Cot Placements
We help place Cuddle Cots with care facilities so families can have precious time to hold, honor, and say goodbye to their babies.
Learn about the $3 campaignA 501(c)(3) public charity
Turning Loss
Into Light™
Our mission
No family should have
to carry grief alone.
United Mothers of Loss Foundation meets grief with compassion, dignity, remembrance, and practical support. We create welcoming spaces, provide free educational resources, and develop programs that honor enduring love while helping families find connection.
Compassion
Care without expectation or judgment.
Remembrance
Honoring the love that remains.
Hope
Making room for light, gently.
What we do
Programs rooted in compassion.
Our charitable programs offer tangible comfort, meaningful remembrance, education, and peer connection for people navigating pregnancy, infant, child, loved-one, and pet loss.
Care for Mothers & Baby Remembrance
Care packages comfort grieving mothers, while baby remembrance memory boxes preserve precious keepsakes and honor the baby who was lost.
See care and remembrance programsSleeping Bags for Angels
Volunteers create handmade items for angel babies, supporting families with tenderness, dignity, and remembrance.
Visit the volunteer pageResources & Communities
Free guides and moderated peer communities help people find information, validation, and compassionate connection.
Explore free support
The forthcoming book
Turning Loss
Into Light™
A compassionate companion for moving through grief while holding close the memories, love, and enduring connection that loss can never erase.
Coming to AmazonSeptember 1, 2026
Official book launch countdown
—Days—Hours—Minutes—Seconds
The paperback is scheduled for release on Amazon on September 1, 2026. No advance copies are currently available. The Foundation is the publisher, and the Foundation's share of proceeds supports its charitable mission and programs.
Grief resources
Support for tender days.
Begin wherever you are. These resources are free to keep and return to whenever you need them.
Free guide
Rainbow Babies: A Free Guide
Compassionate information about rainbow babies, sunshine babies, pregnancy after loss, and ways loved ones can provide meaningful support.
Download the Free GuideCompassionate support
When You Need More Help
Grief deserves care. Explore gentle reminders for finding personal, community, or professional support.
Read Support GuidanceThese resources offer general grief support and are not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Support communities
Connection can be
a form of light.
Active, compassionate communities provide support for pregnancy loss, stillbirth, miscarriage, infant loss, pregnancy after loss, postpartum after loss, and other forms of grief.
Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth, Miscarriage & Infant Loss Support
A compassionate community for mothers navigating pregnancy and infant loss.
Missing Our Loved Ones Lost in Heaven
A welcoming space for remembrance, connection, and support after loss.
Pet Loss: United in Grief
A compassionate community for anyone grieving the death of a beloved pet or animal companion.
Postpartum After Loss
Support for the physical and emotional postpartum journey following loss.
TTC, Pregnancy, Babies & Rainbows After Loss
Connection for trying to conceive, pregnancy, and parenting after loss.
Mothers United by Child/Adult Loss
A caring community for mothers grieving the loss of a child at any age.
Lost in the Womb: Real, Raw & Uncensored
An honest, supportive space for mothers whose babies were lost in the womb.
United Mothers of Loss Foundation
Visit the Foundation page for news, resources, remembrance, education, and ways to connect.
Sleeping Bags for Angels
Visit the volunteer page for creating handmade items for angel babies.
Care Package No. 1
Comfort delivered with compassion
Care Packages for Grieving Mothers
These packages are thoughtfully assembled specifically for the grieving mother. Each one offers gentle self-care, comfort, and encouragement after pregnancy or infant loss, reminding her that she is seen, supported, and never alone.
Please note: This photograph shows Care Package No. 1 as an example. Because some items are handmade, seasonal, or donated, colors, designs, brands, and individual contents may occasionally vary. Every package will always be prepared with the same care, compassion, and purpose.
Complimentary care-package eligibility: Packages are prioritized for mothers whose pregnancy or infant loss occurred within the previous 12 months. They are limited to one complimentary package per recipient and household and are available to valid mailing addresses anywhere in the United States, as designated funding and supplies allow. Requests for losses that occurred more than 12 months before the application date are not eligible for a complimentary care package. Support communities and free grief resources remain available regardless of when a loss occurred.
Request support for yourself or a grieving mother, or contribute toward this charitable care program. Please review the complete care-package eligibility policy before submitting a request.
About Diane
Turning compassion
into a calling.
Diane Cassi is the author of Turning Loss Into Light™, Founder and CEO of the United Mothers of Loss Foundation, and a certified grief coach. Her work is centered on creating spaces where grief is acknowledged with dignity, loved ones are remembered, and families can find compassionate connection.
About the foundation
United Mothers of Loss Foundation
IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity · EIN 99-1997847
Founded by Diane Cassi and based in Redford, Michigan, the Foundation provides compassionate grief resources, support communities, care packages for grieving mothers, Baby Remembrance Memory Boxes, the Sleeping Bags for Angels volunteer program, and Cuddle Cot placements that give grieving families precious time with their babies.
Our community sponsors
With heartfelt gratitude.
We are deeply grateful to the businesses whose generosity helps the United Mothers of Loss Foundation continue turning loss into light for grieving families.
Tristate Radon Services
Step Funeral Home
Partner with our foundation
Become a Sponsor
Sponsorship helps the United Mothers of Loss Foundation turn compassion into meaningful support for families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.
Your partnership helps provide Cuddle Cot placements, memory boxes, grief resources, care packages, and supportive communities—giving grieving families more time, comfort, dignity, and remembrance during some of their most difficult moments.
Whether you sponsor an entire program, contribute toward a Cuddle Cot placement, or support us at another level, your generosity makes a lasting difference. We would be honored to partner with your business or organization.
Become a Sponsordiane@umlfcollabs.orgLeadership grounded in compassion
Meet Our Board
Each member brings lived experience, care, and a shared commitment to ensuring grieving families never have to walk alone.
President
Sarah Fry
I am a wife and stay-at-home mom of three with a heartfelt commitment to supporting mothers who have endured the unimaginable pain of losing a child. Having walked this path myself, I offer a warm, compassionate ear and a safe space where mothers can share openly, find comfort, and remember that they are not alone.
Treasurer
Stacie Kontz
I am a dedicated military wife and Michigan native who is passionate about providing meaningful support for women during times of loss. I bring financial care, integrity, and heartfelt commitment to the Foundation’s mission.
Independent Director-at-Large
Kamakalani Chung
Kamakalani provides independent governance, thoughtful oversight, and a compassionate voice in support of the Foundation’s mission and the families it serves.
Independent Director-at-Large
Kaitlin Calvert
Kaitlin provides independent governance, thoughtful oversight, and a compassionate voice in support of the Foundation’s mission and the families it serves.
Honoring the baby
Baby Remembrance Memory Boxes
These boxes focus on the baby who was lost. Each one gives a mother or family a dedicated place to preserve treasured keepsakes—such as ultrasound images, hospital bracelets, footprints, photographs, letters, or certificates—and honor the baby's life and memory.
They are different from our care packages, which are created specifically to comfort and support the grieving mother.
Support Baby Remembrance Memory BoxesHelp us turn loss into light
Your generosity creates
time, comfort, and care.
Donations help the United Mothers of Loss Foundation provide grief resources, Baby Remembrance Memory Boxes, care packages for grieving mothers, volunteer programs, and Cuddle Cot placements for families navigating unimaginable loss.
Support the Foundation
Every gift, at every amount, helps us remind grieving families that they do not have to walk alone.
Donate Securely Through ZeffySmall gifts, shared purpose
The $3 Cuddle Cot Campaign
When 1,125 people each give just $3, together we can raise the $3,375 needed for another Cuddle Cot—giving grieving families precious time to hold, honor, and say goodbye to their babies.
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Love in action.
A growing collection of deliveries, programs, remembrance, and the compassionate people helping us carry light forward.
Community messages
Words carried with care.
Share a message of remembrance, encouragement, or gratitude. Every message is reviewed before it appears publicly.
Comments are text-only. Photos cannot be submitted, and the Foundation may remove any message that does not follow our community guidelines.
Contact
You are welcome here.
Have a question about the book, resources, or the Foundation? Send a note using this form.
Foundation inquiriesdiane@turninglossintolight.com
Collaboration inquiriesdiane@umlfcollabs.org
Phone & mailing address313-241-6142P.O. Box 39092, Redford, MI 48239