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Free peer support & family resources

You can come as you are.
You can just listen.

Peer support for bereaved parents, one-to-one mentorship, and a book club. All currently open programs are for adults 18 and older.

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Peer support on Zoom

A place to talk.
Or a place to listen.

Join a twice-weekly, peer-led gathering for bereaved parents.

You can keep your camera off, pass on any question, and share only what you want. There is no cost to join.

Request to Join the Group

For adults 18 and older. Submit a registration request below; The Carry Project will contact you with next steps.

Ways to connect

Choose what feels right.

A meeting, a book, or a quiet reminder between sessions.

Grief & hope book club

Thursdays · 5 PM ET

Read along, or come and listen. You do not have to finish the chapter.

Currently reading: I Will Carry You by Angie Smith.

Request a place through the form below. The Carry Project will send next steps and meeting details.

Telegram channel

Stay connected quietly.

Draw Near is a daily Christian devotional channel. It is open to adults 18 and older by invitation only.

Request a Telegram invitation

The Carry Letter

One email a month.

A letter from the founder and news about upcoming groups and events.

Request The Carry Letter

One-to-one peer mentorship · Open now

Connect with a peer.

Request one-to-one peer mentorship. This program is for adults 18 and older.

Request mentorship

Open programs · Adults 18+

Take the next step.

Choose a program. You do not need to describe your loss or medical history here.

First nameLast nameEmailPhone (optional)

State What would you like to join or request?

Group agreement I confirm I am 18 or older. I understand this is peer support. Facilitators are peers, not licensed therapists, and the group does not replace therapy or medical care. I will keep what others share private, including names and stories, and will not record or post about sessions. I understand facilitators will act to keep people safe if someone is at risk of harm to themselves or others, or if a child is in danger. I agree that The Carry Project may use these details to contact me about my request.

Stay in touch (optional) Add me to the book club too. Send me The Carry Letter, one email a month. I would also like to request 1:1 peer mentorship. Please send me an invitation to Draw Near, the Christian Telegram devotional channel.

Typed signature

By typing your name and submitting, you acknowledge the agreement above. Giving is optional and is not required to request support.

Your request will be stored through Netlify Forms for The Carry Project to review. Please do not submit medical records, details about children, or other sensitive information. Submitting a request does not confirm a place or send a Zoom link automatically.

Still being planned

More support is in development.

Fathers’ and men’s peer support, children’s peer support, and therapy sessions are not yet open for registration.

Free downloadable devotionals

Between sessions.

Christian devotionals you can download and print. Read one page a day, or one page when you can.

30 days · PDF

Meeting Him,
Not Finishing It

A daily meditation, memory verse, and reflection prompt, with a welcome letter from the founder.

Open the Devotional PDF

30 days · PDF

Carried

Scripture, encouragement, and simple tools for bereaved and NICU families, with a welcome letter from the founder.

Open the Carried PDF

Before your first session

You decide how
you participate.

Does it cost anything?

The support group, book club, and devotionals are free. Giving is optional.

Do I have to talk or turn my camera on?

No. You can keep your camera off, listen, and pass on any question.

Can I come if my loss was years ago?

Yes. Parents join months or many years after their child died.

Is it faith-based?

The devotionals are Christian. The support group and book club are open to every belief, including none.

Can my partner or children join?

All currently open programs are for adults 18 and older. Fathers’ and men’s peer support, children’s peer support, and therapy sessions are still being planned. Registration for those programs is not open.

Comfort bags

Support you can hold.

Care bags are distributed through organization partnerships only. Families cannot request bags directly. Ask your hospital or care team whether they partner with The Carry Project.

The Carry Project memorial tote with a keepsake frame, baby foot casts, journal, pens, and note.

For families facing child loss

Memorial Bag

Keepsake frame, hand and foot molds, journal, pens, and a care note.

The Carry Project NICU tote with a knitted blanket, journal, milestone cards, snacks, and note.

For families with a baby in the NICU

NICU Comfort Bag

Snacks, hygiene essentials, a cozy blanket, preemie milestone cards, and a care note from volunteers.

The Carry Project sibling tote with a teddy bear, coloring book, crayons, snacks, and bubbles.

For big sisters and brothers

Little Sibling Bag

A book, toy, snacks, coloring book, and bubbles.

Remembering your child.

The 1-Year Remembrance Bag helps families honor their child at the first anniversary. It is distributed through organization partnerships only.

Organization partnership inquiries

For people walking beside a family

Help another family
receive comfort.

Support a Bag

Need urgent help?

Call or text 988, or call 911 in an emergency. The Carry Project’s group is not an emergency service.