Contact Person: Diana Kelley - Founder and Executive Director

Email: Support@irisRemembers.com

Phone Number: 507-334-4748

Description of Services: Founded in 1987, IRIS supplements the care given by the medical, mental health, and religious communities by providing resources and referral information, support and education to parents, family, friends, and professionals after a child dies in early pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, miscarriage, etc.) or from stillbirth, neonatal death, birth defects, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID/SIDS) and related syndromes, illness, accident, and all other types of infant and early childhood death.

IRIS Advocate Program: Offers volunteers who work directly with the parent(s) and the child that has died in the hospital and/or funeral home setting. Advocates answer questions, provide support, guidace, options, and assist in creating lasting memories. IRIS provides Bereavement Support Packets, Burial Clothing Set for infants 2" - 24" (10 - 42 gestational weeks). Clothing has been designed by IRIS to meet the child's special skin condition of fragile infants. IRIS Advocates help create keepsakes such as hand/foot prints and sculptures, photos, and much more.

IRIS offers Support groups, many Memorial events and gatherings, and volunteer opportunities.

Contact Person: Jennifer Burgers

Email: Jennifer.burgers@maplegrovehospital.org

Phone Number: 763-581-2223

Description of Services: Maple Grove Hospital offers a full-service bereavement program to families who experience the loss of a baby. Support is given from the time of diagnosis, throughout the birth experience.Continued individual and group support is offered for as long as families desire.