Noah's Ark Children's Transitional Foundation is a non-profit organization that specializes in supporting families who are experiencing the transitional period prior or during the end of life for a child. Our Mission:
Our mission is to "Anchor Families in Hope" by providing emotional and financial assistance to families who are dealing with the hardships that are encountered when a child is trans
itioning from life. We are willing to get in the treacherous waters of grief with families to guide them through what will be marked as one of their darkest times in life. He entered this world fighting for his life at only 22 weeks old. Shortly after birth, Noah suffered a brain bled that led to a primary diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy however he had many other secondary diagnoses. Due to Noah’s impairments he had many medical professionals that were necessary for his care. When Noah was 3 years old, Kaye Griggs, became his physical therapist. The moment that she met Noah was different. She came into Noah’s home 2x’s per week. Their bond was unbreakable. The knew and understood each other. As time passed, Kaye continued to see Noah and became like family. One day, Kaye mentioned to Annie that she wanted to open a business for children with special needs but was not sure what. She wasn’t exactly sure what, but she asked Annie if she would be interested in partnering with her in whatever venture it was. Annie agreed. In the latter part of 2018, Noah became very ill and required major surgery. Annie contacted his current Occupational Therapist, Erene Cobb, and Kaye. His therapists canceled the remainder of their patients for the day and went to Katy to spend time with Noah. It was unknown that these precious moments would be their last time together. Noah had a history of coming back in full health from the most hopeless situations. But this time, it would not be so. Upon Noah’s departure from this life, Kaye called Jerrell Robinson (a mortician) to ask him to take care of Noah’s final arrangements. He accepted and went above and beyond the wishes of the Garza family for their son. He met with them in their home, allowed them to view Noah’s remains at request and sent them sweet gifts to remind them of their precious son. However, there is a financial component that the Garza family simply could not meet. Kaye was still in very close contact with the family and saw the need and the very heavy burden of the Garza family regarding the financial component surrounding the final arrangements for Noah. The Garza’s were unable to cover the cost of the funeral and had explored all means to do so. Kaye, Elroy (Kaye’s husband) and Jaelessia Williams (Kaye’s sister/business partner) covered the cost of the funeral. Other community members and family assisted with the burial cost (head stone, plot, casket cover and graveside closing ceremony). Kaye went back to the Garza’s home to plant the seed of Noah’s Ark Transitional Care Foundation to the Garza’s. A non-profit organization that will offer hope to families in one of the darkest times in the life of a family as a child is or has transitioned from this life. The experience of loosing a child is hard enough and to add the financial burden that often accompanies it seems unfair. This organization can assist families in all things that are connected to this experience such as: food preparation, counseling services, funeral costs, plots, cremation, head stones, etc. Noah’s legacy will live on forever as we work to lighten the load of families during a very tragic time. Our Impact:
The funeral and nuptial industries can attribute much of their success to the extreme emotion that is wrapped around marriage and death. Our foundation works closely with those involved in the funeral industry however we are lead by compassion versus money. We are the anchor that steadies a family during the darkest time in their lives. NACTCF serves families of various backgrounds, races and social classes. We relieve our families from the pressures that have been weighing down grieving families for centuries. There are so many heavy and emotional decisions that have to be made when a family looses a loved one. We have come to the conclusion that while a family wants to be involved in these decisions, they are at a point where they should be catered to and loved on. As soon as a family is informed that their child's life span is going to be negatively impacted either by trauma or diagnosis, they can receive services from NACTCF. They can begin counseling, request respite services, receive meals and when the time comes a member of NACTCF will walk hand in hand with them in making the final arrangements for their child.
