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MJ Newkirk Foundation The MJ Newkirk Foundation exists to walk alongside families devastated by the loss of a child through stillbirth, miscarriage, or infant death.

We offer a caring hand and meaningful resources, honoring each family’s journey with compassion, and respect. Foundation Name: MJ Newkirk Foundation
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

Mission Statement: To provide emotional, financial, and educational support to families who have lost infants, experienced stillbirths, or other pregnancy-related losses, by helping them navigate grief and find healing. Objectives:

• Provide grief counseling and support groups for affected families.
• Offer financial assistance to families for funeral expenses and medical bills.
• Raise awareness about infant loss, stillbirths, and pregnancy-related grief.
• Build a network of resources and partnerships to help families access services. Organization Description

The MJ Newkirk Foundation is dedicated to helping families through the difficult and painful experience of losing a child due to stillbirth, miscarriage, or infant death. Our foundation offers comprehensive support, addressing both the emotional and practical challenges these families face during such a devastating time.

đź’—đź’™ Day 9 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness MonthPrenatal care matters. Both Momma and baby deserve a healthy start!Pre...
10/10/2026

đź’—đź’™ Day 9 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

Prenatal care matters. Both Momma and baby deserve a healthy start!

Pregnancy is a beautiful journey, but it also requires careful attention to the health and well-being of both mother and baby.

Early and consistent prenatal care allows healthcare providers to monitor your baby’s growth and development, assess your health, identify potential complications, and address concerns before they become more serious.

🤰🏽 Momma, be an active participant in your prenatal care!

💗 Attend your scheduled prenatal appointments, even when you’re feeling great.

đź’™ Know your numbers, especially your blood pressure, and understand what they mean.

💗 Speak up when something doesn’t feel right. No concern is too small to discuss with your healthcare provider.

đź’™ Ask questions until you understand the answers. You deserve to be heard, informed, and respected.

And remember, even with excellent prenatal care, pregnancy complications and losses can still occur. Prenatal care helps identify and manage risks, but it cannot prevent every loss.

At the MJ Newkirk Foundation, we believe that education, awareness, and early intervention can make a difference.

Momma, your health matters. Your concerns matter. Your voice matters. đź’—đź’™

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

đź’—đź’™ Day 8 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness MonthGrandparents grieve too.When a baby is lost, the heartbreak reaches be...
10/09/2026

đź’—đź’™ Day 8 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

Grandparents grieve too.

When a baby is lost, the heartbreak reaches beyond the mother and father. Grandparents grieve the precious grandchild they loved, the memories they dreamed of making, and the future they imagined sharing.

But their grief is often overlooked because they are busy trying to comfort their own grieving children.

Imagine watching your son or daughter experience one of the most painful losses of their life while carrying the heartbreak of losing your grandbaby, too. It’s a different kind of grief, loving two generations and hurting for both.

Today, we acknowledge the grandmothers and grandfathers who are grieving. Your love matters. Your tears matter. Your loss matters.

To every grieving grandparent, you don’t always have to be the strong one. You deserve compassion, understanding, and space to grieve, too.

And to those supporting a family after pregnancy or infant loss, remember to check on the grandparents. Sometimes the people holding everyone else together need someone to hold them, too. đź’—đź’™

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

đź’—đź’™ Day 7 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness MonthFathers grieve too.When a baby is lost, much of the attention understa...
10/08/2026

đź’—đź’™ Day 7 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

Fathers grieve too.

When a baby is lost, much of the attention understandably goes to the mother. But standing beside her is often a father who is grieving the very same baby while trying to remain strong for his family.

He may not always cry. He may return to work, stay busy, withdraw, or struggle to find the words to express his pain. His silence does not mean he isn’t hurting.

Too often, fathers are asked, “How is she doing?” while very few stop to ask, “How are YOU doing?”

Today, we want to acknowledge the fathers whose arms are empty but whose hearts are filled with love for their babies.

To every grieving father, you do not always have to be the strong one. You deserve room to grieve, permission to express your emotions, and people who will support you through your loss.

You are a father. Your baby mattered. Your grief matters too. đź’™

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

Day 6 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month đź’—đź’™Pregnancy and infant loss awareness does not end at birth.Infant loss ...
10/07/2026

Day 6 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month đź’—đź’™

Pregnancy and infant loss awareness does not end at birth.

Infant loss is the death of a baby before their first birthday. Behind that definition are mothers and fathers who spent time with their babies, learned their cries, held them, fed them, kissed them, made plans for them, and then experienced the unimaginable.

For these parents, there is no amount of time that makes their baby’s life less meaningful.

Today, we remember the babies whose lives were far too short and acknowledge the families who continue to carry their love every single day.

A short life is still a life.
A brief story is still a story.
And a baby who was deeply loved is never forgotten. đź’—đź’™

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

Day 5 | Support. Understanding. Compassion. 💗💙Sometimes supporting a grieving mother isn’t about finding the perfect wor...
10/05/2026

Day 5 | Support. Understanding. Compassion. đź’—đź’™

Sometimes supporting a grieving mother isn’t about finding the perfect words. It’s about being willing to sit with her when there are no words at all.

Check on her. Remember her baby. Say her baby’s name when you know it. Listen without trying to fix her grief. Give her space when she needs it, and don’t assume that because time has passed, the pain has disappeared.

Grief doesn’t need to be rushed, explained away, or compared. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give is simply support, understanding, and compassion.

And Momma, if today is a hard day, you don’t have to pretend that it isn’t. Your grief is worthy of gentleness. Your love for your baby is worthy of acknowledgment. 💗💙

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

đź’—đź’™ Day 4 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month1 in 170 births in the United States are affected by stillbirth, accor...
10/04/2026

đź’—đź’™ Day 4 | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

1 in 170 births in the United States are affected by stillbirth, according to the CDC. Behind this statistic are real babies, grieving parents, and families whose lives have been forever changed.

Stillbirth is not just the loss of a pregnancy. It is the loss of a baby who was already deeply loved, a future that was imagined, and moments that parents were looking forward to experiencing.

Today, we acknowledge the mothers and fathers who have experienced stillbirth. We honor your babies, recognize your grief, and stand with you in remembrance.

Your baby’s life mattered, no matter how brief. Your love is real, and your baby will never be just a statistic. 💗💙

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

🩷🩵 Day 3: Understanding StillbirthNot every pregnancy loss is classified the same, but every loss matters.In the United ...
10/03/2026

🩷🩵 Day 3: Understanding Stillbirth

Not every pregnancy loss is classified the same, but every loss matters.

In the United States, a stillbirth is defined as the loss of a baby at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later. However, this medical definition does not begin to describe the emotional impact on a mother, father, or family.

A baby’s life is not measured by the number of weeks they were carried, and a family’s grief is not measured by how long they had with their baby.

At the MJ Newkirk Foundation, we believe that education brings awareness, awareness encourages understanding, and understanding helps us provide more compassionate support to families navigating pregnancy and infant loss.

Today, we remember the babies who were born sleeping and honor the families who carry their love every day. 🕊️

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

Pregnancy loss is more common than you think. Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!
10/02/2026

Pregnancy loss is more common than you think.

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

🩷🩵 October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month.For some, October is simply another month. For others, it is a tim...
10/01/2026

🩷🩵 October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month.

For some, October is simply another month. For others, it is a time to remember the babies they carried, the babies they held, and the babies they dreamed of bringing home.

Behind every loss is a baby who matters, a family whose life has been forever changed, and a story that deserves to be acknowledged.

Throughout these 31 days, the MJ Newkirk Foundation will be sharing information to raise awareness, educate families about maternal health, promote prevention where possible, and encourage compassionate support for those navigating pregnancy and infant loss.

Whether you have personally experienced a loss, love someone who has, or simply want to become more informed, we invite you to join us throughout this month.

We also invite you to help us break the silence by sharing our daily posts. You never know who may need the information, encouragement, or support.

In honor of MJ, Mikey, and every baby who has left an everlasting imprint on our hearts, we remember. 🕯️

Loss doesn’t define us. Hope does!

09/01/2026

Meet the MJ Newkirk Foundation.

We’re excited to introduce ourselves and share our mission with you!

The MJ Newkirk Foundation was created with a deeply personal purpose: to support healthier pregnancies, raise awareness about pregnancy and infant loss, and provide compassion and hope to families navigating unimaginable loss.
Our work reaches from prevention to compassion after loss.

Through maternal health education and community outreach, we help mothers and families recognize warning signs, know their numbers, access important resources, and feel empowered to advocate for their health.

And when pregnancy or infant loss occurs, we believe no family should have to navigate that grief alone. Through compassionate support, resources, and our Little Bags of Hope, we want families to know that their babies matter, their stories matter, and they are not alone.

Now, we’re asking our community to help us grow this mission.

Give Hope: Supporting Parents & Families

Every gift helps us provide maternal health education and prevention resources, support families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss, expand our community outreach, and bring our programs to more hospitals and communities.

Give Hope today:

📱 Text MJGIVEHOPE to 53555

or

đź”— Give online:

https://givebutter.com/give-hope-supporting-mothers-families-m9fro9?gbtid=8bed6adeee3c48c093b93d51e3423711

You can also support our mission by following our page, sharing this Reel, and inviting others to learn about the MJ Newkirk Foundation. Every share helps us reach more mothers and families.

This is only the beginning, and we’re so glad you’re here.

Loss doesn’t define us — Hope does!

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Greensboro, NC

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

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+13366092127

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