Parents & Families
Apply for financial assistance with burial or cremation costs so you can focus on grieving and remembering your baby.
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A Nebraska 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Support for families facing infant loss
We provide emotional and financial support to families grieving the loss of an infant — a compassionate community, and direct help to ease the burden and honor your child’s memory.
Our Mission
Luna Babies Foundation provides emotional and financial support to families grieving infant loss. We offer a compassionate community and direct assistance to ease their burden and honor their child’s memory.
How We Help
Wherever you are, there is a path to support
Grief & Bereavement
Find trusted grief resources, support groups, and books for parents and siblings walking through loss.
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Mortuaries
Are you a funeral home that wants to help grieving families? Apply to become an approved provider.
Become Verified →Did You Know
Infant loss touches more families than we speak of
The leading causes of infant death include birth defects, preterm birth and low birth weight, SIDS, injury, and pregnancy complications.
138 Nebraska infants
died before their first birthday in 2020 — a rate of 5.68 per 1,000 births.
~20,000 U.S. infants
died before their first birthday — a national rate of 5.4 per 1,000 births.
10.79 per 1,000 births
was Nebraska's 2021 preterm birth rate (birth before 37 weeks).
Butterfly Remembrance Garden
Every name, held in the light
Our remembrance garden honors the babies whose lives, however brief, changed everything. Each butterfly carries a name — a life deeply loved, never forgotten.
Visit the Garden- Ximena
- Samuel
- Deleah
- Cattalella
- Ellis
- Ramon
- Enoch
- Adelina
- Naireth
How You Can Help
Your gift lets a family grieve without financial fear
Because of you, families can receive support during the hardest days of their lives. No family should worry about how they’ll pay for a burial or cremation — they should be free to grieve, to remember, and to hold close the time they had.
A registered 501(c)(3) — EIN 93-2936624. Gifts are tax-deductible.
- $25 Care package to a family
- $150 Infant cremation
- $300 Infant casket
- $1,000 One infant's funeral
Come Together
Events that celebrate, remember & give back
Shop With Purpose
Light a “Lullaby,” support a family
We partnered with Good Life Candle & Craft to create Lullaby, a scent made just for Luna Babies. A percentage of every candle sold is donated back to the foundation. Omaha Steaks gives back 10% of purchases through our link, too.
Here for you, whenever you’re ready
Reach out any time — we respond with care, usually within 24 hours.