About Us
Angel Kisses was founded in 2009 by three women who suffered late-term pregnancy loss the prior year. The group initially planned a small fundraiser to support Beaumont Hospital as its ‘A Child Remembered Program’ provided a compassionate start to their grief journeys. After only six weeks of planning, the inaugural fundraiser brought in $5,800.
The group found the experience to be incredibly healing, and was honored to provide an outlet for families to remember their angel babies in a positive way, both for them personally and for the community. They vowed to make the fundraiser an annual event and immediately started planning for 2010.
Today Angel Kisses operates as a not-for-profit foundation and is solely run by volunteers. Although the group is officially comprised of five board members, Angel Kisses is truly made up of countless volunteers who participate at various levels.
Over the past 10 years, Angel Kisses has raised over $200,000 to support Michigan organizations, helping provide better care to families that have suffered the loss of a baby. These organizations include: St. John’s Health Foundation, Bronson Health Foundation, Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland, Hurley Medical Center, Angels Wings Bereavement Services, Providence Health Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network/Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Metro Detroit Share, Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Henry Ford West Bloomfield. The money we have raised has funded many projects, from hosting educational conferences for hospital staff, to providing funds for hospitals to purchase memory boxes and photographic equipment to help preserve memories for families. Most recently we helped purchase furnishings for the bereavement room off the NICU at Beaumont Royal Oak, and are paying for staff from Henry Ford Hospital to attend Resolve Through Sharing training later in 2019.
On behalf of all parents grieving perinatal loss, and with sincere gratitude to all who support our mission, Angel Kisses pledges a commitment to make the path of loss a little easier for all who walk it with us.