The Adalyn Rose Foundation has reached a new milestone in its mission to improve bereavement care for families experiencing the loss of a child.
Foundation officials announced this week that the organization is now working with 50 hospitals across the country to provide remembrance carts that offer resources and guidance to families during one of the most difficult moments of their lives.
Chloe Ciferri, executive director and founder of the Spring Township-based organization, said TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in Maryland became the 50th medical facility to install a remembrance cart. The cart was donated by Justin and Emily Newsome in honor of their son, Brett.
Ciferri said the foundation was founded in 2019 following the stillbirth of her daughter on the premise that no family should have to navigate the loss of their baby alone.
“What began with a deeply personal experience has grown into a nationally recognized bereavement care program serving thousands of families and health care professionals each year,” she said.
Ciferri said the remembrance cart program was developed after speaking with other bereaved parents who recognized families often leave the hospital wishing they had known how to make the most of the precious, limited time they had with their baby.
“The carts ensure that memory-making supplies, keepsakes, educational resources and compassionate guidance are immediately available to families during the most difficult moments,” she said.
Ciferri said this milestone represents so much more than a number — it represents 50 partnerships serving thousands of families who have had access to compassionate resources, meaningful support and opportunities to honor the memories of their babies.
“Every hospital partnership means another community of families will never have to face this journey alone,” she said.
Her husband, Adam, said that when the foundation installed its very first remembrance cart in a hospital they had no idea how far the vision would reach.
“We simply knew families deserved better,” he said. “We wanted every parent to have the time, resources and support to love and honor their baby without regret.
“Seeing hospitals across the country embrace compassionate bereavement care is incredibly humbling. This milestone belongs to every baby whose legacy lives on through these carts and every family who has trusted us with their story.”
Adam Ciferri said each remembrance cart is made possible through the generosity of donors, community fundraisers, businesses and families who choose to honor their own babies by sponsoring a cart in their memory.
He also credits the success of the program to the dedication of hospital staff and health care professionals who continue to champion compassionate bereavement care within their organizations.
Beyond the program, the foundation provides ongoing support through therapy assistance, peer support, memorial cost assistance, remembrance programs, education for medical professionals and resources that continue long after families leave the hospital.