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Local Support

Following is a state-by-state list of grief resources available for those that have been affected by an infant death, whether during pregnancy or after birth. First Candle member organizations are identified with an asterisk.

[Alabama], [Alaska], [Arizona], [Arkansas], [California], [Colorado], [Connecticut], [Delaware], [District of Columbia], [Florida], [Georgia], [Hawaii], [Idaho], [Illinois], [Indiana], [Iowa], [Kansas], [Kentucky], [Louisiana], [Maine], [Maryland], [Massachusetts], [Michigan], [Minnesota], [Mississippi], [Missouri], [Montana], [Nebraska], [Nevada], [New Hampshire],
[New Jersey], [New Mexico], [New York], [North Carolina], [North Dakota], [Ohio], [Oklahoma], [Oregon], [Pennsylvania], [Rhode Island], [South Carolina], [South Dakota], [Tennessee], [Texas], [Utah], [Vermont], [Virginia],  [Washington], [West Virginia], [Wisconsin], [Wyoming]

Alabama

Jefferson County Coroner, M.E.
Dr. Greg Davis
Contact Person
1515 6th Avenue South, Room 611
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: 205-930-3603
Fax: 205-930-3595
Email: Gdavis@path.uab.edu

Alabama Child Death Review System
Mr. Robert Hinds
Director
201 Monroe Street
The RSA Tower, Suite 1354
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-2938
Fax: 334-206-2972
Email: bhinds@adph.state.al.us
Website: www.adph.org/cdr

South Central Alabama Contact
Ms. Diane Knapp
1245 E. South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: 334-281-4566
Fax: 334-281-4566
Email: DBrenk1954@aol.com
Services: peer support/contact, no stillbirth or miscarriage services, 50 mile radius of Montgomery, AL but is available for whole state of AL.

The Amelia Center
Ms. Stephanie Elson
Counselor/Groups and Resources Coordinator
1513 Fourth Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Phone: (205) 251-3430
Fax: (205) 251-5146
Email: Stephanie.Elson@chsys.org
Website: www.ameliacenter.org
Services: individual counseling & support groups, stillbirth & miscarriage services, limited bilingual services & materials, and serves central Alabama.

Alaska

Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)
P.O. Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
Phone: (907) 222-5321
Website: www.climb-support.org 

Mortality and Child Health Review at Epidemiology
Ms. Renee Rudd
MCH coordinator
3601 C Street, Suite 540
Anchorage, AK 99524
Phone: 907-269-8000
Fax: 907-269-3493
Email: renee_rudd@health.state.ak.us
Website: www.epi.hss.state.ak.us


Arizona

Arizona Department of Health Services
Ms. Susan Newberry
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 320
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-1875
Fax: 602-542-1843
Email: snewberry@hs.state.az.us
http://www.hs.state.az.us/cfhs/azcf/sids.htm 

Bereavement Services/RTS - Banner Desert Medical Center*
Ms. Suzanne Helzer
Bereavement Services/RTS Coordinator
1400 S. Dobson Road
Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone: 480-512-3595
Email: suzanne.helzer@bannerhealth.com

Arkansas

M.E.N.D. – NW Arkansas*
Dr. April Morenton
1955 Montclair Avenue
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-3500
Email: april@mend.org
Website: www.mend.org

Operation Angel*
Ms. Jo Ann Taylor
74 CR 302
Mountain Home, AR 72653-8332
Phone: 870-424-7500
Fax: 870-425-6025
Email: ofm@ttbswireless.com
Website: http://fly.to/OperationAngel

Arkansas Dept. of Health
Ms. Jackie Whitfield
SIDS Program Coordinator
4815 West Markham-Slot #17
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Phone: 501-280-4756
Fax: 501-280-4820
Email: jwhitfield@healthyarkansas.com

California

CJ Foundation for Healing Loss*
Mrs. Dori Bohntinsky
25890 Fairview Avenue, Suite 102
Hayward, CA 94542
Phone: 510-538-3608
Email: info@cjfoundation.org
Website: www.cjfoundation.org 

California SIDS Program
Ms. Gwen Edelstein
Program Director
11344 Colona Road, #560
Gold River , CA 95670
Phone: 916-266-7437
Fax: 916-536-0167
Email: info@californiasids.com
Website: www.californiasids.com

Empty Cradle
30520 Rancho California Road
Suite 107 Box 63
Temecula, Ca. 92591
(619) 595-3887 ~ San Diego
(951) 686-5677 ~ Riverside County
www.emptycradle.org
emptycradlenewsletter@yahoo.com

Guild for Infant Survival Orange County*
Mrs. Barbara Estep
Executive Director
2130 E. Fourth Street, Suite 125
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-973-8417
Fax: 714-973-8429
Email: gisoc@compuall.net

HAND - Helping After Neonatal Death*
Mr. Craig Pampeyan
Post Office Box 341
Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phone: 888.908.4263
Fax: 650.965.8665
Email: treasurer@handonline.org
Website: www.handonline.org

San Diego Guild for Infant Survival*
Ms. Jeri Wilson
President
9807 Highdale Road
Santee, CA 92071
Phone: (619) 448-6874
Email: jeriellen3@cox.net
Website: www.sandiegosids.org

SIDS Alliance of Northern California*
Ms. Lorie Gehrke
President
1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Box 301
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Phone: 925-274-1109
Email: info@sidsnc.org
Website: www.sidsnc.org

SIDS Foundation of Southern California
Ms. Margot Stern Bennett
Executive Director
10811 Washington Blvd., #280A
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310-558-4511
Fax: 310-558-7075
Email: sidsfsc@aol.com
Website: www.sidsfoundationofsoutherncalifornia.org 

Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Palliative Care Dept.*
Ms. Elizabeth Doenges
15107 Vanowen Street
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Phone: 818-902-5278
Fax: 818-902-5253
Email: elizabeth.doenges@valleypres.org
Website: www.valleypres.org

California Department of Health
Leona Shields
Nurse Consultant
1615 Capitol Ave, MS 8300
PO Box 997420
Sacramento, CA 99899-7420
Phone: (916) 650-0314
Fax: (916) 650-0306
Email: lshield@dhs.ca.gov

Colorado

Sangre de Cristo Hospice
Ms. Ami Gorsky-Romero
SHARE Contact
1207 S. Pueblo Boulevard Way
Pueblo, CO 81005
Phone: 719-542-0032
Email: amiromero@mcn.com

Colorado Dept. of Health and Enviroment
Mr. Bill Letson
Director
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver , CO 80222-1530
Phone: 303-692-2424
Fax: 303-782-5576
Email: bil.letson@state.co.us

Colorado SIDS Program
Ms. Tena Saltzman
Executive Director
425 South Cherry Street, Suite 890
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303 320 7771
Fax: 303 320 7827
Email: tinas@coloradosids.org
Website: www.coloradosids.org


Connecticut

Connecticut SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Shannon Strandberg
Secretary
PO Box 486
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: 866-574-7437
Fax: 860-496-9919
Email: ctsids@aol.com
Website: www.ctsids.org

SIDS Network, Inc.
Chuck Mihalko
Executive Manager
PO Box 520
Ledyard, CT 06339
Phone: 860-892-7042 x551 (voice)
Fax: 860-887-7309
Email: sidsnet1@sids-network.org
Website: http://sids-network.org 


Delaware

Delaware SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Linda Hawthorne
President
P.O. Box 5449
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: 302-996-9464
Fax: 302-255-2273

Child Development Watch
Northern Health Services
Ms. Barbara Akenhead, RNC, BSN
2055 Limestone Road, Suite 201
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: 302-995-8617/800-671-0050
Fax: 302-995-8363
Email: barbara.akenhead@state.de.us
Services: Social work visitation & referral to support services, provides support to stillbirth & miscarriage families, has bilingual services & materials, and serves New Castle Co., Kent. Co. & Sussex Co.

District of Columbia

Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
Ms. Debby Rager
4201 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20008
202-624-0010 X127
drager@wendtcenter.org
Website: www.Wendtcenter.org

DC Department of Health
Maternal & Family Health Administration
Ms. Drena Reaves-Bey, MPA, GCPH
Special Initiatives Coordinator
2700 MLK Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20032
Phone: 202-645-5023
Fax: 202-645-6491
Email: drena.reaves@dc.gov


Florida

Florida SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Bunny Hamer
P.O. Box 17561
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
Phone: 800-743-7352
Email: flasidsalliance@yahoo.com

Florida Department of Health
Ms. Susan Potts
SIDS Coordinator
4052 Bald Cypress Way
HSFFM Bin A-13
Tallahasse, FL 32399-1723
Phone: 850-245-4465
Fax: 850-245-4047
Email: susan_potts@doh.state.fl.us


Georgia

Georgia SIDS Project*
Mrs. Diane Manheim
Director
4112-2 E. Ponce de Leon Ave
Clarkston, Georgia 30021
Phone- 678-342-3360
Fax 404-296-7211
Email: gasids@mindspring.com
Website: www.sidsga.org

Georgia Department of Human Resources
Infant & Child Health
Kim Washington, SIDS Coordinator
2 Peachtree Street NW, Room 11-393
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-651-7371
Fax: 404-463-6729


Hawaii

Hawaii Dept. of Health
Family Health Division
Child Wellness Program
Ms. Gwen Palmer, Coordinator
741-A Sunset Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: 808-733-4056
Fax: 808-733-9032
Email: gwen.palmer@fshd.health.state.hi.us


Idaho

Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Ms. Dia Gainor, Bureau Chief
Child Mortality Review Coordinator
590 West Washington Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: 208-334-4000
Fax: 208-334-4015
Email: gainord@idhw.state.id.us

Ms. Chrissy Bowers
SHARE Contact
2026 Harrison Blvd.
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-388-8834
Email: bowers@hp.com
Website: www.shareofidaho@yahoo.groups.com


Illinois

SIDS of Illinois,Inc.
Ms. Pam Borchardt
Executive Director Operations
710 East Ogden Avenue, #550
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: 630-305-7300
Fax: 630-305-4773
Email: pam@sidsillinois.org
Services: family, packet, newsletter, individual peer support, support groups, video/DVD support group for rural families, no stillbirth & miscarriage support, provides Spanish materials & services, covers state of IL.

Bereaved Parents of the USA
Pat Moser
P.O. Box 45
Park Forest, IL 60466
Phone: 708-748-7866
Website: www.bereavedparentsusa.org 

SIDS/Infant Mortality Program
Illinois Department of Health
Ms. Barbara Breidenbaugh, Program Specialist
500 East Monroe Street, 1st Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-557-2931
Fax: 217-557-5396
Email: Barbara.Breidenbaugh@illinois.gov
Services: referral to local PHN in family’s county of residence, home visit for counseling & referral to support services, info on SIDS, grief & bereavement to parents via personal letter and packet. No stillbirth/miscarriage services, limited bilingual materials. Covers state of IL.

Indiana

NeoFight*
Ms. Michie Sebree
President
PO Box 17715
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Phone: 317-446-3013
Email: info@neofight.org
Website: www.neofight.org

Indiana State Department of Health
Maternal & Child Health Services
Ms. Beth Johnson, Perinatal Consultant
2 North Meridian Street, Section 8-C
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-233-1344
Fax: 317-233-1300
Email: bmjohnso@isdh.state.in.us

Baby Works
Ms. Barbara Himes **
Coordinator
2 N. Meridian Street
Section #7-C
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-725-3754
Fax: 317-887-2408
Email: sidsbhimes@aol.com

SIDS Center of Indiana*
John Schutt
1810 Broad Ripple Avenue, #13
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone: 317-254-9255
Email: sidscenter@insids.org


Iowa

Iowa SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Ingrid Stukerjurgen
Executive Director
406 SW School St., Ste. 205
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: 515-965-7655; 866-480-4741(toll free)
Fax: 515-964-7506
Email: ingrid@iowasids.org

Iowa Department of Public Health
Center for Congenital & Inherited Disorders
Ms. Kimberly Noble Piper, Coordinator
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-6466
Fax: 515-242-6384
Email: kipper@idph.state.ia.us


Kansas

Kansas Dept. of Health Environment
Bureau of Children, Youth & Families
Ms. Linda Kenney, Director
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Phone: 785-296-1310
Fax: 785-296-6553
Email: lkenney@kdhe.state.ks.us
Website: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/c-f/healthy.html

SIDS Network of Kansas, Inc
Mrs. Christy Schunn
Executive Director
1148 S. Hillside, Suite 10
Wichita, KS 67211
Phone: 316-682-1301
Fax: 316-682-1274
Email: sidsks@aol.com
Website: www.sidsnetworkofkansas.org
Services: psychosocial assessment & ongoing grief counseling by licensed soc. worker, monthly support groups, bereavement newsletter, special day cards and 2 annual memorial services, stillbirth & miscarriage services, bilingual services & materials, and serves state of KS except Doriphon, Leavenworth, Atchison, Wyandotte, & Johnson Counties.

Kentucky

SIDS Network of Kentucky
Mrs. Adrienne Grizzell
Executive Director
P.O. Box 23555
Lexington, KY 40523-3555
Phone: 800-928-7437
Fax: 859-245-0717
Email: ajgrizzell@hotmail.com

Department of Public Health
Adult and Child Health Division
Ms. Marcia Burkow, Child Fatality/Injury Prevention Coordinator
275 East Main Street, MS SHS2WC
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-3236
Fax: 502-564-8389
Email: Marcia.burkow@ky.gov


Louisiana

SIDS Support and Awareness Network of Louisiana*
Mrs. Elizabeth Trahan
Peer Contact
676 Maraist Road
Crowley, LA 70526
Phone: 337-788-3767
Fax: 504-578-6605
Email: LASIDS@aol.com

Office of Public Health
Ms. Tracy Hubbard
SIDS Risk Reduction Coord
1201 Capital Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: 225-342-4837
Fax: 225-342-8098
Email: thubbard@dhh.la.gov


Maine

Maine SIDS Foundation*
Mr. Roy Bagley
14 Charlonate Drive
Gray, ME 04039
Phone: 207-657-2220
Fax: 207-657-3737
Email: roybagley@aol.com

Maine SIDS Program
Ms. Luanne Crinion, RN, MS
Program Coordinator
Dept. of Human Services
200 Main Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: 207-795-4450
Fax: 207-795-4536
Email: luanne.crinion@maine.gov


Maryland

Center for Infant and Child Loss
Ms. Donna Becker
603 West Fayette Street Room 5-684
Baltimore, MD 21201-1585
Phone: 410-706-5062
Fax: 410-706-0146
Email: caring@infantandchildloss.org
Website: www.infantandchildloss.org


Massachusetts

Massachusetts Center for SIDS
Ms. Mary McClain, Project Coordinator
One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-414-7437
Fax: 617-414-5555
Email: mary.mcclain@bmc.org


Michigan

Families Against SIDS Tragedies*
Mr. Mark Titus
34160 Little Mack
Clinton Township, MI 48035
Phone: 586-790-2602
Fax: 586-792-1858
Email: mttoothguy@comcast.net

Stepping Stones*
Mr. & Mrs. John Van Regenmorter
Bethany Christian Services
PO Box 294
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Phone: 616-224-7529
Fax: 616-254-7750
Email: step@bethany.org
Website: www.bethany.org/step

Tomorrow's Child/Michigan SIDS
Ms. Sandra Frank
Executive Diector
824 North Capitol Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906
Phone: 517-485-7437
Fax: 517-485-0163

Michigan Department of Community Health
109 West Michigan
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-8884


Minnesota

Minnesota SID Center
Kathleen Fernbach
Program Coordinator
Children's Hospitals & Clinics
2525 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-813-6285
Fax: 612-813-7344
Email: kathleen.fernbach@childrensHC.org
Website: www.childrenshc.org/sidcenter 

STOP-SIDS Minnesota*
Mrs. Trish LaVictoire
President
2873 Upper 138th Street
Rosemont, MN 55068
Fax: 651-310-2106

Mother’s First Program*
Ms. Jessica Richardson, Case Aide
450 N. Syndicate St., #190
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-917-3359
Fax: 651-917-9160
Email: jessica.richardson@co.ramsey.mn.us

Bittersweet*
Ms. Barb Schaack
2308 Skyline Drive
Bloomington, MN 55442
Email: barbschaack@yahoo.com

A Place to Remember*
Mr. Tim Nelson
1885 University Ave West, #110
St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-645-7045
Fax: 651-645-4780
Email: tn@aplacetoremember.com
Website: www.aplacetoremember.com


Mississippi

AGAST
Ms. Lee Ward
Executive Director
P.O. Box 3724
Meridian, MS 39303
Phone: 601.679.8954
Email: windward@missing-piece.net
Website: www.agast.org 

Mississippi SIDS Alliance*
Mrs. Cathy Files
P.O. Box 2170
Madison, MS 39130-2170
Phone: 877-471-7437
Email: mssids@jam.rr.com

Mississippi State Department of Health
Ms. Lori Genous, SIDS Coordinator
570 East Woodrow Wilson
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
601-576-7476
Fax: 601-576-7498
Email: lgenous@mschs.state.msdh.us


Missouri

SIDS Resources, Inc.*
Ms. Lori Ahrens
135 West Monroe
St. Louis, MO 63122
Phone: 314-822-2323
Fax: 314-822-2098
Email: lahrens@sidsresources.org

Western Region SIDS Resources, Inc.*
Ms. Shay Logan
Program Coordinator
5700 Broadmoor, Suite 1006
Mission, MO 66202
Phone: 913-671-1818
Fax: 816-753-6906
Email: slogan@sidsresources.org

AMEND*
Ms. Maureen Connelly
4324 Berrywick Terrace
St. Louis, MO 63128
Phone: 314-487-7582
Email: amendgroup@charter.net


Montana

Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
Mrs. Wilda McGraw
1400 Broadway
Cogswell Building, Room C314
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406-444-3394
Fax: 406-444-2606
Email: WMcGraw@state.mt.us


Nebraska

Nebraska SIDS Foundation*
Ms. Kate Hegarty
PO Box 12025
Omaha, NE 68112
Phone: 402-935-1911
Email: nesids@phonet.com
Website: www.nesids.net

Nebraska Department of Health
Perinatal Child & Adolescent Health
Ms. Jan Heusinkvelt, RN, BSN
Community Health Nurse
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-0165
Fax: 402-471-7049
Email: jan.heusinkvelt@hhss.ne.gov


Nevada

First Candle SIDS Support Group
Nevada Donor Network, Inc.
Kathleen Bergquist
2085 E. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
Phone: (702) 301-3417
FirstCandleLV@yahoo.com
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19161950291&ref=mf

Nevada State Health Division
Bureau of Family Health Services
Ms. Cynthia Huth, Health Program Specialist
3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-684-4285
Fax: 775-684-4245
Email: chuth@nvhd.state.nv.us

Jo Anne Kock
Partners in Parenting
(702) 222-3130
kockj@unce.unr.edu

Kelly Teems
702-418-4098


New Hampshire

New Hampshire SIDS Alliance*
Mr. Charlie Foote
13 Drew Road
Derry, NH 03038
Phone: 617-828-4996
Email: declan4204@comcast.net

New Hampshire SIDS Program
Ms. Audrey Knight **
NH Division of Public Health Services
29 Hazen Drive-Health & Welfare Building
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-4536
Fax: 603-271-4519
Email: aknight@dhhs.state.nh.us
Services: info & resources on SIDS & grief support, peer contact referral, referral for home visit by local nurse/social worker, no stillbirth or miscarriage services, limited bilingual materials, covers state of NH.

New Jersey

New Jersey SIDS Alliance*
Mrs. Genny Elias-Warren
15 Meadowbrook Road
Boonton Township, NJ 07005
Phone: 973-299-6523
Email: njsids@yahoo.com

SIDS Center of New Jersey
Dr. Thomas Hegyi
Dr. Barbara Ostfeld
Dr. Linda Esposito**-contact for referrals
One Robert Wood Johnson Place
Dept. of Pediatrics, MEB 312, 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 800-545-7437
Fax: 732-235-6609
Email: hegyith@umdnj.edu
Services: case management, telephone contact, individual, peer contact, groups, home bereavement visits. Limited services for stillbirth or miscarriage families. Will make local referrals. Services the state of NJ.

SIDS Center of New Jersey
UMDNJ – RWJ Medical School, Dept. of Pediatrics
100 Bayard Street, 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 732-235-9389
Fax: 732-235-9340

Remembering Our Babies - Official Website for October 15*
Ms. Lisa Brown
205 Pheasant Hollow Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Phone: 609-275-0866
Fax: 609-275-0866
Email: basil1964@aol.com
Website: www.october15th.com


New Mexico

New Mexico Grief Services Program
Mrs. Nancy Barickman
Grief Services Coord.
University of NM School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: 505-272-5719
Fax: 505-272-0727
Email: nbarickman@salud.unm.edu

New York

Krystal's Wish Foundation for SIDS*
35 Highland Road
Ulster Park, NY 12487
Phone: 845-338-5654
Fax: 845-338-5394
Email: arrowadv@msn.com

New York State Center for SID
Ms. Marie Chandick, Statewide Director
School of Social Welfare
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8232
Phone: 631-444-3690
Fax: 631-444-6475
Email: marie.chandick@stonybrook.edu

NYS Center for SID
Ms. Evelyne Longchamp, Program Director
New York City Satellite Office
520 First Avenue, Suite 419
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-686-8854
Fax: 212-532-6564
Email: evelyne.longchamp@sids1.ssw.sunysb.edu

NYS Center for SID
Central New York Satellite
Ms. Cynthia Squillace, Regional Coordinator
990 7th North Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
Phone: 315-634-2191
Fax: 315-634-1118
Email: csquillace@hospice-pca.org

WNYS Center for SID
Ms. Jan Walkden
Regional Coordinator
Life Transition Center, Inc.
3580 Harlem Road
Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-837-5189
Fax: 716-836-1578
Email: jwalkden@palliativecare.org

NYS Center for Sudden Infant Death
Eastern Satellite Office
Albany Medical College
Ms. Mary Whittredge, Regional Coordinator
47 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 101
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5918
Fax: 518-262-7237
Email: whittrm@mail.amc.edu
Sister Teresa Geigel at 631.273.1110 she speaks Spanish and English.

Good Samaritan Hospital - Perinatal Bereavement Program*
Ms. Pam Magi
Perinatal Coordinator
255 Lafayette Avenue
Suffern, NY 10901
Phone: 845-368-5297
Fax: 914-368-5358
Email: pmagi@tshs.org
Website: www.goodsamhosp.org

SIDS Support, Inc.*
Mrs. Sheryl Hunt
2 Lentine Drive
Churchville, NY 14428
Phone: 716-234-3481
Fax: 716-293-2032
Email: sherylhunt@hotmail.com


North Carolina

NC Healthy Start Foundation*
Ms. Christine O'Meara
NC Back to Sleep Coordinator
1300 St. Mary's St. - #204
Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone: 919-828-1819
Fax: 919-828-1446
Email: chris@nchealthystart.org
Website: www.nchealthystart.org 

KinderMourn, Inc.*
Ms. Chris Crawford
Clinical Director
1320 Harding Place
Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone: 704-376-2580
Fax: 704-376-0149
Email: chris@kindermourn.org
Website: www.kindermourn.org

SIDS Alliance of the Carolinas*
Ms. Sandy Kennedy
306 Lucas Park Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27455
Phone: 336-545-3348
Email: sandylkennedy@hotmail.com

SIDS Alliance of the Carolinas*
Ms. Jennell Cardin
2468 A Hampton Rd.
Asheboro, NC 27203
Phone: 336-736-3238
Cell: 336-736-1794
Email: tchriscoe@triad.rr.com

Debbie Southard RN
Child Care Health Consultant
Rockingham Co. Dept. of Public Health
(336-342-8156)
dsouthard@co.rockingham.nc.us

Jeanette Alexander
SIDS Grief Counselor for Burke County
Email: netter652@yahoo.com
Phone: 828-413-2838


North Dakota

North Dakota SIDS Management Program
Ms. Toni Vetter
Division of Maternal & Child Health
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-4464
Fax: 701-328-1412
Email: tvetter@state.md.us

North Dakota SIDS Alliance*
Mrs. Barb Delvo
128 Apollo Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: 701-530-2507
Fax: 701-223-0440
Email: ndsids@btinet.net


Ohio

District Board of Health - Mahoning County*
Ms. Debbie Moss
Public Health Nurse
50 Westchester Drive
Youngstown, OH 44515
Phone: 330-270-2856
Fax: 330-270-2860
Email: dmoss@mahoning-health.org

SID Network of Ohio
Ms. Barbara Lattur
421 Graham Road, Suite H
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Phone: 800-477-7437; 330-929-9911
Fax: 330-929-0593
Email: barbara@sidsohio.org
Website: www.sidsohio.org
Services: free info about the grieving process, referral & support services to SIDS families, no stillbirth/miscarriage services, no bilingual services or materials, covers the state of OH.

Ohio Department of Health
Child Fatality Review
Ms. Merrily Wholf, SIDS Program Coordinator
246 North High Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266
Phone: 614-728-0773
Fax: 614-564-2442
Email: merrily.wholf@odh.ohio.govs


Oklahoma

The Missing Footprint Foundation
Ms. Denise Phillips, Co-Founder
PO Box 453
Mustang, OK 73064
Phone: 405-226-1966

Judith Karman Hospice
Gladeen Allred, Spiritual Care Coordinator
915 S. Main
Stillwater, OK 74074
Phone: 405-377-8012

Oklahoma State Health Department
Ms. Ellen Wisdom, SIDS Coordinator
Maternal & Child Health Services
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: 405-271-4480
Fax: 405-271-9202
Email: ellenw@health.state.ok.us


Oregon

Oregon Department of Human Services
Ms. Joyce Edmonds, Public Nurse Consultant
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 825
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503-731-4421
Fax: 503-731-4091
Email: joyce.k.edmonds@state.or.us


Pennsylvania

The Angel Teddy Bear Foundation*
Kimberly Beeghley
P. O. Box 1082
Latrobe, PA 15650
Email: info@angelteddybears.org
Website: www.angelteddybears.org

New Dawning’s of the Grief Assistance Program, Inc.*
Ms. Christina Williams
321 University Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-685-7448
Fax: 215-685-7592
Email: williamsgap@aol.com

Pennsylvania Department of Health
Bureau of Family Heath
Ms. Kimberly Early
Health/Welfare Building, East Wing, 7th Floor
7th & Forester Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-772-2762
Fax: 717-772-0323
Email: kiearly@state.pa.us
Website: www.health.state.pa.us
Services: grief & bereavement referrals, counseling & educational information & resources. Provides services to families who have experienced the death of an infant age 364 days or younger for any reason. Some bilingual materials. Covers state of PA.

SIDS of Pennsylvania
Mrs. Judy Bannon
Executive Director
810 River Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 412-322-5680
Fax: 412-322-5686
Email: sidspa@aol.com
www.sids-pa.org


Rhode Island

Rhode Island SIDS Alliance*
Mrs. Mary Wilks
Area Contact
29 Hannah Drive
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: 401-461-2162
Email: wilksme@aol.com

Rhode Island Department of Health
Ms. Pamela Corcoran
3 Capitol Hill, Suite 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-4606
Fax: 401-222-1442
Email: pamelac@doh.state.ri.us


South Carolina

South Carolina SIDS Information and Counseling
Ms. Sandra Jeter, ACSW, LSW
Robert Mills Complex
Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-737-4061
Fax: 803-734-3255

Division of Perinatal Systems
Ms. Kathy Swanson, State FIMR Director
Mills Jarrett Complex
PO Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-898-0734
Fax: 803-898-2065
Email: swansokm@dhec.sc.gov

Hospice of Charleston/Kids Path
Paula Mellichamp, RN, MSN, CHPN,
Kids Path Program Director
phone: 843-529-3100 or toll free 800-617-6152 24 hour service
We serve three counties in coastal South Carolina, Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley.

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Heath
Ms. Nancy Shoup
Program Coordinator
615 E. 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-6286
Fax: 605-773-5509
Email: nancy.shoup@state.sd.us

South Dakota Infant Loss Center
Ms. Susie Peterson, Director
1305 West 18th Street
PO Box 5039
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Phone: 605-328-7183
Fax: 605-333-1585
Email: Susie@sdilc.org

South Dakota SIDS Program- MCH
Ms. Nancy Hoyme
615 E. 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3737
Fax: 605-773-5509
Email: nancyy.hoyme@state.sd.us


Tennessee

Tennessee SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Lisa Hunt
7603 Moon Crest Ct.
Powell, TN 37849
Phone: 423-947-6669
Home: 865-938-9848
Email: lisasids@cs.com

Tennessee Department of Health
Ms. Jacqueline Johnson
SIDS Program Director
Cordell Hull Building
425 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37247-4701
Phone: 615-741-7353
Fax: 615-741-1063
Email: jacqueline.johnson@state.tn.us


Texas

Alliance for Infant Survival, Inc.*
Mrs. Juliet Holden
Executive Director of North Texas
604 N. Sylvania
Ft. Worth, TX 76111
Phone: 817-222-0469
Fax: 817-222-0476
Email: juliet_holden@hotmail.com

Center for Infant and Child Loss*
Ms. Katherine Ratcliff
Program Coordinator
c/o Any Baby Can, Inc.
217 Howard Street
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: 210-227-0170
Fax: 210-227-0812
Email: kratcliff@anybabycansa.org

Greater Houston Chapter SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Anita Carmona
916 Satsuma Street
Pasadena, TX 77506
Phone: 713-924-1419
Email: anita.carmona@us.rhodia.com

M.E.N.D. - Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death*
Ms. Rebekah Mitchell
Founder
PO Box 1007
Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: 972-506-9000
Email: rebekah@mend.org
Website: www.mend.org

Amarillo Area Contact
Mrs. Pat Bartlett
4325 Omaha
Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone: 806-355-1548

HopeXchange*
Ms. Lisa Church
26 Towne Centre Way, #731
Hampton, VA 23666
Phone: 757-826-2162
Email: Lisa@HopeXchange.com
Website: www.HopeXchange.com

Southwest SIDS Research Institute
Mrs. Judy Henslee
Brazosport Memorial Hospital
100 Medical Drive
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Phone: 979-299-2814
Fax: 979-297-6682

Department of State Health Offices
Development Offices
Title V and Health Resources
Ms. Mary Chan McDermott, Perinatal Coordinator
1100 West 49th Street, M355
Austin, TX 78756
Phone: 512-458-7711
Fax: 512-458-7650
Email: chan.mcdermott@dshs.state.tx.us


Utah

Utah SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Lisa Hughes
President
1760 American Park Circle
West Valley City, UT 84119
Phone: 801-973-8533
Email: lisajhughes@yahoo.com

Utah Department of Health
Child, Adolescent & School Health Program
Mr. Al Romeo, Program Manager
288 North 1460 West
PO Box 142001
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: 801-538-6870
Fax: 801-538-9409
Email: alromeo@utah.gov


Vermont

Vermont Department of Health
SIDS Information Program
Ms. Kathy Keleher, Asst. Director of Public Health Nursing
108 Cherry Street
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-7333
Fax: 802-863-7229
Email: kkelehe@vdh.state.vt.us

The SIMON Project*
Mr. Jeff Hunsberger
Public Health, Health Services District Manager
90 Olin Dr.
Eden Mills, VT 05653
Phone: 802-476-0161
Email: jhunsbe@vdh.state.vt.us

Virginia

Virginia SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Terri Newman
PO Box 752
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone: 800-849-7437
Fax: 757-548-7074
Email: mail@vasids.org
Website: www.vasids.org

Virginia Department of Health
Division of Women’s & Infant’s Health
Ms. Theresa Taylor, Perinatal Nurse Consultant
James Madison Building, 8th Floor
109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-864-7757
Fax: 804-864-7771
Email: t.taylor@vdh.virginia.gov

SIDS Mid-Atlantic
Ms. Betty Connal
Executive Director
2700 South Quincy Street, Suite 220
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 703-933-9100
Fax: 703-933-9101
Email: bconnal@aol.com
Website: www.sidsma.org
Services: peer support, support groups, newsletters, website, referrals, special/memorial events.Stillbirth/miscarriage families welcome to attend groups but are referred to the local SHARE or MISS chapters. Have bilingual materials & refer out to bilingual grief therapists. Serve metro DC, including suburban MD & VA.

Washington

SIDS Foundation of Washington
Ms. Keri Wagenaar, Executive Director
4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Room 348
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206-548-9290
Fax: 206-548-9445
Email: execdirector@sidsofwa.org
Website: www.sidsofwa.org
Services: free literature, contact with other SIDS parents, support groups, will serve any parent who has had a stillbirth or miscarriage, limited Spanish materials, serves state of Washington but also provides support via mail or phone to Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Montana.

Washington State Department of Health
Ms. Jeanette Zaichkin
Public Health Nurse Consultant
Maternal & Child Health Office
PO Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-236-3582
Fax: 360-586-7868
Email: jeanette.zaichkin@doh.wa.gov


West Virginia

Office of Maternal, Child & Family Health
Ms. Ann Munson, SIDS Coordinator
Bureau for Public Health, DHHS
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-7997
Fax: 304-558-3510
Email: annmunson@wvdhhr.org


Wisconsin

Infant Death Center of Wisconsin
Ms. Anne Harvieux
Program Administator
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 1997
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 414-266-2746
Fax: 414-266-3140
Email: aharvieux@chw.org
Website: www.idcw.org

Heather Prigge RN, CLC
St. Croix County Public Health
Phone: (715)-246-8458
Email: heatherp@co.saint-croix.wi.us
Fax: (715)-246-8367

Wyoming

Cheyenne Family YMCA*
Ms. Kathleen Gillgannon
Program Director
1426 E. Lincoln Way
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 634-9622
Fax: (307) 635-5063
Email: kgillgannon@qwest.net

Wyoming Department of Health
Ms. Debra Hamilton, RN, MSN, CCM, CNLCP
Perinatal Systems Manager
Office of Women’s Health Coordinator
Community & Family Health Section
4020 House Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 301-777-7944
Fax: 307-777-8687
Email: dhamil2@state.wy.us