Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services

Mission: Aaliyah in Action provides women, birthing people and families comfort as they take steps toward healing after the loss of their baby. Walking out of the hospital, empty handed, a shell of your former self, can be debilitating. Aaliyah in Action seeks to provide one of the first step in the healing process after perinatal or neonatal loss. One of the hardest, yet most important, elements to begin this healing process is self-care. Our Aaliyah in Action boxes are meant to provide small ways to care for oneself while navigating this new life and grief journey. Waking up each day, facing this new reality, is not easy. We hope that providing these healing products and ideas can help in even the smallest way to make the day just a little bit easier to get through - we like to call it a "gentle hug" from someone who knows the pain.

Results: We are currently partnered with George Washington University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Children's National Hospital, Reston Hospital Center and U. of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center.

Target demographics: pregnant people and families who have experienced perinatal or neonatal loss.

Geographic areas served: the Washington DC Metro Area

Programs: self-care packages and support books to help in those first days of intense grief.