Our Objectives Are Simple:

 

- To provide support and guidance to families who have lost a child of any age.

- To support, where possible, efforts to reduce or eliminate infant and child deaths.

 

 

This we will achieve by:

 

- Extending the support network to those families* beyond the hospital, healthcare community, families and friends.

- Providing a support community, with other parents in similar situations, to reinforce the slogan "You Are Not Alone". This will be achieved through the web site, through meetings and other social events.

- Providing financial assistance for those families who are having difficulty paying for standard funeral disbursements**.

- As a non-profit organisation, if there are surplus funds at the end of each year a gift will be made to organisations that will directly help to save children's lives, of any age or yet to be born.

 

* Residing in, and requiring a funeral in, the UK.

** Standard funeral disbursements are: Church fees, minister fees, organist fees, cemetery fees, crematorium fees, doctors' fees.  (It is usual for these fees to be waived or reduced for a child's funeral.)

Standard funeral disbursements ARE NOT: Funeral Director professional fees, funeral printing, vehicles, flowers, press notices, memorials, catering and anything else, considered by the trustees, not to be essential to a basic funeral.

 

 

Do you need our help?

 

 

SUPPORT - For support at a difficult time you can join our forum, and introduce yourself to the group there. Or contact us directly.

 

ASSISTANCE - if you are having difficulty meeting the costs of your child’s funeral just follow these 3 steps:

 

1 - Download and fill out our application form.

2 - Have your assigned Funeral Director endorse the form.

3 - Post the form to us at:

 Children Are Butterflies,

 148-150 Beech Avenue,

 Abington, Northampton.

 NN3 2JN