Every year, Sands distributes over 2500 Sands memory and care boxes to families across the UK. These special boxes play a vital role in supporting families going through pregnancy loss or the death of their baby.
Each box includes memory making materials to help parents connect with their baby, with many adding to it saving treasured scan pictures, cards and other precious mementoes over the years – a forever box of love.
Donate today and help fund the next memory or care box we send.
Message of Support
Write a message on our special online space. Your message will be available to bereaved families, reminding them that they are not alone and are part of a community who cares and understands.
Memory box and Muslim care box
A Memory Box or a Muslim Care Box is a permanent and personal reminder of a baby that can help integrate parents’ experiences into their wider family and grow around their grief.
Support for you
Sands supports anyone who has been affected by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby before, during or shortly after birth. Bereavement support is at the core of everything we do.
Knit for Sands
Each Memory and Muslim care box includes a hand made white blanket. Sadly, the demand for these special boxes is constant and our stock of knitted or crochet blankets needs to be maintained. Here you can find instructions and patterns to make a special blanket for a Sands box.
Support for Black and South Asian communities
We recognise the need for greater engagement and tailored support for Black and South Asian parents, family members and others. That is why we have created these dedicated safe and confidential spaces for anybody who has been impacted or touched by pregnancy or baby loss.