family center

The WNYPBN will be there for you every step of the way throughout your journey of grief. We design a give a small package for each newly bereaved family that contains information about who we are, about grief, as well some small tokens acknowledging the beautiful, though brief, life of their baby.

One of the tokens families will receive in their care package is a Grief Journal, designed by Lisa Jerebko, in loving memory of her son, John Paul Jerebko, November 18, 1999. Journaling your emotions and feelings when you are grieving can be therapeutic and healing. Please use this journal to record your thoughts and the memories of your baby before they fade.

This quarterly newsletter is written for and by families who have experienced the loss of a child. If you would like to receive a paper copy, please contact us at:

Contact (716) 626-6363 or email: forgetmenotnewsletter@hotmail.com

We are now hosting the Tiniest Angels Support Group at the Wilson Support Center the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6pm. The support group is free for participants, however you must call to make a reservation at 626-6363. Please see brochure for more details.

This camera program offers families a chance to capture the miracle that is their child. Families are urged to take photos of their short time with their baby: the window of opportunity to capture memories with their baby is very, very small. Most hospitals provide disposable cameras for use during this time. The WNYPBN provides many of these cameras and is in the process of collecting used or new digital cameras and SD memory cards for hospitals. In this way, families can use the hospitals’ digital cameras and take the memory cards home to print pictures as needed.

The “A Moment in our Arms, Forever in our Hearts” program was created in collaboration with Courtney Bajdas and Matthew Barnhardt, bereaved parents of Andrei Skolikas Barnhardt.