Sign up today for the HEALS to the Pavement 5K, a race that’s the inaugural fundraising event to support the work of local non-profit H.E.A.L.ing Embrace! The event will help raise awareness and funds for families who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy or infancy. Race details can be found at www.runsignup.com (search for HEALs to the Pavement) or www.healingembrace.org. There are also still sponsorship and volunteering opportunities available, and donations are welcome. Contact Jennifer at (952) 797-6647 for more information.

An estimated 1 in 4 women will experience a miscarriage and each day 71 mothers in the United States will give birth to a sleeping baby. H.E.A.Ling Embrace is a designated fund with Midlands Community Foundation that seeks to help families who have suffered the loss of a baby during pregnancy or infancy. In addition to the normal expenses of birth, bereaved families face expenses for funeral services, counseling, and may require in-home postpartum assistance. H.E.A.Ling Embrace helps families with these financial burdens so they can focus on healing, not the stress of unexpected bills. The local organization strives to make those who have lost the newest member of their family feel validated and understood during the most difficult journey they will ever have to walk, along with raising awareness in the Omaha area and beyond.