Out of the Ashes 5k Inc.

Out of the Ashes foundation serves families walking through infertility, pregnancy and infant loss. 

The founders, Brittany and Theo Facinoli founded Out of the Ashes shortly after the loss of their daughter, Hannah Kathleen, to stillbirth in October of 2019.  When they started Out of the Ashes they knew they were not alone, they knew that many others have experienced this type of loss and what do you do with all the grief, the pain? They wanted to help!

Now in 2024, the founders along with 6 other board members and a small staff (of 2) strive to serve the families of charlotte who are walking the heavy road of life following an infant or pregnancy loss. As well as serving families who are walking through the pain of infertility.

They serve families in three different ways:
1.) Show Honor
We acknowledge your grief, and want you to feel seen, known and surrounded. If you have lost a child, we will say their name. We design environments where conversation about them is normal. If you are longing for a child that has never come, we will make room for you to voice your disappointments and your dreams. We will bring in the community so that no one is walking alone. We acknowledge your loss, we honor your family, and we want others to know how to do the same. Click below to see a few ways we hold up this piece of our mission

Our programs that do this:
A.) Care Packs
B.) Bereaved parents gifts
C.) Our community events (4 this year!)
 

2.) Provide Practical Help
We know that nothing will mend the heartbreak and disappointment you are facing on the heels of loss – whether through loss of a child or a recent discovery of infertility. The road ahead is long, and the obstacles are great. We also know that the medical bills arriving in your mailbox are yet another unwelcome reality of your grief journey – one that can add stress and marital tension. We can help. Parents can apply for one of our Medical Bill Relief Grants, which will help offset related medical expenses, so you can get back to the hard work of healing.
 
Our program that do this:
A.) Medical Bill relief Grant
B.) Connecting families to the many resources that can help them heal from this impossible grief! 

3.) Restore Hope 
Our ultimate goal with Out of the Ashes Foundation is to help restore hope in each grieving parent and couple who comes through our ministry. We believe that ultimate healing will come only from a renewed and deepened relationship with our Creator. He is the living water that does not run dry. He restores. He refreshes. He redeems. And it is from this hope that long-term healing can make a home in a broken heart.

Our program that do this:
A.) Couples connect groups (support groups)
B.) Connecting individuals or couples to a mentor
C.) Connecting individuals to a local church