Friend's of Abbey's Hope and Resources for Families

Be a Hero, Become a Donor (BAHBAD)
http://www.evansentourage.org
Who is BAHBAD, you ask?? It is the Be a Hero, Become a Donor Foundation dedicated to “giving HOPE to patients and families in need.” Our goal is to educate individuals and raise their awareness of the need to donate blood regularly, to consider publicly banking their baby’s cord blood, and to join the Marrow and Donate Life Registries.

Blair's Tree of Hope
http://www.blairstreeofhope.org
This foundation was formed by family and friends of 16-year-old Blair Anderson, to Help Other People Every day.

Camp Erin
http://www.moyerfoundation.org/events/erin.aspx
A bereavement camp for grieving children

Children's Grief Connection
http://campamandaminn.com/
Children's Grief Connection, formerly known as Camp Amanda–Minnesota is a nonprofit organization providing grief programs for children and teens in partnership with Minnesota's funeral directors. At the Children's Grief Connection of Minnesota, our mission is to bring hope and healing to Minnesota's grieving children.

Consumer Products Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/about/about.html
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

Faith's Lodge
www.faithslodge.org
A place where those coping with the serious illness or death of a child can find hope and strength for the future.

Foss Swim School
http://www.fossswimschool.com/
Foss Swim School® is a talented and energetic group of professionals dedicated to your child's interest in swimming. Co-owners Jon and Susan Foss, and their outstanding staff, have redefined the "swim lesson" experience over the past 10 years for thousands of Minnesota children by providing a unique, creative, animated, challenging, and remarkably "Foss" style of teaching that keeps children smiling, swimming, and safe!

Hope Kids
www.hopekids.org
Restoring Hope. Transforming Lives. Hope Kids provides ongoing events and activities and a powerful, unique support community for children with cancer and other life-threatening medical conditions. We surround these remarkable children and their families with the message that hope can be a powerful medicine. Locations in Phoenix, Arizona; Minneapolis, MN; Salt Lake City, UT; and Dallas, TX.

Life Source
http://www.life-source.org
Saving lives through donation in the Upper Midwest. We are the nonprofit organization that manages organ and tissue donation in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and part of western Wisconsin.

Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us
Protects and improves the health of all Minnesotans.

Safe Kids U.S.A
http://www.usa.safekids.org
Safe Kids U.S.A is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.