Metro Detroit Share: A Statewide Partner in Bereavement Care
Metro Detroit Share
has consistently elevated the standard of perinatal bereavement care in the state of Michigan. Metro Detroit Share was founded in 2008 by Angie Winton. Winton created the group in memory of her beloved daughter, Brooke Marie, who was born silent on March 15, 2005, at 2:58 AM. She was 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 21 inches long.
Remarkably, these meetings have continued for more than 16 years. What started as a simple decision to meet a need in her community, grew into a full-blown non-profit organization with nine board members and many volunteers. Their non-profit is an independent chapter of
The National Share Organization and runs solely off donations and volunteers.
This is truly a testament to Angie’s unwavering leadership and inspiration.
In 2006, in honor of Brooke Marie’s first birthday, Angie and her family decided to host a fundraiser. She held her “Bowling for Brooke” fundraiser at Indian Lanes in Wyandotte, MI. That fundraiser raised nearly $4,000. By year two, they had 167 bowlers and nearly 200 people showed to support the cause. Her second fundraiser raised over $4,600. Those first two years of proceeds went to the Henry Ford Wyandotte Bereavement Program. But then started to support the Metro Detroit Share non-profit organization, once it was established. Angie held ten “Bowling for Brooke” fundraisers.
Angie’s team is dedicated to supporting Michigan-based hospitals. The organization has placed 46 Caring Cradles across the state. That means that at least one Caring Cradle is now placed in 94% of Michigan’s birthing hospitals.
With coverage extending to nearly every major health system — including Henry Ford, Michigan Medicine, Spectrum, Trinity, Ascension, Bronson, Detroit Medical Center, UP Health, McLaren, Munson, Aspirus, Beacon, and ProMedica — Michigan is now one of the most comprehensively equipped states in the nation. And the Metro Detroit Share has been a major factor in that testament.
Metro Detroit Share has delivered more than 6,000 memory boxes, nearly 4,275 early pregnancy loss bags, and provided funeral assistance to over 140 families.
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The Caring Cradle team has the honor of standing alongside Angie Winton and Metro Detroit Share, supporting their cause with helping place cradles in Michigan hospitals. Our visions and hearts are united in service to families who need every possible resource to survive the loss of a child.
Looking ahead, we remain deeply hopeful. Hopeful that through leaders like Angie, changes in legislation, families sharing their stories, and the nurses who believe in our product, that we will all find a more effective way to provide a gold standard of bereavement care and support families suffering the loss of a baby.
Angie has transformed her own loss into a tireless mission of love, to provide support and assistance in the journey of grief and healing. The Caring Cradle team would like to thank Angie for her support, and we are honored to partner with her to make a difference.
