The loss of a child is a heartache no family should ever have to endure. In these darkest moments, when the world feels as if it has paused, ABC of Southwest Texas is here to offer gentle guidance and steadfast support. While no words can take away your grief, our experienced team is here to help you navigate this journey, one small step at a time.
For more than 40 years, we have stood beside families facing the unimaginable, providing compassionate care, practical guidance, and a community that understands. As you adjust to this new reality, whether you need immediate help with funeral home navigation, burial or cremation support, grief counseling, someone to listen to, or ongoing support we are here today, tomorrow, and always.
Our Navigation Support Services
At ABC of Southwest Texas, we provide comprehensive navigation support for families experiencing the unimaginable loss of a child. Our services are available at no cost to eligible families in Bexar County and 17 surrounding counties.
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- Expert, compassionate guidance navigating affordable funeral home services.
- Support with casket or urn selections
- Assistance with securing a burial plot in our ABC Garden at Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Compassionate support connecting families to additional resources as needed
- Up to 8 counseling sessions with a trusted grief counselor of your choice from our approved list
- Compassionate guidance for every family member
- Flexible scheduling to fit your needs
- Ongoing connection to helpful resources
- Gatherings on the last Tuesday of each month, with earlier sessions in May/June and November/December to offer support before the holidays
- A compassionate space to share, be heard, and feel safe being vulnerable
- Opportunities to connect with other families experiencing similar loss
- Ongoing access to community resources and support
- Heartwarming Butterfly release ceremony each March
- Remembrance keepsakes to honor loved ones
- Community remembrance
- Healing through shared experiences
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Bereavement
Infant, Child Loss Support
Our Navigation Support Services
At ABC of Southwest Texas, we provide comprehensive navigation support for families experiencing the unimaginable loss of a child. Our services are available at no cost to eligible families in Bexar County and 17 surrounding counties.
Our Navigation Support Services
At ABC of Southwest Texas, we provide comprehensive navigation support for families experiencing the unimaginable loss of a child. Our services are available at no cost to eligible families in Bexar County and 17 surrounding counties.
Click each tab below to see support service highlights
Click each tab below to see support service highlights
- Expert guidance through funeral planning
- Assistance with casket or urn selection
- Cemetery plot navigation at Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Connection to additional resources as needed
- Up to 8 counseling sessions with your chosen counselor
- Professional guidance for each family member
- Flexible scheduling options
- Ongoing resource connection
- Regular meetings on the last Saturday of each month
- Safe, understanding environment
- Connect with other families
- Ongoing community support
- Beautiful butterfly release ceremony each spring
- Special memorial tokens
- Community remembrance
- Healing through shared experience
Please call or email bereavement@abcsa.org to request more information about this service. After emailing, the family will be contacted within 3-5 business days to get started.
eligibility
Our no-cost services are available to:
Parents/guardians who have lost a child (birth through 17 years)
Families residing in Bexar County or 17 surrounding counties
All families regardless of income
supPorting families
Annnual memorial ceremony & butterfly release
Annnual memorial ceremony & butterfly release
Annnual memorial ceremony & butterfly release
Next Service: March 7, 2026
Every spring, we provide our families that we served the past year a special time to memorialize their precious child. Including a butterfly release, memorial token and grief support.
Next Service: March 7, 2026
Every spring, we provide our families that we served the past year a special time to memorialize their precious child. Including a butterfly release, memorial token and grief support.
Next Service: March 7, 2026
Every spring, we provide our families that we served the past year a special time to memorialize their precious child. Including a butterfly release, memorial token and grief support.
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What to expect
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What to expect