Supportive Services and Information - Infants Remembered in Silence

Supportive Services and Information - Infants Remembered in Silence - IRIS

218 3rd Avenue NW, Faribault, MN 55021

Eligibility

Primary serves residents who live in, deliver in, or return home to bury a child in Dodge, Goodhue, LeSueur, Rice, Steele, and Waseca counties. Others outside of this service area should call to see how IRIS can help

Hours

- 9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday - Advocate Program: 24 hours/7 days a week - Support Group: 11 am - 1 pm 2nd Wednesday of each month 7 pm - 8:30 pm 4th Tuesday of each month

(507)334-4748

Voice

https://www.irisremembers.com

[email protected]

Application process

Call; email; visit website; walk in; write

Service area

Dodge County, MN
Goodhue County, MN
Le Sueur County, MN
Rice County, MN
Steele County, MN
Waseca County, MN

Description

Provides help and support with: - Labor and delivery - Creating memories and keepsakes of child - Funeral options and ideas - Lending library - Speakers - Newsletters - Support group meetings - One-on-one support in-person or by phone Kinder Park in Faribault (the IRIS memorial park): - Located at 17th Street and 24th Avenue NW behind the Faribault Golf Club - Memorial planting can be done at this park - Please call for information Common Burial at Maple Lawn Cemetery - Site is for infants who die before the gestational age of 20 weeks at District One Hospital in Faribault and whose parent(s) choose this as their form of burial - Graveside services are held twice a year

Last assured

05/06/2025

What's Here

Outreach Programs Agency Based Libraries/Resource Centers Bereaved Parent Support Groups Speakers/Speakers Bureaus Bereaved Parents Mortuary Services Cemetery Property Specialized Information and Referral

Providing organization

Infants Remembered in Silence - IRIS

Assists parents, family, friends, and professionals who have experienced the death of a child in early pregnancy, or from stillbirth, neo-natal death, birth defect, sudden infant death (SIDS), sudden unexplained death of a child (SUDC), illness, accidental death, or other types of early infant or childhood death.