Opportunities & Ideas
What matters to you, and how could we make a difference there?
The Pink Shoelace Foundation is early, and growing carefully. We would like to hear how our purpose might connect with your interests, your skills, your community, and the organizations you care about.
Our mission
The official mission of The Pink Shoelace Foundation
The Pink Shoelace Foundation increases access to grief and loss support for individuals and families who could not otherwise afford it, and strengthens community capacity to walk alongside people experiencing loss in any form, not only death, but divorce, illness, estrangement, and other significant life transitions.
The Foundation pursues this through three core programs: Sponsored Access, funding participation in structured grief-support programs for individuals facing financial hardship, with priority given to underserved populations such as youth aging out of foster care, family members who are caregivers of elderly parents who have Alzheimer’s/Dementia, parents who’ve experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss; Community Connection, organizing volunteer-based service that pairs practical support with companionship for people actively navigating loss; and Public Awareness, educating communities and organizations on recognizing and responding to grief in its many forms, through the Foundation’s pink shoelace symbol and public outreach.
An invitation
Look around your community
Look around your community. Think about the schools, businesses, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and other groups serving people every day. How might The Pink Shoelace Foundation help them better recognize and support people experiencing grief?
We see this as working alongside others, not in competition. We are exploring how to complement the work other organizations already do, not replace their services or take ownership of their communities.
Where you could contribute
Eight areas where your skills might matter
These are areas where help could matter. They are not established Foundation programs, and no specific role or project is open in any of them today. If your skills fit one of these, or none of them, tell us below.
Community outreach and awareness
Helping people and groups learn what the pink shoelace means and how to walk with someone.
Marketing and social media
Helping the idea reach more people, with care and honesty.
Graphic design and creative media
Visual and audio work that carries the pink shoelace message.
Photography, film and storytelling
Telling stories of connection and remembrance, with permission and care.
Education and presentations
Helping schools, groups and workplaces learn to recognize and respond to grief.
Community events and partnerships
Connecting the Foundation with events and organizations already serving people.
Research and organizational outreach
Finding organizations whose work the Foundation could complement.
Administrative and project support
Behind-the-scenes help that keeps good ideas moving.
The Foundation does not list any confirmed partnership or volunteer position here. As real ones are established, they will be named on the Partnerships page.