ECC Helena

08/20/2025

✨ See you today!

Made with Love: Keepsakes of Loss
📅 Wednesday, Aug 20 | ⏰ 4:30–7 pm
📍 Lewis & Clark Library

An evening of remembrance for pregnancy loss, infant/baby loss, child loss, or the loss of the dream of having a child. You can create a bracelet or keychain as a keepsake to carry with you.

This space is for anyone carrying grief on their parenting journey. Living children are welcome—it can be a rare and meaningful chance to honor their sibling. 💛 Feel free to bring a loved one for support, too.

Details: ecchelena.org/events/august-loss-event

08/18/2025

Loss touches many lives—through pregnancy loss, infant or child loss, or the loss of the dream of having a child. Yet we rarely get to talk about those losses. We want to change that.

These gatherings have become a special place for those who feel alone on the journey of parenting and grief. 💛

We invite you to join us for remembrance and connection:

💌 Made with Love: Keepsakes of Loss
📅 Aug 20 | ⏰ 4:30–7 pm | 📍 Lewis & Clark Library

✨ Wave of Light
📅 Oct 15 | ⏰ 7 pm | 📍 Memorial Park Band Shell

Both events are open to all ages—feel free to bring a loved one for support, too.

Details: ecchelena.org/events

08/11/2025

Family Pizza Night in one week! Monday, August 18th at 5 pm.

Reach out to Chloe for more information and to register!

Thanks Helena Food Share!

08/09/2025

Come on down to the Great Northern Town Center and go fishing! St. Peter's Health Family Fun Fest is starting soon!

08/07/2025

See you tomorrow at JFK Park in East Helena. Come for the fun and get some bonus free school supplies!
Thank you, Helena Indian Alliance for putting this together!

07/16/2025

🌼 Gap Scholarship Update 🌼
Wow! We received a powerful response to our Gap Scholarship program—real stories, real needs, and a real desire for child care support. 💙

✅ Applications are in.
✅ Your stories affirmed the urgent need.
📅 Lottery results will be shared by August 4th.

We’re so grateful to every family who applied. And now, we invite our broader community to stand with them.

Are you able to contribute? Your donation helps bridge the gap for families striving to work, learn, and thrive.
💛 Give today at ecchelena.org/gap-scholarship

Life happens. We want to help—and you can too.

07/03/2025

Reminder to apply before July 15th!

🌟 Need help with child care costs? 🌟

The Gap Scholarship offers up to $1,000 to supplement child care expenses for eligible families in Lewis & Clark, Broadwater, or Jefferson County.

🙏 Thank you to Child Care Connections for entrusting the Early Childhood Collaborative with their remaining funds.

⭐Learn more & apply: ecchelena.org/gap-scholarship

06/05/2025

This past Sunday, we gathered by the creek to honor the little ones we carry in our hearts. Surrounded by nature, families crafted boats from bark, leaves, and love—each one a quiet tribute sent downstream.

To all who showed up with tenderness and courage: thank you. You are not alone on this journey.

🌿 You can see the beautiful news coverage from KTVH here: https://www.ktvh.com/news/loved-ones-grieve-the-loss-of-a-child-through-nature

🕯️ Save the dates:
• August 20 – Bracelet & keychain making at Lewis & Clark Library
• October 15 – Wave of Light

More info: ecchelena.org/events

06/05/2025

A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful Madelyn Heath at KTVH for covering Sunday’s special event and helping raise awareness about our loss gatherings.

We’re deeply grateful to the courageous moms, dads, siblings, grandparents, aunties, uncles, and cousins who joined us. Many beautiful boats were carefully built and released in honor of those little ones we miss.

We hope these events help you remember you are not alone on this isolating journey. We invite you to join us again on August 20th for our next loss event. https://www.ecchelena.org/events/august-loss-event

Family, friends, and loved ones are using Montana's nature to recognize the many forms of grief that come with parenting, the loss of a child, a pregnancy, or a dream that never came to be.

06/02/2025

Come see us at Copper Furrow Brewing and support this wonderful group of humans who do all sorts of wonderful things for our perinatal community and beyond! Village Collective