Walk With Jude is a company established in June 2010, by Judith Pringle  of Calgary.  The primary aim is to, “To facilitate recovery from  a pregnancy miscarriage or loss of a child through connecting women and their families with other women and their families”.

Walk With Jude will not be a non profit company. After much research I discovered that many non profit companies tend to falter after 2 to 3 years due to lack of funding. Miscarriage is not always a topic that many want to continually invest in. Much time can been spent raising funds to keep a website or a company working and then little is done to provide up to date information. Therefore I decided to produce a company that will be self supporting, where profit will be used to further the cause and also enlighten the corporate world. Many employers provide little, if any support for women and their families after miscarriage. This is something I want to change, through the Walk With Jude website and 7 Step Programme. I will be spending the next year working with employers to get commitment to the Walk With Jude Programme for their employees.

Mission Statement

To increase awareness of the incidence of pregnancy loss in the public and work sectors of Canada and beyond.

Goals

1. Educate women on the Walk With Jude recovery process, by sharing courage, strength and hope.
2. Find women who would continue to provide support to others by becoming “Jude Friends”.
3. Encourage support of men and families of women who have experienced pregnancy loss, through a unique programme.
4. Educate companies and human resource departments on the affects of miscarriage. Provide resource and statistics on the incidence. How can a company make a difference?
5. Continue to develop and improve the Walk With Jude 7 steps.
6. Produce a Walk With Jude newsletter, with up to date clinical information and sharing