“Nothing Can Dim the Light That Shines from Within.” ~Maya Angelou

Julia’s Light Foundation was created in memory of our daughter, Julia Grayce Acuna, who tragically died during childbirth on December 4, 2016.

The mission of Julia’s Light Foundation is to advocate, support, and raise awareness for families suffering the loss of a baby during pregnancy or infancy.

Julia’s Light Foundation’s mission also includes promoting awareness by shining a light on potential complications during a vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC) through education and advocacy work with families and medical/nursing students. In addition, Julia’s Light Foundation supports grieving families after the loss of a baby during pregnancy and infancy through outreach programs.

To honor the life of our daughter, who left too soon, we want to bring comfort and peace to children in need. Together, we can keep Julia’s light shining brightly and continue to give her beautiful life meaning.

8th Annual Wave of Light Event

Join us for an evening of candle lighting, connection, and remembrance. ‘There will be a candle lighting ceremony, live music, a special speaker, and the reading of the names of all of the precious babies gone too soon. Following the ceremony there is a reception of love with light refreshments.

Please register to have your baby’s/babies’ name(s) read during the ceremony. If you cannot attend in person, there will be a video posted after the event. A special take home item is given to all families who attend in person.

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The Wave of Light 2024

Julia’s Light focuses on helping support fellow loss families in the community by coming to together on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day on Oct 15 each year. We honor our beautiful babies together and light candles, beaming our love up to the sky, reminding us that our babies’ matter, and we are not alone. Baby loss effects 1 in 4 families. This year we honored over 50 babies who are deeply loved and missed. We hope to see you next October 15th!