Share your gift of photography and/or digital editing with a family in your community

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Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer member for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.

UNDERSTAND YOUR IMPACT AS A VOLUNTEER

You will find fulfillment by lending your talent to a parent suffering the loss of a baby. This service turns a hidden pain into a beautiful portrait; one that brings healing to a family, awareness to a community, and a sense of honor to you. A parent can forever see their baby because you shared your gift of photography and/or retouching.

NILMDTS is looking for volunteer photographers and digital retouch artists around the world to help support the demand families have for our services. Our volunteer photographers and digital retouch artists provide parents who are suffering the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture.

Please visit nowilaymedowntosleep.org/volunteer for more information.

PERCEPTION: I'm too emotional.

REALITY: You will find that the desire to capture the family’s love outweighs the fear you may have before taking your first session. Your camera acts as a filter and our volunteers say they go into "photographer mode" to capture the perfect shots. Even though this is emotional, remember, you are gifting families their most prized possession on the hardest day of their lives.

PERCEPTION: I won’t know what to do or say.

REALITY: With the compassion and strength you have, along with the training we provide, you will be fully prepared to provide the priceless gift time and time again without hesitation about what you will do or say.

PERCEPTION: I’m too busy. I can’t commit the time.

REALITY: We work with you to determine your availability. Depending on your location and the number of requests, you will be asked to sign up on the calendar between one to four times a month. We are flexible with our volunteers with their family, work and personal schedules.