Every life is precious, no matter how brief.
About Us
Our Ministry Leaders
Our board members volunteer their time, talent, and treasure to further the ministry efforts of Footprints on the Heart. Our 2024 Board Members are: Khristie Staines, Lori Dowdy, Michelle Massey, Nichole Davis, & Leah Harris.
Our History
- God birthed this ministry deep into co-founder Khristie Staines heart on the night of February 9, 2011. Holding her stillborn granddaughter changed her life forever. She and Lori Dowdy, her cousin and co-founder, wanted to provide support to families facing loss.
- March 15, 2016 became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
Our Mission
Our Mission
We provide free in-person services and support to families in Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, and Whitfield Counties (Georgia) who have experienced pregnancy loss or suffered the death of a baby in the first two years of life.
Help Further Our Ministry Efforts
Footprints on the Heart is a faith-based 501(c)3 nonprofit ministry based in Bartow County, Georgia. We are dedicated to walking alongside families who are facing a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis, pregnancy loss, or have experienced the unimaginable death of a baby within the first two years of life. Our in-person service area is comprised of: Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, and Whitfield Counties. All of our peer support and services are provided at NO COST to the families, hospitals, and funeral homes we are blessed to serve. When needed we also help to provide online peer support and online/national grief resources to bereaved families outside of our service area.
