Garden of Innocence
Providing Dignified Burials For Abandoned Children
501 C 3 Non Profit
Run by Volunteers
Built on Community
Our Gardens
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By the Sea
In the Pines
San Diego
Bay Area
Kern
Fresno
Merced
Sierra
Hawaii
Orange
Humboldt County
Oregon
Visalia
What we do
Once a child is found either abandoned or unidentified, we take over its care. We give the child a loving goodbye. The moment the county tells us they have a child for our garden, we step forward and do what is right. We are non-denominational. Every faith, every nationality is welcome in this garden. We are color blind. We reach out to our little babies and love them when no one else did.
Videos
We Need Your Help
Websters Dictionary describes "Innocence" as without worldly experience.
Garden of Innocence provides dignified burials for abandoned and unidentified children & need your help to continue to grow more Gardens so no child leaves this earth without someone who cared. Won't you please help us build a Garden of Innocence in every state? We are a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit. Please donate today by mailing your donation to:
Garden of Innocence P.O. Box 722 Carlsbad, CA 92018
or hit the "Donate" button on any of our pages.
Thank you so much for your kind heart in wanting to help the children!
"If No One Grieves, No One Will Remember!"
Our Gardens impact the Community
Was not long after Garden of Innocence opened in San Diego that we realized that the Gardens are not just about burying a baby. Its about healing!
Many people have come to us over the years that have told us about things that have happened in their lives and coming to the Garden and giving their attention to these children who had no one to care for them has brought them to a place where they can let those events of the past go and turn their attention back to the living and the children that need them here in Garden of Innocence.
What People are Saying
We have known Garden of Innocence for several years. They have done a wonderful job giving children a final place to rest an da proper goodbye. The work they have done has touched many in our community. And, for us to be associated with them on this matter, has given us very good attention. We highly recommend to anyone to work with Garden of Innocence and help them with their good cause.
David Moravee
Poway-Bernardo Mortuary Poway, CA
Elissa Davey contacted our office in 2011 with information about Garden of Innocence. We were in the process of moving, so we told her to come back next year. In 2012, she returned and a few staff members watched the video and knew that Garden of Innocence needed to be a part of Fresno County. Our first burial was for 23 babies on October 27,. 2012. We estimated approximately 400 Fresno County residents appeared at this burial in the new garden at Mountain View Cemetery, along with Fresno Police, Sheriff, County Supervisors, Clergy and Media. Residents of Fresno County were proud to have a garden for their Angels in Fresno County.
Kelly Wiefel
Senior Deputy Coroner, Fresno County
During the past 7 years, it has been my distinct pleasure to work with Garden of Innocence in the dignified disposition of those unfortunate babies that have been abandoned for whatever reason. The Garden provides a dignified service for each baby as if he/she were their own child. I have attended several of the services and each time I have been extremely moved by what was done.
John Edwards, Deputy Public Administrator
County of San Diego