Network for Hope supports written correspondence between recipients and donor families. Donor families and recipients have found that communicating can be healing and comforting. A thank you letter or a greeting card from a recipient may bring comfort to a donor family.
The decision to send correspondence is a very personal one, and there is no timeline. If you would like to write to your donor’s family, we encourage you to do so. All correspondence is completely anonymous and identities are kept confidential.
You may provide general, non-identifiable information, including:
Please note: Since the religion of your donor’s family is unknown, please consider this when making religious comments.
Network for Hope
Attn: Family Aftercare
10301 Linn
Station Rd .,
Louisville, KY
40223
Network for Hope
Attn: Family Aftercare
615 Elsinore Pl.,
Suite 400,
Cincinnati, OH
45202
You may also email a typed letter to Aftercare@NetworkForHope.org
When mailing your correspondence, please include the following information on a separate piece of paper, to assist us with identifying your donor’s family:
Network for Hope will review your correspondence to ensure confidentiality and will then begin the process of forwarding it. Since your correspondence must be mailed to Network for Hope first and then forwarded, please keep in mind it may take extra time for your letter to reach your donor’s family. It may take several weeks after you’ve mailed it for your donor’s family to receive it.
It is important to understand that you may or may not receive a response. Many donor families have said that they are overwhelmed with emotion and have difficulty expressing their feelings. Others may take several months or even years before they feel comfortable writing to their loved one’s recipients.