More than 12 years ago, Antonio and Sanita Mitchell lost their precious little girl Anaya Simone at 28 weeks of pregnancy. Despite their heartache, their faith aided them in overcoming their pain and beginning a new life focused on inspiring and helping couples in need. While experiencing the isolating world of grief, they continued to struggle with infertility and constant testing to remedy the issue, this ignited a new birth in the launch of the nonprofit organization, Anaya's Project. “Anaya’s name means ‘to guard or protect,’ which captures our purpose in protecting grieving couples and those facing infertility issues. Our goal is to provide sincere love, hope, and encouragement to couples and their families in need, so that none of them ever feel alone.” – Sanita Mitchell Oftentimes, when a single mother, couple, and/or male counterpart experience grief, loss and/or frustration throughout the fertility process, the management of feelings, emotion and processing of the traumatic event remain unresolved. Couples are expected to jump back into their daily routines and cope without support or guidance. Anaya’s Project serves to lend a hand of support through a wide-range of services to properly assist all members of a family through this difficult time.