Thrust into the world of child loss, infant safety, and safe sleep, she and her husband founded the Claire Bear Foundation ( Within that organization, they are able to provide safe sleep spaces for families, engage in advocacy around safe infant sleep, increase training and awareness for medical personnel, and are honored to be a Cribs for Kids Partner. In 2015, their almost 11-month old daughter Claire, was put in an unsafe sleep environment for a nap at her in-home child care.
Shayna Raphael lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and they have had three beautiful daughters.
