In 1997, something remarkable happened. A tiny frozen embryo—lovingly placed, long preserved—was adopted, thawed, and given a chance at life. That moment became the first-ever Snowflakes® Embryo Adoption, and with it, a new kind of hope was born.
We started this journey because we saw what others didn’t: more than a million embryos in frozen storage, waiting. Waiting for a chance. Waiting for a family.
But we also saw something deeper—families who had completed their IVF journeys and didn’t want to discard their embryos or donate them anonymously. They wanted to know the outcome. They wanted to choose the family. They wanted openness, safety, and connection. Because to them, these embryos weren’t just cells. They were life. They were potential. They were loved.
And so we built a new path—one rooted in transparency, faith, and dignity for all. A path where donating families can handpick the adoptive parents. Where openness is honored. Where adoptive families receive the gift of life, and children grow up knowing their unique and beautiful beginnings.
At the heart of Snowflakes is one simple belief: every embryo deserves a chance at life. We’re here to make that happen—one family, one story, one miracle at a time.