GRIEF RESOURCES
Our service does not end with the funeral or cemetery service. It continues during the weeks and months ahead as families work through feelings of loss. Through our Aftercare Services we help families for as long as they may need us. “We won’t let go until you let go”.
We believe that Grief Support is a right, not a privilege. Therefore, our programs and services are available to anyone in the community, regardless if they have used us as their funeral provider.
This Grief Resources section is provided with the hope that in addition to the services we offer, there may be other resources here you will find informative and helpful.
The following national support groups are available to those who may be struggling with loss or other hardships. Our funeral directors can offer additional information at your request.
NATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS
AARP*
Grief and Loss Programs
601 E. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
Air Crash Support Network
1595 York Ave., Box 22
New York, NY 10028
(877) ACSN-HELP
Alive Alone
11115 Dull Robinson Road
Van Wert, OH 45891
Alliance of Grandparents
PO Box 17281
Phoenix, AZ 85011-0281
(888) 774-7437
ALS Association*
27001 Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91301
(818) 880-9007
Alzheimer's Association*
919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 335-8700
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20049
American Cancer Society*
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation*
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
American Foundation for AIDS Research*
120 Wall St.
New York, NY 10005
(212) 682-7440 ext. 210
American Heart Association*
7320 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
527-6941
American Hospice Foundation
1130 Connecticut, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-0204
E-mail:ahf@msn.com
American Kidney Fund*
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8299
American Liver Foundation
1425 Pomptom Ave.
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009-1000
(800) 233-0179
American Lung Association*
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(800) LUNG-USA
American SIDS Institute*
2480 Windy Hill Rd. Suite 380
Marietta, GA 30067
(800) 232-SIDS
Association for Death Education and Counseling
342 Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
(860) 586-7503
Backstoppers
9811 South Forty Drive Suite 3
St. Louis, MO 63124
314-692-0200
Bereaved Parents of the USA
P.O. Box 95
Park Forest, IL 60466
(630) 971-3490
Bereavement Services/RTS
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center
1910 South Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 791-4747 or
(800) 362-9567 Ext. 4747
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation*
3910 Warner St.
Kensington, MO 20895
(800) 366-2223
(301) 962-3521
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB) Inc.*
P.O. Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
(907) 222-5321
The Compassionate Friends*
(Supports families who have experienced the death of a child)
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
(630) 990-0010
Concerns of Police Survivors
P.O. Box 3199, So. Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
(314) 346-4911
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation*
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20014
(800) 344-4823
Funeral Service Educational Foundation
13625 Bishop's Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005
(877) 402-5900
Grief Magazine
1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 202
Louisville, KY 40219-1927
(800) 346-3087
GROWW.org*
Hospice Foundation of America
2001 S Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
(800) 854-3402 
In Loving Memory*
(Dedicated to helping parents cope with the loss of their only child or all of their children)
1416 Green Run Lane
Reston, VA 20090
(703) 435-0608
Leukemia Society of America*
600 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10016
(703) 960-1100
The Living Bank
Organ and Tissue Donation
Box 6725
Houston, TX 77265
(800) 528-2971
Make-A-Wish Foundation Of America*
100 Charendon Ave., Suite 2200
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(602) 279-9474
March of Dimes Birth Defects Association*
1275 Marnaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605
(800) 453-3816
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Victim Assistance Program
511 E John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
(800) GET-MADD
Muscular Dystrophy Association*
3300 E. Sunrise Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 529-2000
National AIDS Fund
1400 "I" St., NW, Suite 1220
Washington, DC 20005-2208
(202) 408-4848
National Catholic Ministry
28700 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44092-2527
(440) 943-3480
National Donor Family Council
(For Families of those who died and became Organ and/or tissue donors)
c/o National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St.
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2210
National Hospice Organization*
1901 N. Moore St., Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 243-5900
(800) 658-8898
Parents of Murdered Children Inc. (POMC)
100 E. Eighth St., B41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-5683
(888) 818-POMC
Pen-Parents Inc.
(Support network designed for grieving parents and grandparents providing a pen-pal type service)
PO Box 8738
Reno, NV 89507
(702) 826-7332
Ray of Hope
(For survivors of those who died from suicide) PO Box 2323
Iowa City, IA 52244
(319) 337-9890
Salvation Army National Headquarters*
615 Slaters Ln.
PO Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313
(703) 684-5500
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Inc.
(For families who have experienced the
death of a baby due to miscarriage,
stillbirth, or neonatal death)
St. Joseph's Health Center
300 1st Capitol Dr.
St. Charles, MO 63001
(800) 821-6819
SIDS Alliance*
1314 Bedford Ave., Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226
Society of Military Widows
5535 Hempstead Way
Springfield, VA 22151
(703) 750-1342
THEOS Foundation, Inc.
322 Blvd. Of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 471-7779
TBI/Tissue Banks International*
815 Parks Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 756-4824
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc. (TAPS)
2001 S Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 959-TAPS
(202) 588-8277
United Cerebral Palsy Association*
1660 L St. NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 776-04006
(800) USA-5UCP
Wings of Lights Inc.
(For families who have experienced the
death of a baby due to miscarriage,
stillbirth, or neonatal death)
16845 N. 29th Ave., Ste 1
Phoenix, AZ 85053
(800) 613-8531
*Denotes a national charitable organization.
Family Owned & Operated
301.404.2207
301.322.3050
9013 Annapolis Road
Lanham, Maryland 20756
24 Hours
