Here we've compiled a collection of links for local resources which provide products, services, and other helpful resources to support you in your time of need.
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 or (301) 962-3521
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB) Inc.*
P.O. Box 91377, Anchorage, AK 99509 | (907) 222-5321
The Compassionate Friends of Central Texas*
4610 Bosque Blvd. Waco, TX 76710 | (979) 219-6365
(Supports families who have experienced the death of a child)
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*
1416 Green Run Lane, Reston, VA 20090 | (703) 435-0608
(Dedicated to helping parents cope with the loss of their only child or all of their children.)
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*
161 N. Clark, Suite 3550, Chicago, IL 60601 | (800) 572-1717
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) 323-6262
National Donor Family Council
C/o National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016 | (800) 622-9010 or (212) 889-2210
(For Families of those who died and became Organ and/or tissue donors.)
National Hospice Organization*
1901 N. Moore St., Suite 901, Arlington, VA 22209 | (703) 243-5900 or (800) 658-8898
Parents of Murdered Children Inc.
(POMC)
100 E. Eighth St., B41, Cincinnati, OH 45202 | (513) 721-5683 or (888) 818-POMC
Pen-Parents Inc.
PO Box 8738, Reno, NV 89507 | (702) 826-7332
(Support network designed for grieving parents and grandparents providing a pen-pal type service.)
Ray of Hope
PO Box 2323, Iowa City, IA 52244 | (319) 337-9890
(For survivors of those who died from suicide.)
Salvation Army National Headquarters*
615 Slaters Ln., PO Box 269, Alexandria, VA 22313 | (703) 684-5500
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Support Inc.
St. Joseph's Health Center, 300 1st Capitol Dr., St. Charles, MO 63001 | (800) 821-6819
(For families who have experienced the death of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.)
SIDS Alliance*
1314 Bedford Ave., Suite 210, Baltimore, MD 21208 | (800) 221-7437 or (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 or (202) 588-8277
United Cerebral Palsy Association*
1660 L St. NW, Suite 700,Washington, DC 20036 | (202) 776-04006 or (800) USA-5UCP
Wings of Lights Inc.
16845 N. 29th Ave., Ste 1, Phoenix, AZ 85053 | (800) 613-8531
(Support and information network for aircraft accident survivors and others
directly affected by aviation accidents.)
* Denotes a national charitable organization
