Resources/Contacts

Websites

• National Cemetery Association
• Military Funeral Honors
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• National Personnel Records Center
• Social Security Administration
• Medicare
• Senior Law Web Site

Support Organizations

Alzheimer's Association*
919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 335-8700

American Association of Retired Persons
Grief/Loss Programs
601 E. St.
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2260
(For widowed and bereaved adults.)

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 Foundation for AIDS Research*
733 3rd Ave., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 682-7440 ext. 210

American Hospice Foundation
1130 Connecticut, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-0204

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

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation*
7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 460
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) 366-2223
(301) 657-8401

Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB) Inc.*
P.O. Box 1064
Palmer, AK 99645
(907) 746-6123
(907) 274-7029

The Compassionate Friends*
PO Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
(630) 990-1010
(Supports families who have experienced the death of a child)

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation*
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20014
(800) 344-4823

In Loving Memory*
1416 Green Run Lane
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 435-0608
(Dedicated to helping deal with the tragedy of suicide)

Leukemia Society of America*
2900 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 419
Alexandria, VA 22314
(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 to the Bereaved
606 Middle Ave.
Elyria, OH 44035
(216) 323-6262

National Donor Family Council
C/o National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St.
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(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
(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.
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) 821-6891
(314) 947-6164
(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
(410) 653-8226

Society of Military Widows
5535 Hempstead Way
Springfield, VA 22151
(703) 750-1342

TBI/Tissue Banks International*
815 Parks Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 756-4824

Tragedy Assistance Program for
Survivors Inc. (TAPS)
PO Box 242032
Anchorage, AK 99524
(907) 272-TAPS
(800) 959-TAPS

United Cerebral Palsy Association*
1660 L St. NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 776-04006
(800) USA-5UCP
 

Recommended Reading
 

1. To Begin Again : A Journey Toward Comfort, Strength, and Faith in Difficult Times
   Naomi Levy / Knopf / October 1998
    

    

2. A Broken Heart Still Beats: When Your Child Dies
   Anne McCracken(Editor), Mary Semel (Editor) / Hazelden Information Education / November 1998
    

    

3. On Death and Dying
   Elisabeth, Md. Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth Kbler-Ross / Collier Books / June 1997
    
4. How to Survive the Loss of a Love
   Melba Colgrove, et al / Prelude Pr / November 1993
    

    

5. Final Gifts : Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
   Maggie Callanan, Patricia Kelley / Bantam Books / March 1997
    

    

6. Necessary Losses : The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
   Judith Viorst / Fireside / January 1998
    

    

7. Living with the End in Mind; A Practical Checklist for Living Life to the Fullest by Embracing Your Mortality
   Erin Tierney Kramp, et al / Three Rivers Press / September 1998
    

    

8. Motherless Daughters : The Legacy of Loss
   Hope Edelman / Delta / May 1995
    

    

9. A Grief Observed
   C. S. Lewis, Chad Walsh (Afterword) / Bantam Books / March 1, 1983
    

    

10. The Denial of Death (Free Press Paperback)
    Ernest Becker, Daniel P. Goleman / Free Press / April 1997
     

     

11. Beyond Grief : A Guide for Recovering from the Death of a Loved One
    Carol Staudacher / New Harbinger Pubns / April 1987
     

     

12. Good Grief : A Constructive Approach to the Problem of Loss [LARGE PRINT]
    Granger E. Westberg / Fortress Pr / February 1986
     

     

13. The Grief Recovery Handbook : The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death Divorce, and Other Losses
    John W. James(Introduction), Russell Friedman (Introduction) / Harpercollins / June 1998
     

     

14. The Wheel of Life : A Memoir of Living and Dying
    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Todd Gold (Contributor) / Touchstone Books / June 1998
     

     

15. When Parents Die : A Guide for Adults
    Edward Myers / Penguin USA (Paper) / March 1997
     

     

16. Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates
    Gary Kurz / Cold Noses / April 1997
     

     

17. After Goodbye : How to Begin Again After the Death of Someone You Love
    Ted Menten, Theodore Menten / Running Pr / May 1994
     

     

18. Who Dies? : An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying
    Stephen Levine, Ondrea Levine / Anchor / February 1989
     

     

19. After the Darkest Hour the Sun Will Shine Again : A Parent's Guide to Coping With the Loss of a Child
    Elizabeth Mehren, Harold Kushner (Introduction) / Fireside / April 1997
     

     

20. The Loss of a Pet : New Revised and Expanded Edition
    Wallace Sife(Introduction) / Howell Book House / June 1998
     

     

21. The Courage to Grieve
    Judy Tatelbaum / HarperCollins (paper) / October 1984
     

     

22. Helping Children Cope With the Loss of a Loved One : A Guide for Grownups
    William C. Kroen, Pamela Espeland (Editor) / Free Spirit Pub / March 1996
     

     

23. Goodbye, Friend : Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet
    Gary Kowalski / Stillpoint Pub / October 1997
     

     

24. Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One
    Ann Smolin, et al / Fireside / June 1993
     

     

25. I'm Grieving As Fast As I Can : How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal
    Linda Sones Feinberg / New Horizon Press / June 1994
     

     

26. Gentle Closings; How to Say Goodbye to Someone You Love
    Theodore Menten / Running Press Book Publishers / January 1992
     

     

27. The Presence of Absence : On Prayers and an Epiphany
    Doris Grumbach / Beacon Pr / August 1998
     

     

28. After-Death Communication : Final Farewells
    Louis E. Lagrand / Llewellyn Publications / June 1997
     

     

29. She Came to Live Out Loud : An Inspiring Family Journey Through Illness, Loss, and Grief
    Myra MacPherson, Kenneth J. Doka (Introduction) / Scribner / February 1999
     

     

30. How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies
    Therese, A., Ph.D. Rando / Bantam Books / August 1991
     

     

31. The Pagan Book of Living and Dying : Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing over
    Starhawk, et al / Harper San Francisco / October 1997

     

32. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart : Surviving the Death of Your Baby
    Deborah L., Phd Davis / Fulcrum Pub / March 1996
     

     

33. Helping Children Cope With Separation and Loss, Revised Edition
    Claudia Jewett Jarratt, Dan Rosenberg (Editor) / Harvard Common Pr / March 1994
     

     

34. Death : The Final Stage of Growth
    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross(Editor) / Simon & Schuster (Paper) / July 1997
     

     

35. Healing After Loss : Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
    Martha Whitmore Hickman / Avon Books (Pap Trd) / December 1994
     

     

36. Letters from Motherless Daughters : Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing
    Hope Edelman(Editor) / Delta / May 1996
     

     

37. After Suicide
    John H. Hewett, Wayne E. Oates (Editor) / Westminster John Knox Pr / May 1980
     

     

38. Graceful Exits : How Great Beings Die : Death Stories of Tibetan, Hindu & Zen Masters
    Sushila Blackman(Editor) / Weatherhill / June 1997
     

     

39. Companion Through the Darkness : Inner Dialogues on Grief
    Stephanie Ericsson / Harperperennial Library / February 1993
     

     

40. The Rooms of Heaven : A Story of Love, Death, Grief, and the Afterlife
    Mary Allen / Knopf / February 1999
     

     

41. Lament for a Son
    Nicholas Wolterstorff / Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / July 1987
     

     

42. After He's Gone : A Guide for Widowed and Divorced Women
    Barbara Tom Jowell, Donnette Schwisow (Contributor) / Birch Lane Pr / November 1997
     

     

43. The Measure of Our Days : A Spiritual Exploration of Illness
    Jerome Groopman / Penguin USA (Paper) / October 1998
     

     

44. The Grieving Child : A Parent's Guide
    Helen Fitzgerald, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (Designer) / Fireside / July 1992
     

     

45. Dying Well : The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life [LARGE PRINT]
    Ira Byock / Riverhead Books / February 1997
     

     

46. The Bereaved Parent
    Harriet Sarnoff Schiff, Sarnoff Schiff / Viking Pr / November 1978
     
     

     

47. Widow to Widow : Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life : Challenges, Changes, Decision-Making & Relationships
    Genevieve Davis Ginsburg / Fisher Books / March 1998
     

     

48. The Worst Loss : How Families Heal from the Death of a Child
    Barbara D. Rosof / Henry Holt (Paper) / November 1995
     

     

49. Losing a Parent : Passage to a New Way of Living
    Alexandra Kennedy / Harper San Francisco / June 1991
     

     

50. Seven Choices : Taking the Steps to New Life After Losing Someone You Love
    Elizabeth Harper Neeld / Centerpoint Pr / June 1997
     

     

51. The Good Death : The New American Search to Reshape the End of Life
    Marilyn Webb, et al / Bantam Books / November 1997
     

     

52. The Dying Time : Practical Wisdom for the Dying and Their Caregivers
    Joan Furman, David McNabb (Contributor) / Random House (Paper) / September 1997
     

     

53. Facing Death and Finding Hope : A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying
    Christine Longaker / Doubleday / June 1998
     

     

54. Necessary Losses ~ Publisher Out Of Stock
    Judith Viorst / Fawcett Crest / August 1996

     

     

55. Living With Death and Dying
    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross / MacMillan Publishing Company / June 1997
     

     

56. A Mother Loss Workbook : Healing Exercises for Daughters
    Diane Hambrook, et al / Harperperennial Library / September 1997
     

     

57. Unspeakable Losses : Understanding the Experience of Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage, and Abortion
    Kim Kluger-Bell / W.W. Norton & Company / April 1998
     

     

58. No Time for Goodbyes : Coping With Sorrow, Anger, and Injustice After a Tragic Death
    Janice Harris Lord, Eugene D. Wheeler (Editor) / Pathfinder Pub / October 1991
     

     

59. After the Death of a Child : Living With Loss Through the Years Ann K. Finkbeiner / Johns Hopkins Univ Pr / June 1998
60. The Wheel of Life : A Memoir of Living and Dying
    Elisabeth, MD Kubler-Ross / Scribner / June 1997

     

     

61. Silent Grief : Living in the Wake of Suicide (The Master Works Series)  Christopher Lukas, Henry M. Seiden (Contributor) / Jason Aronson / June 1997
     

     

62. The Art of Dying : How to Leave This World With Dignity and Grace, at Peace With Yourself and Your Loved Ones Patricia Weenolsen, Bernie S. Siegel / St. Martin's Press / October 1997
     

     

63. Angel Pawprints : Reflections on the Loss of a Canine Companion Laurel E. Hunt(Introduction), Alice Villalobos / Darrowby Press / December 1998
     

     

64. Intimate Death : How the Dying Teach Us How to Live
    Marie De Hennezel, et al / Knopf / July 1998
     

     

65. Miscarriage : Women Sharing from the Heart
    Marie Allen, Shelly Marks / John Wiley & Sons / January 1993
     

     

66. I'm With You Now : A Guide Through Incurable Illness for Patients, Families, and Friends
    M. Catherine Ray / Bantam Books / July 1997
     

     

67. Living With Loss : Meditations for Grieving Widows (Days of Healing, Days of Change)
    Ellen Sue Stern / Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd Pap) / August 1995
     

     

68. After the Death of a Child : Living With Loss Through the Years Ann K. Finkbeiner / Free Press / May 1996
     

     

69. Cry Until You Laugh : Comforting Guidance for Coping With Grief Richard J. Obershaw / Fairview Pr / February 1998
     

     

70. Life After Loss : A Personal Guide Dealing With Death, Divorce, Job Change and Relocation
    Bob Deits / Fisher Books / September 1992
     

     

71. Talking About Death : A Dialogue Between Parent and Child Earl A. Grollman, Susan Avishai (Illustrator) / Beacon Pr / November 1991
     

     

72. Safe Passage : Words to Help the Grieving Hold Fast and Let Go ~ Publisher Out Of Stock
    Molly Fumia / Conari Pr / August 1992
     

     

73. Helping Children Grieve : When Someone They Love Dies Theresa Huntley / Augsburg Fortress Publications / October 1991
     

     

74. The Next Place
    Warren Hanson / Waldman House Press / September 1997
     

     

75. Reflections on Life After Life  Raymond A. Moody / Bantam Books / August 1988
     

     

76. Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?
    Marlene Stum / University of Minnesota Extension Service / January 1999
     

     

77. The Infinite Thread: Healing Relationships beyond Loss
    Alexandra Kennedy, John O'Donohue /Beyond Words Editing & Pub / May 2001