AARP Foundation
Grief & Loss Programs
601 E. Street, NW Washington, DC 20049
202-434-2260
E-Mail: griefandloss@aarp.org
www.aarp.org/griefandloss/home.html
For widowed and bereaved adults.
Air Crash Support Network
1594 York Avenue, Box 22 New York, NY 10028
877-ACSN-HELP
www.aircrashsupport.com
Aids and facilitates the grieving process of people who have been affected by, or involved in an air crash.
Alive Alone
11115 Dull Robinson Road Van Wert, OH 45891
E-Mail: KayBevington@alivealone.org
www.alivealone.org
Assists bereaved parents that lost an only child or all of their children.
Alliance of Grandparents, A Support in Tragedy (AGAST)
P.O. Box 17281
Phoenix, AZ 85011-0281
888-774-7437
E-Mail: reachout@agast.org
www.agast.org
Dedicated to assisting all grandparents when a grandchild dies.
Alzheimer’s Association
919 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
312-335-8700 or 800-272-3900
Provides education and support to people with Alzheimer’s disease, their families and to caregivers.
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Suite 408
Washington, DC 20008
202-237-2280
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road
NE Atlanta, GA 30329
800-ACS-2345
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association
27001 Agoura Road Suite 150
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301
E-Mail: info@als-national.org
818-880-9007
www.alsa.org
Dedicated to the fight against ALS Commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Association for Death Education & Counseling
342 N. Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
860-586-7503
www.adec.org
Bereaved Parents of the USA
P.O. Box 95 Park
Forest, IL 60466
630-971-3490
www.bereavedparents.org
Aids and supports bereaved parents and families struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child.
Bereavement Services
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
1910 South Avenue
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-791-4747 or 800-362-9567 Extension 4747
E-Mail: berservs@gundluth.org
www.gundluth.org/bereave
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
3910 Warner St.
Kensington, MD 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
E-Mail: climb@pobox.alaska.net
www.climb-support.org
For bereaved parents of one or more twins, or multiples.
Compassionate Friends, The
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
630-990-0010
E-mail: nationaloffice@compassionatefriends.org
www.compassionatefriends.org
Support families who have experienced the death of a child.
Make-A-Wish Foundation International
100 W. Charendon Avenue Suite 2200
Phoenix, AZ 85013-3518
602-279-9474
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
914-997-4720
E-Mail: dpowell@modimes.org
www.modimes.org
Improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Victim Assistance Program
511 E. john Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
800-GET-MADD
www.madd.org
Muscular Dystrophy Association
3300 E. Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718
520-529-2000
www.mdausa.org
National AIDS Fund
14001 Street, NW, Suite 1220
Washington, DC 20005-2208
202-408-4848 or 888-234-AIDS
www.aidsfund.org
National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved
28700 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44092-2527
440-943-3480
www.griefwork.org
Offers pastoral and spiritual support to the bereaved, caregivers, agencies, congregations and dioceses.
National Donor Family Council
c/o National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
800-622-9010 or 212-889-2210
E-Mail: dianeg@kidney.org
www.kidney.org
For families of those who died and became organ and/or tissue donors.
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc.
St. Joseph's Health Center
300 First Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63001
For families who have experienced the death of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
800-221-7473 or 410-653-8226
E-Mail: sidshq@charm.net
www.sidsalliance.org
Society of Military Widows
c/o The National Association for Uniformed Services
5535 Hempstead Way
Springfield, VA 22151
703-750-1342
www.naus.org
THEOS Foundation, Inc.
(They Help Each Other Spiritually)
322 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-471-7779
Publishes THEOS magazine, books and organizational material for widowed men and women.
American Diabetes Association
Research Foundation
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, Va 22314
800-232-3472
American Foundation for AIDS Research
120 Wall Street 13th Floor
New York, NY 10005
212-682-7440 Extension 210
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
800-527-6941
American Hospice Foundation
1130 Connecticut, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-223-0204
E-Mail: ahf@msn.com
www.americanhospice.org
American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Boulevard Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
800-638-8299
E-Mail: helpline@akfinc.org
www.kidneyfund.org
American Liver Foundation
1425 Pomptom Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009-1000
800-223-0179
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
800-LUNG-USA
American SIDS Institute
2480 Windy Hill Road, Suite 380
Marietta, GA 30067
800-232-SIDS
www.sids.org
Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS)
P.O. Box 3199, S Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
573-346-4911
E-Mail: cops@nationalcops.org
www.nationalcops.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20014
800-FIGHT-CF
Funeral Service Educational Foundation
13625 Bishop’s Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005
877-402-5900 or 262-789-1880
Grief Magazine
1941 Bishop Lane Suite 202
Louisville, KY 40219-1927
800-346-3087
GROWW.org
www.groww.org/index.htm
Internet website that provides message boards, resource listings and secure chat rooms for the grieving.
Highmark Caring Place
Hospice Foundation of America
2001 S Street, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
800-854-3402
E-Mail: hfa@hospicefoundation.org
www.hospicefoundation.org
In Loving Memory
1416 Green Run Lane
Reston, VA 20090
703-435-0608
E-Mail: InLvMemory@aol.com
Dedicated to helping parents cope with the death of their only child or all children through conferences/outreach.
Leukemia Society of America
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Living Bank International
Organ and Tissue Donor Registry
Box 6725
Houston, TX 77265
800-528-2971
National Hospice Organization
1901 N. Moore Street, Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209
800-658-8898 or 703-243-5900
Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. (POMC)
100 E. Eighth Street, Suite B-41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
888-818-POMC or 513-721-5683
E-Mail: Natlpomc@aol.com
www.pomc.com
Dedicated to helping the survivors of homicide victims with supportive family services after the murder of a family member or friend.
Parents Without Partners, Inc.
1650 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 510
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-395-8833
www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Devoted to the welfare and interests of single parents and their children.
Pen-Parents, Inc.
P.O. Box 8738
Reno, NV 89507-8738
702-826-7332
Support network designed for grieving parents and grandparent's that provides a pen-pal type service.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
1421 E. Wayzata Boulevard Suite 70
Wyzata, MN 55391
612-473-9372
Provides support, resources and education on miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.
Ray of Hope, Inc.
P.O. Box 2323
Iowa City, IA 52244
319-337-9890
For survivors of those who died from suicide.
Salvation Army National Headquarters
615 Slaters Lane P.O. Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313
703-684-5500
E-Mail: webcaptain@salvationarmyusa.org
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Sesame Workshop www.sesameworkshop.org/grief
Tissue Banks International
815 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202
800-756-4824
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. (TAPS)
2001 S. Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
800-959-TAPS or 202-588-8277
www.taps.org
Provides services to those that lost a loved one while serving in the armed forces.
United Cerebral Palsy Association
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
800-USA-5UCP or 202-776-0406
Wings of Light, Inc.
16845 N. 29th Avenue, Suite 1-448
800-613-8531
Phoenix, AZ 85023
www.wingsoflight.org
Support and information network for aircraft-accident survivors and others directly affected by aviation accidents.