grief resources

*Denotes a national charitable organization

AARP*

Grief and Loss Programs

601 E. Street NW,

Washington, DC 20049

Leukemia Society of America*

600 Third Avenue,

New York, NY 10016

(800) 955-4572

ACCESS

AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services

Email: info@accesshelp.org

(877) 227-6435

The Living Bank

Organ and Tissue Donation

Box 6725,

Houston, TX 77265

(800) 528-2971

Alive Alone

11115 Dull Robinson Road,

Van Wert, OH 45891

Make-A-Wish Foundation Of America*

100 Charendon Avenue, 

Suite 2200,

Phoenix, AZ 85013

(602) 279-9474

ALS Association*

27001 Agoura Road,

Calabasas, CA 91301

(818) 880-9007

March of Dimes Birth Defects Association*

1275 Marnaroneck Avenue,

White Plains, NY 10605

(800) 453-3816

Alzheimer's Association*

919 N. Michigan Avenue, 

Suite 1000,

Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 335-8700

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Victim Assistance Program

511 E John Carpenter Freeway,

Suite 700,

Irving, TX 75062

(800) GET-MADD

Alliance of Grandparents

PO Box 17281,

Phoenix, AZ 85011-0281

(888) 774-7437

American Association of Suicidology

4201 Connecticut Avenue NW,

Suite 310,

Washington, DC 20049

Muscular Dystrophy Association*

3300 E. Sunrise Drive,

Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 529-2000

American Cancer Society*

1599 Clifton Road NE,

Atlanta, GA 30329

(800) ACS-2345

National AIDS Fund

1400 I Street NW, 

Suite 1220,

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 408-4848

American Diabetes Association Research Foundation*

1701 North Beauregard Street,

Alexandria, VA 22311

National Catholic Ministry

28700 Euclid Avenue,

Cleveland, OH 44092

(440) 943-3480

American Foundation for AIDS Research*

120 Wall Street,

New York, NY 10005

(212) 682-7440 ext. 210

National Donor Family Council

C/O: National Kidney Foundation

30 East 33rd Street,

New York, NY10016

(800) 622-9010

(212) 889-2210


Meant for families of those who have died and became organ and/or tissue donors.

American Heart Association*

7320 Greenville Avenue,

Dallas, TX 75231

(800) 242-8721

American Hospice Foundation

1130 Connecticut NW,

Suite 700,

Washington, DC 20036

Email: ahf@msn.com

(202) 223-0204

National Hospice Organization*

1901 N. Moore Street,

Suite 901,

Arlington, VA 22209

(800) 658-8898

(703) 243-5900

American Kidney Fund*

6110 Executive Boulevard,

Suite 1010,

Rockville, MD 20852

(800) 638-8299

Parents of Murdered Children Inc. (POMC)

100 E. Eighth Street, 

B41,

Cincinnati, OH 45202

(888) 818-POMC

(513) 721-5683


American Liver Foundation

1425 Pomptom Avenue,

Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

(800) 233-0179

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.

American Lung Association*

1740 Broadway,

New York, NY 10019

(800) LUNG-USA

Ray of Hope

PO Box 2323,

Iowa City, IA 52244

(319) 337-9890


For survivors of those who died by suicide.

American SIDS Institute*

2480 Windy Hill Rd.Suite 380

Marietta, GA 30067

(800) 232-SIDS

Association for Death Education and Counseling

342 Main Street,

West Hartford, CT 06117

(860) 586-7503

Salvation Army National Headquarters*

615 Slaters Lane,

PO Box 269,

Alexandria, VA 22313

(703) 684-5500

Backstoppers

9811 South Forty Drive,

Suite 3,

St. Louis, MO 63124

(314) 692-0200


SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Inc.

St. Joseph's Health Center

300 1st Capitol Drive,

St.Charles, MO 63001

(800) 821-6819 


For families who have experienced the death

of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.

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 Avenue,

La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 791-4747

(800) 362-9567 ext. 4747


SIDS Alliance*

1314 Bedford Avenue,

Suite 210,

Baltimore, MD 21208

(800) 221-7437

(410) 653-8226

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation*

3910 Warner Street,

Kensington, MO 20895

(800) 366-2223

(301) 962-3521

Society of Military Widows

5535 Hempstead Way,

Springfield, VA 22151

(703) 750-1342

THEOS Foundation, Inc.

322 Boulevard of the Allies,

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

(412) 471-7779

Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)*

P.O. Box 91377

Anchorage, AK 99509

(907) 222-5321

Tissue Banks International (TBI)*

815 Parks Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21201

(800) 756-4824

The Compassionate Friends*

P.O. Box 3696

Oak Brook, IL 60522

(630) 990-0010


Supports families who have experienced the death of a child.

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc. (TAPS)

2001 S Street NW, 

Suite 300,

Washington, DC 20036

(800) 959-TAPS

(202) 588-8277

Concerns of Police Survivors

P.O. Box 3199, S. Highway 5,

Camdenton, MO 65020

(314) 346-4911

United Cerebral Palsy Association*

1660 L Street NW,

Suite 700,

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 776-04006

(800) USA-5UCP

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

Wings of Lights Inc.

16845 N. 29th Avenue, 

Suite 1,

Phoenix, AZ 85053

(800) 613-8531


Support and information network for aircraft accident survivors and others directly affected by aviation accidents.

Grief Digest

6406 Maple Street,

Omaha, NE 68104

(866) 218-0101

Hospice Foundation ofAmerica

2001 S Street NW, 

Suite 300,

Washington, DC 20009

(800) 854-3402