GRIEF SUPPORT

Aftercare

There are many resources available to people dealing with the loss of a loved one, ranging from anonymous on-line resources to grief support groups, to one-on-one counseling with a licensed therapist. The following is a list of on-line resources for those in grief.

A.L.S. Association
21021 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(800) 782-4747


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 Heart Association
7320 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 527-6941


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


Leukemia Society of America
2900 Eisenhower Ave.,
Suite 419
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 960-1100


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


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
7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 460
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) 366-2223 OR (301) 657-8401


The Center for Loss and Life Transition
3735 Broken Bow Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970) 226-6050
Fax: (970) 226-6051

 

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


Concerns of Police Survivors
(COPS)
PO Box 3199
Camdenton, MO 65020
(314) 346-4911


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 parents cope with the loss of their only child or all of their children)


International THEOS Foundation
322 Blvd. of the Allies
Suite 105
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3510
(412) 471-7770
(International widows and widowers group)

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 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


International THEOS Foundation
322 Blvd. of the Allies
Suite 105
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3510
(412) 471-7770
(International widows and widowers group)


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 avaition accidents)

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)


Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
1421 E Wayzata Blvd.
Suite 30
Wyzata, MN 55391
(612) 473-9372
(Provides support, resources and education on miscarriage, still birth and infant death)


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 OR (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 OR (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 OR (800) 959-TAPS


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

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