The following is a partial list of organizations that offer support services. The names of those organizations listed in green have web pages. Click on the green area to be directed to their web page
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 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 (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)
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.)
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
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.)
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.)
Rainbows International is a not-for-profit, international organization that offers training and curricula for establishing peer support groups in churches, synagogues, schools or social agencies.
1111 Tower Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173,
800-266-3206
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)
872-5827
USA-5UCP Make-A-Wish Foundation Of America 100 Charendon Ave.,
Suite 2200 Phoenix, AZ 85013 (602) 279-9474