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Grief & Healing

The death of a loved one can be emotionally and/or financially difficult.  Many people benefit from seeking support within their local community and from the many regional and national organizations dedicated to helping people through the grieving process.

AARP Grief & Loss
601 E Street NW
Washington, D.C.  20049
888-687-2277
www.aarp.org/griefandloss/home.html
Description:  Widow-to-widow support group.

 

Amanda the Panda
1000 73rd Street, Suite 12
Des Moines, IA  50311
(515) 223-4847
Email:  jzpanda@aol.com
www.amandathepanda.org
Description:  A bereavement counseling group for children in a camp setting.

 

American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.  20015
(202) 237-2280
Email:  info@suicidology.org
www.suicidology.org
Description:  A resource for anyone concerned about suicide.

 

American SIDS Institute
509 Augusta Drive
Marietta, GA  30067
800-232-SIDS
www.sids.org
Description:  Families grieving the death of an infant.

 

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Iowa
9051 Swanson Blvd.
Clive, IA  50325
(515) 288-9025
www.bbbsa.org or www.biglink.org
Description:  Programs are available to children who have had one or both parents die.

 

The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 498
Kensington, MD  20895
800-366-2223
staff@candlelighters.org
Description:  A national support group for victims of childhood cancer and their families.

 

Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB), Inc.
P.O. Box 91377
Anchorage, AK  99509
(907) 222-5321
climb@pobox.alaska.net
www.climb-support.org
Description:  Provides resources and referrals for parents who have lost one or more children in multiple births.

 

The Compassionate Friends
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL  60522
877-969-0010
www.compassionatefriends.org
Description:  A national group for parents whose child has died.

Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS)
P.O. Box 3199
3096 S. State Highway 5
Camdenton, MO  65020
(573) 346-4911
cops@nationalcops.org
www.nationalcops.org

 

Hope for the Bereaved, Inc.
4500 Onondago Blvd.
Syracuse, NY  13219
(315) 475-9675
HOPE@dreamscape.com
www.hopeforbereaved.com
Description:  A national organization with support groups.

 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
National Office
511 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Ste. 700
Irving, TX  75062
800-438-6233
www.madd.org/home/

 

National Hospice Organization
1700 Diagonal Road
Suite 625
Alexandria, VA  22314
(703) 837-1500
info@nhpco.org
www.hospiceinfo.org

 

National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
510 King Street
Suite 424
Alexandria, VA  22314
800-879-6682
www.trynova.org
Description:  Provides a support referral service for families of violent crimes victims.

 

National SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave., Suite 210
Baltimore, MD  21208
800-221-7437
info@firstcandle.org
www.sidsalliance.org/

 

Parents of Murdered Children
100 E. 8th Street, Suite B-41
Cincinnati, OH  45202
(513) 721-5683
natlpomc@aol.com
www.pomc.com
Description:  Offers grief support groups and resources to help victims of violent crimes understand the justice system.

 

Parents Without Partners (PWP)
1650 South Dixie Hwy.
Suite 510
Bocca Raton, FL  33432
(561) 391-8833
www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Description:  National organization for single parents.