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Every person must cope with loss of a loved on his or her own terms. The emotional upheaval these trying times can cause is sometimes so overwhelming that even the support of friends and family may not help relieve the amount of sadness and grief you feel.

Following the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend, survivors face a number of challenges-some of them emotional and others practical-that must be dealt with in order to move forward through life. Lohman Funeral Homes offers a complimentary Aftercare package which contains important and valuable information on bereavement support, social security, financial planning, and much more in order to assist you identify and understand options and general procedures you should consider when organizing your affairs and making personal changes after a loss.

At Lohman Family Properties we proudly endorse the following local and national support groups:

Local Hospices

Hospice of Volusia/Flagler
3800 Woodbriar Trail
Port Orange, FL 32129
386-322-4701

HospiceCare at Florida Hospital
770 W Granada Blvd.
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-671-2138 or 1-800-404-1133

Hospice of the Palm Coast
149 S. Ridgewood Ave.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-248-2380

National Organizations

AARP
Grief and Loss Programs
601 E. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049

GROWW.org


Air Crash Support Network
1595 York Ave., Box 22
New York, NY 10028
(877) ACSN-HELP


Hospice Foundation of America

2001 S Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
(800) 854-3402

Alive Alone

11115 Dull Robinson Road
Van Wert, OH 45891

In Loving Memory

1416 Green Run Lane
Reston, VA 20090
(703) 435-0608
(Dedicated to helping parents cope with the loss of their only child or all of their children.)

Alliance of Grandparents

PO Box 17281
Phoenix, AZ 85011-0281
(888) 774-7437

Leukemia Society of America

600 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10016
(703) 960-1100

ALS Association

27001 Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91301
(818) 880-9007

The Living Bank

Organ and Tissue Donation
Box 6725
Houston, TX 77265
(800) 528-2971

Alzheimer's Association

919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 335-8700

Make-A-Wish Foundation Of America

100 Charendon Ave., Suite 2200
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(602) 279-9474

American Association of Suicidology

4201 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20049

March of Dimes Birth

Defects Association
1275 Marnaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605
(800) 453-3816

American Cancer Society

1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Victim Assistance Program
511 E John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
(800) GET-MADD

American Diabetes Association Research Foundation

1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311

Muscular Dystrophy Association

300 E. Sunrise Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 529-2000

American Foundation for AIDS

Research
120 Wall St.
New York, NY 10005
(212) 682-7440 ext. 210

National AIDS Fund

1400 "I" St., NW, Suite 1220
Washington, DC 20005-2208
(202) 408-4848

American Heart Association

7320 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
527-6941

National Catholic Ministry

28700 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44092-2527
(440) 943-3480

American Hospice Foundation

1130 Connecticut, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-0204
Email:ahf@msn.com

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.)

American Kidney Fund

6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8299

National Hospice Organization

1901 N. Moore St., Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 243-5900
(800) 658-8898

American Liver Foundation

1425 Pomptom Ave.
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009-1000
(800) 233-0179

Parents of Murdered Children Inc.

(POMC)
100 E. Eighth St., B41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-5683
(888) 818-POMC

American Lung Association

1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(800) LUNG-USA

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 SIDS Institute

2480 Windy Hill Rd. Suite 380
Marietta, GA 30067
(800) 232-SIDS

Ray of Hope

PO Box 2323
Iowa City, IA 52244
(319) 337-9890
(For survivors of those who died from suicide.)

Association for Death Education
and Counseling

342 Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
(860) 586-7503

Salvation Army National

Headquarters
615 Slaters Ln.
PO Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313
(703) 684-5500

Bereaved Parents of the USA

P.O. Box 95
Park Forest, IL 60466
(630) 971-3490

SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss

Support Inc.
St. Joseph's Health Center
300 1st Capitol Dr.
St. Charles, MO 63001
(800) 821-6819 (For families who have experienced the death of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.)

Bereavement Services/RTS

Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center
1910 South Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 791-4747 or
(800) 362-9567 Ext. 4747

SIDS Alliance

1314 Bedford Ave., Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

3910 Warner St.
Kensington, MO 20895
(800) 366-2223
(301) 962-3521

Society of Military Widows

5535 Hempstead Way
Springfield, VA 22151
(703) 750-1342

Center for Loss in Multiple Birth

(CLIMB) Inc.
P.O. Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
(907) 222-5321

THEOS Foundation, Inc.

322 Blvd. Of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 471-7779

The Compassionate Friends

P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
(630) 990-0010
(Supports families who have experienced the death of a child)

TBI/Tissue Banks International

15 Parks Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 756-4824

Concerns of Police Survivors

P.O. Box 3199, So. Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
(314) 346-4911

Tragedy Assistance Program for
Survivors Inc. (TAPS)

2001 S Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 959-TAPS
(202) 588-8277

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20014
(800) 344-4823

United Cerebral Palsy

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

Funeral Service Educational Foundation

13625 Bishop's Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005
(877) 402-5900

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.)

Grief Magazine

1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 202
Louisville, KY 40219-1927
(800) 346-3087