
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:
AARP
Grief and Loss Programs
601 E. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
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GROWW.org
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Air Crash Support Network
1595 York Ave., Box 22
New York, NY 10028
(877) ACSN-HELP
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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 |
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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.)
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American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8299 |
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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.)
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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) |
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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 |
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