Grief
Resources
AARP Grief & Loss
Widow to widow support group.
601 East Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
888-687-2277
www.aarp.org/griefandloss/home.html
Amanda the Panda
A bereavement counseling group for children in a camp setting
1000 73rd Street, Suite 12
Des Moines, IA 50311
515-223-4847
515-223-4782 fax
www.amandathepanda.org
American Association of Suicidology
A resource for anyone concerned about suicide.
5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015
202-237-2280
202-237-2282 fax
www.suicidology.org
American SIDS Institute
Families grieving the death of an infant.
509 Augusta Drive
Marietta, GA 30067
800-232-SIDS
770-426-1369 fax
www.sids.org
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Programs are available to children who have had one or
both parents die.
9051 Swanson Blvd.
Clive, IA 50325
515-288-9025
www.bbbsa.org
www.biglink.org
The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
A national support group for victims of childhood cancer
and their families.
P.O. Box 498
Kensington, MD 20895-0498
800-366-2223
301-962-3521 fax
www.candlelighters.org
Center For Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB), Inc.
CLIMB is a national organization that provides resources and referrals
for parents who have lost one or more children in multiple births.
P.O. Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
907-222-5321
www.climb-support.org
The Compassionate Friends
A national group for parents whose child has died.
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
887-969-0010
630-990-0246 fax
www.compassionatefriends.org
Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS)
Provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving
families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
P.O. Box 3199
3096 South State Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
573-346-4911
573-346-1414 fax
www.nationalcops.org
Hope for the Bereaved, Inc.
Hope for the Bereaved is a national organization with support groups.
4500 Onondaga Blvd.
Syracuse, NY 13219
315-475-9675
www.hopeforbereaved.com
Hospice of Central Iowa (Knoxville office)
213 East Main Street, Suite 103
Knoxville, IA 50138-2526
800-350-9209
641-842-4312
www.hospiceofcentraliowa.org
Hospice of Pella
Hospice of Pella offers a variety of education services and grief
support for children, adolescents and adults.
404 Jefferson Street
Pella, Iowa 50219
641-628-6644
www.pellahealth.org/services/hospice.php
MADD (National Office)
511 E. John Carpenter Frwy, Ste. 700
Irving, TX 75062
800-438-6233
972-869-2206 fax
www.madd.org/home/
National Hospice Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, BA 22314
703-837-1500
703-837-1233 fax
www.hospiceinfo.org
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
NOVA provides a support referral service for families of violent
crimes victims.
510 King Street, Suite 424
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-879-6682
703-535-5500 fax
www.trynova.org
National SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Ste. 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
800-221-7437
www.sidsalliance.org/
Parents of Murdered Children
This group offers grief support groups and resources to help victims
of violent crimes understand the justice system.
100 East 8th Street, Suite B-41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-721-5683
www.pomc.com
Parents Without Partners
National organization for single parents either through death or
divorce.
1650 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 510
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-391-8833
www.parentswithoutpartners.org
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