Counseling (grief orientation-all ages)

  General Grief Counseling/support
1)Local Hospices programs through the hospitals offer free support groups
2)Local Family Service Associations
3)Local Salvation Army organizations
4)Local Senior Centers/Office of Aging
5)AARP resource guide: www.aarp.org
6)Bereavement Resource Center: 616-983-1514
7)Grief Education Institute: 303-758-6048

  Supporting Children
8)Dougy Center: www.dougy.org/ 866-775-5683
9)Mourning Star; Pamela.gabbey@vna-ic.org/ 760-836-0360
10)Camp Erin : www.moyerfoundation.org
11)Rothman-Cole Center for Sibling Loss: 312-769-0185
12)Rainbow Connection: 704-675-5909
13)Jenna Druck Foundation: www.jennadruck.org

  Supporting Parents
14)The Compassionate Friends: www.compassionatefriends.org- free national program
15)Sudden Infant death/Counseling and Research; 215-563-1580
16)SIDSs within California: casidprogram@sprintmail.com
17)Jenny’s Light: www.jennyslight.org – support for post partum depression
18)The Unforgettables Foundation: www.theunforgetttables.com- children’s funeral support

  Disaster Preparation Resources
1)American Red Cross: www.redcross/org- classes/materials
2)Government Offices Emergency Services: www.oes.ca.gov
3)Local County community health depts.
4)Local County Public health depts.
5)Disaster Relief Centers: www.disasterrelief.com - listing of all disaster relief agencies
6)No-Burn Inc: www.info@noburn.com

  Financial Support
1)Disaster Financial Assistance: www.publicsafety.gc.ca
2)Financial Assistance for Homes: www.usa.gov.ca
3)Rural Area assistance: USDA Rural Development: rurdev.usda/HSF-SFH
4)Habitat for Humanity: www.habitat.org
5)Local City Redevelopment Departments
6)Local County Office of Aging
7)Local County Office of Social Service

  Foster Care Support Services
8)Local County Departments of Social Services
9)Inspire Life Skills: www.inspirelifeskills.org-assistace for youth leaving the foster care system
10)CASA ( Court Appointed Special Advocates): Contact local Juvenile Court
11)California Children’s Services: www.dhs.ca.gov/ccs
12)Volunteers of America: www.voa.org
13)AARP/Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: www.aarp.org:
14)Local County Office of Aging
15)Foster/Kinship program: www.cccco.edu- California Foster training program through local Community Colleges
16)National Foster Parent Association: www. nfpainc.org
17)Foster Parent Associations: www.fosterparents.com

  Illness Support Services
1)Life with Cancer: 703-698-2841
2)Mesothelioma Center: www. asbestos.com
3)American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
4)America Lung Society: www.lungusa.org
5)America Heart Society: www.heart.org
6)Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov
7)Local County Department of Public Health (DPH)
8)Caring Bridge interactive website: www.caringbridge.com
9)Pediatric Cancer support: www.livestrong.org
10)Pediatric Cancer Foundation: www.pcflv.org
11)Pediatric Cancer support: www.pediatriccancersupport.org
12)St Jude Hospital: www.stjude.org

  Incarceration Support Services
1)Family and Friends of Murder Victims: ffmv.je@verizon.net
2)Fellowship of Reconciliation: www.icfor.org
3)Family Express Bus: www.familyexpress.us
4)Get on The Bus (California): www.getonthebus.org
5)Local County of Mental Health

  Military Deployment/Veteran Support Services
1)Armed Forces YMCAs : www.asymca.org
2)Military Family Support: www. operationhomefront.org
3)Military Family Support : www.foh.dhhs.gov
4)Army assistance: www. myarmyonesource.org
5)Military Spouse support: www.milspouse.org
6)Military benefits: military.com/benefits
7)Society of Military Widows; www.militarywidows.org
8)Veterans Assistance Association: www.vaausa.com
9)Veteran Support Centers: www.veteransupportcenters.org

  Parenting Support Services
1)Parents as Teachers: www.parentsasteachers.org
2)National Parent Helpline: www.nationalparenthelpline.org
3)Parents Without Partners: www.parentswithoutpartners.org
4)Parent Education: www.solutionsforamerica.org
5)Shared Parenting for divorced/separated parents: www.shared-parenting.com
6)Programs for Early Parenting: www.peps.org
7)Positive Discipline philosophy/methods: www.positivediscpline.org

  Senior Support Services/Care giving Support
1)Local County Office of Aging
2)Local City Senior Centers
3)AARP: www.aarp.org
4)American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
5)American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org
6)Alzheimer Society: www.alz.org
7)Kisco Retirement Communities: www.kiscoseniorliving.com
8)MS Society: www.nationalmssociety.org

  Special Education/Needs
1)Bethesda Lutheran Homes: www.bethesdainfo.org
2)L’Arche USA: www.larcheusa.org
3)United Parents for Downs Syndrome: www. upsfordowns.org
4)Downs Syndrome: For Parents: www.downsyn.org
5)National Association for Downs Syndrome: www.nads.org
6)National Downs Syndrome Society: www.ndds.org
7)The Help Group (Autism support): www.thehelpgroup.org
8)Foundation for Autism Children Education: www.facesforkids.org
9)Autism Society: www.autism-society.org
10)Talking About Curing Autism: www.taca.org
11)Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org
12)Local School District Special Education departments
13)Individual State Departments of Special Education
14)California: Regional Centers
15)Americans with Disabilities Act: www.ada.gov
16)Independent Living Centers: www.ilusa.org

  Widow/Widower Support
1)Local Hospice Programs offer support groups
2)AARP: www.aarp.org
3)Widow Net: www.widownet.org
4)For Younger widows/widowers: www.youngwidows.org
5)For Younger widows/widowers: www.widowstooyoung.com