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Topia!: Society: Death: Death Care: Consumer Information (35)
See Also:  Funerals: A Consumer Guide - Pre-planning and financial advice and guidance. Includes a list of consumer resources, a glossary and a planning checklist.Federation of Ontario Memorial Societies Funeral Consumers' Alliance - Gathers information about the Ontario Canada death care industry on behalf of Memorial Society members who have decided they do not want expensive full service conventional funerals and communicates this information to anyone interested. Funeral Consumers Alliance - Funeral industry watchdog group that includes consumer warnings about specific organizations, things to watch for, and tools and information on planning a funeral. Funeralplan.com - Information on funeral planning, financing funerals, online planning tools, grief support materials, ask the experts panel, and funeral home locator guide. Funeral Consumers Discussion Group - Consumers with comments about funeral and cemetery purchases share their experiences, questions, and comments. Monument Builders of North America - An association of manufacturers of memorials, tombstones, and markers. Site includes consumer information on purchasing memorials and consumer and legistlative news. Partnership for Caring - A US, nonprofit organization devoted to raising consumer expectations for excellent end-of-life care and increasing demand for such care. The Easier Way - Consumer resource for funeral information that contains longevity and funeral cost calculators, free online planning tools, and an emergency information registry designed to alert loved ones of wishes in the event of an emergency. Heppell Funeral Planning - Independent pre-need funeral consultant discusses benefits of pre-planning and financing a funeral service, and outlines details of funeral insurance. Advanced Funeral Planning - Focuses on the benefits of pre-planning a funeral, answers frequently asked questions, outlines steps that need to be taken at the death of a loved one, and details financing options for funerals. Cooperative Funeral Fund - High-level funeral planning guide, with information on financing funerals, pre-need insurance and other funding options, and details on veterans' benefits. NOLO Funeral Planning - Includes information on wills, funeral planning, organ donation, and tips for consumers on making the most of their pre-planning. Funeral Planning Workbook - Basic information on the benefits of pre-planning a funeral; offers a low-cost workbook to help make decisions and plan the event. Developed by a 30-year veteran of funeral service. KELN--Bibliography, Funeral Planning: Know Your Rights and You Can Reduce Funeral Expenses - An annotated bibliography of materials on funeral planning and estate settlement, with links to other resources on wills, advance directives, and Medicaid eligibility. Crash Course in Wills & Trusts - Detailed overview on wills and how they work, including how to write one, what qualifies a will as a will, how probate works, and what trusts are and how they work. Great top-level overview developed by an attorney. Planning For The Evential Tomorrow -- Funerals - Background on funeral pre-planning, with information on the choices consumers have, and explanation of major topics like direct disposition, cremation, memorial services, and information for those who want to manage a burial without a funeral director or mortician. Estate & Funeral Planning - A collection of articles and tips on estate planning and funerals from various US newspapers, including the Sacramento Bee. UK Funeral Planning, Arranging, and Services - Detailed information on everything from finding a funeral service provider to paying for funerals to alternative methods of disposition (e.g., body donation, burial at sea). Also includes counseling resources. Organ and Whole Body Donation - Includes downloadable and printable organ and whole body donation cards, articles on death and what happens to dead bodies (including stages of decay), funeral industry glossary, and books and reference materials on the medical aspects of death. Free Funeral Planning and Arranging Advice - Funeral arranging advice for persons arranging at-need or pre-need funerals. UK Funerals On Line - Independent consumer guide to funerals lists UK funeral directors and monumental masons; includes information about sending funeral and sympathy flowers and floral tributes. Profits of Death - A veteran of the death care business, reveals the rip-offs and shows people how to cut funeral costs. The Memorial Society of Edmonton & District - The Society assists and educates consumers in preplanning, funerals. California Consumer Guide to Funerals - Consumer guide for California residents, including how FTC regulations and California law impact such practices as burial at sea, which the sponsoring company offers. Kern Memorial Society - A non-profit consumers' alliance dedicated to the consumer's right to choose a simple, economical, meaningful, dignified funeral or memorial service. Sympathy Tributes UK - Advice and guidance on choosing the appropriate funeral flowers--Find UK Florists for Funeral Flowers, Floral Tributes, Sympathy Flowers, Floral Tributes and wreaths. Funeral Preplanning Kit 4 Burials or Cremation - Consumer guide to end of life planning, includes articles on grief support and coping with imminent death as well as funeral and memorial planning tools. Final Arrangements Network - Online self-preparation guide, with informational overviews, links, and information on how to evaluate products and services and what steps to take to plan a funeral. Body Donation - Sciencecare Anatomical - ScienceCare serves as a link between individual donors and medical researchers and educators. Cremation is provided at no cost to ScienceCare donors. AARP: Grief & Loss, Practical Matters - Overview of funeral planning, estate and other legal questions, and other funeral and memorial questions. Funeral Goods and Services - Consumer protection information from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor. Includes legal information, glossary, information on veterans' benefits, consumer guide, links to resources. Funeral Consumers Alliance of San Antonio - An all-volunteer, non-profit consumer and educational organization offering guidance in making preliminary funeral and burial arrangements.
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