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Funeral Service Foundation and NFDA Team up to offer Free Resource for Families Grieving a Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The free 12-page booklet, “Grieving Alone & Together: Responding to the Loss of Your Loved One During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” is available to funeral professionals at FuneralServiceFoundation.org and to families at RememberingALife.com. Brookfield, WI – The Funeral Service Foundation and [...]
Funeral Service Foundation Issues Call for COVID-19 Crisis Relief Grant Proposals
The Funeral Service Foundation has issued a call for grant proposals from funeral service-related businesses and charitable institutions throughout the United States and Canada who are providing elevated/emergency assistance or grief support to communities impacted by COVID-19. Grants will be [...]
Homesteaders Commits $100,000 to Funeral Service Foundation Campaign
Announces matching funds program to support Covid-19 Crisis Response Fund West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, is joining the recently-announced fundraising effort by the Funeral Service Foundation to provide much-needed emergency [...]
NFDA and the Funeral Service Foundation Announce Lead Contributions Totaling $250,000 to Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the Funeral Service Foundation are delighted to announce their lead contributions totaling $250,000 to the Foundation’s newly-announced COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund, which will help funeral service professionals and organizations working throughout the [...]
Funeral Service Foundation Launches COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
The Funeral Service Foundation today announces the launch of its COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund, which will help funeral service professionals and organizations working throughout the country who are disproportionately impacted by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Gifts at every [...]