National Organizations

Alive Alone

Provides a self-help network and publications to promote communication and healing, to assist in resolving their grief, and a means to reinvest their lives for a positive future for bereaved parents, whose only child or all children are deceased.

https://www.alivealone.org

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.

https://afsp.org

Bereaved Parents of the USA

Offers support, understanding, compassion and hope to bereaved parents grandparents or siblings struggling to rebuild their lives after the death of their children, grandchildren or siblings.

https://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/chapters/find-a-chapter

Camp Erin

Provides grief programs for bereaved children and teens.

https://elunanetwork.org/camps-programs/camp-erin/

Cancer Care

Connects with others in support groups for cancer patients, loved ones, and people who have lost a loved one, led by oncology social workers.

https://www.cancercare.org/support_groups

Compassionate Friends

Provides support to families experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.

https://www.compassionatefriends.org/find-support/chapters/chapter-locator/

COVID Survivors for Change

Brings together Americans who have had a loved one die from COVID-19, as well as those who have survived the virus and those whose lives have been dramatically altered by the pandemic.

https://covidsurvivorsforchange.org

Courageous Parents Network

Shares the essential elements of understanding, coping, grieving, and healing families who have a child suffering from a serious illness.

https://courageousparentsnetwork.org

Eluna

Supports children and families impacted by grief or addiction.

https://elunanetwork.org

Experience Camps

Gives all grieving children experiences that will change their lives forever.

experiencecamps.org

Families for Safe Streets

Confronts the epidemic of traffic violence by advocating for life-saving changes and providing support to those who have been impacted by crashes.

https://www.familiesforsafestreets.org

First Candle

Is committed to the elimination of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), and preventable stillbirths through education and research while providing support for grieving families who have suffered a loss.

https://firstcandle.org

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Is dedicated to ending drunk driving, helping fight drugged driving, supporting the victims of these violent crimes, and preventing underage drinking.

https://www.madd.org

MISS Foundation

Is dedicated to caring for families experiencing the death of a baby or child at any age and from any cause.

https://missfoundation.org

Modern Widows Club

Pioneering widow support, solutions, and research to create a world where every widow finds health equality in their lives, families, and workspaces.

https://modernwidowsclub.org

National Alliance for Grieving Children

Provides online education, a national database of children’s bereavement programs, and promotes national awareness to enhance public sensitivity to the hardships facing grieving children and teens.

https://childrengrieve.org

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Helps find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.

https://www.missingkids.org

National Center for Victims of Crime

Advocates for stronger rights, protections, and services for crime victims; provides education, training, and evaluation; and serves as a trusted source of current information on victims’ issues.

https://victimsofcrime.org

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Introduces remembrance photography to parents suffering from the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture.

https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org

Open to Hope

Helps people find hope after loss.

https://www.opentohope.com

Parents of Murdered Children

Provides support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder.

https://www.pomc.com

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Helps families struggling with their son’s or daughter’s substance use by empowering families with information, support and guidance to get the help their loved one needs and deserves, while advocating for greater understanding and more effective programs to treat the disease of addiction.

https://drugfree.org

Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance

Supports health care practitioners and parent advocates in their efforts to improve care for families who experience the death of a baby during pregnancy, birth, or infancy.

https://www.plida.org

Refuge in Grief

Grief support that doesn’t suck. This is for-profit organization.

https://refugeingrief.com

Return to Zero: Hope

Engages a global community of bereaved parents and their health providers to improve mental health outcomes, while also advancing pregnancy and infant loss awareness, education, and support.

https://rtzhope.org

Sad Dads Club

Helps fellow bereaved fathers navigate life after loss by nurturing a supportive community and providing access to mental health services.

https://saddadsclub.com

Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

Serves parents, grandparents, siblings, and others in the family unit, as well as the professionals who care for grieving families. Share is a national organization with over 75 chapters in 29 states.

https://nationalshare.org

Shatterproof

Dedicated to ending the devastation addiction causes families.

https://www.shatterproof.org

Soaring Spirits International

Dedicated to connecting widowed people with each other to build resilience in grief through an ongoing peer support community and research-based programming.

https://soaringspirits.org

Speaking Grief

Speaking Grief is a multi-platform, public media initiative that explores how we can create a more grief-aware society by validating the experience of grievers and helping to guide those who wish to support them.

https://speakinggrief.org

Star Legacy Foundation

Increases awareness, supports research, promotes education, and encourages advocacy and family support regarding stillbirth, pregnancy loss, and neonatal death.

https://starlegacyfoundation.org

SUDC Foundation

Increases the awareness of sudden unexpected deaths in childhood, and funds crucial research to better understand and prevent these tragedies.

https://sudc.org

Suicidology

Provides books and resources for suicide loss survivors.

https://www.suicidology.org/suicide-survivors/suicide-loss-survivors

TAPS

Offers compassionate care to all those grieving the loss of a military loved one.

https://www.taps.org

TEARS Foundation

Helps to lift the financial burden from families who have lost a child by providing funds to assist with the cost of burial or cremation services, as well as offer parents comprehensive bereavement care in the form of grief support groups and peer companions.

https://thetearsfoundation.org

The Dougy Center

Provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.

https://www.dougy.org

Twinless Twins Support Group International

Provides a safe and compassionate community for bereaved twins to experience healing and understanding.

https://www.twinlesstwins.org

VictimsFirst

Educates and advocates for victims/survivors of mass casualty crime at the most horrific – and most vulnerable – times of their lives

https://www.victimsfirst.org

Virtual Resilience Center

Offers an online platform designed to support victims, survivors, and communities affected by mass violence. It serves as a central resource hub, offering a wide range of information and tools—including text, videos, interactive elements, and links to valuable resources—to assist those impacted by these traumatic events.

https://massviolence.help

W Connection

Helps widows rebuild their lives with new tools, strategies, understanding, and hope.

www.wconnection.org

Widowed Parent

Offers for people who are grieving the loss of a spouse or partner while raising children at home.

https://widowedparent.org