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Consumer Resources

The loss of a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences of life. Resources on this website can help those mourning the loss of a loved one with ways to cope with their grief, ideas for memorial services and funerals and a way to locate their local NFDA Member Funeral Director.

NFDA Member Funeral Directors abide by a professional code of conduct that ensures they care for your loved one with the compassion and respect you expect for your loved one.

Consumer Resources

  • Why a Funeral?
    • Honoring a Life
    • Have the Talk of a Lifetime
    • Unique Tributes
    • History and Customs
    • Value of a Funeral Director
  • Grief Support
    • Understanding Grief
    • Loss of a Parent
    • Loss of a Spouse
    • Loss of a Sibling
    • Loss of a Child
    • Sudden or Tragic Death
    • Suicide
    • Children and Teens
    • Friends and Family
    • Grief and the Holidays
    • Funeral Etiquette
    • Loss of a Pet
  • Planning a Funeral
    • Where to Begin
    • Your Rights as a Consumer
    • Making Arrangements
    • Burial Options
    • Cremation
    • Service Options - Types of Tributes
    • Service Options - Personalization
    • Service Options - Frequently Asked Questions
    • Important Information for Veterans
    • Green Funerals and Burial
  • Preplanning a Funeral
    • Why Preplan?
    • Bill of Rights for Funeral Preplanning
    • Prefunding Options
    • Preneed Contracts
    • Other Considerations
    • Additional Resources
  • Glossary of Funeral Service Terms
  • Find A Funeral Home

About NFDA

NFDA is the world's leading and largest funeral service association, serving 19,700 individual members who represent more than 10,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, D.C.

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