FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Nears $280 Million June 17, 2021 FEMA has provided more than $278 million to more than 41,000 people for COVID-19-related funeral costs reimbursements. The national average award is $6,756, as nearly 2,500 FEMA employees continue working with applicants to manually review every application, determining eligibility each week. Rea...
Meet Your 2021 Leadership Conference Speakers! June 16, 2021 NFDA looks forward to welcoming the funeral profession’s state and national leaders – as well as the future leaders of the profession – to the 2021 Leadership Conference, taking place August 1-4 at the Belmond Charleston Place in Charleston, South Carolina. Our outstanding speakers...
Meet the Grads! June 14, 2021 It’s the month of June and many students are celebrating their graduation. In episode 25 of A Brush With Death, host Gabe Schauf speaks with four mortuary science graduates about why they entered funeral service and what they anticipate going into the future. You'll meet Nicole Judge ...
NFDA Introduces the Inaugural Class of the National Emerging Leaders Program June 09, 2021 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is proud to announce the 20 funeral service professionals who will take part in the association’s first-ever National Emerging Leaders Program. The selected participants will develop leadership skills that will serve them well in any setting th...
Funeral Service Foundation Announces Spring Academic Scholarship Recipients and Expansion of Academic Scholarship Program June 07, 2021 The Funeral Service Foundation is proud to award 24 academic scholarships to students pursuing an education in funeral service and is on track to award an additional 27 academic scholarships this fall – more than doubling its current program and awarding a record $147,500 in scholarship suppor...
Summer Savings on NFDA Consumer Brochures June 07, 2021 Brochures are a cost-effective way to share information with the families you serve. They also help build trust and establish credibility through their quality when done professionally. NFDA is offering a special savings right now on brochures in our Resource Store. Brochure titles include: ...
Hone Your Skills: NFDA Hosts Embalming & Restorative Art Seminar June 07, 2021 Embalmers of all skill levels are invited to learn from some of the funeral profession’s foremost experts during the National Funeral Directors Association 2021 Embalming & Restorative Art Seminar, taking place September 16-17 at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in Pittsburgh, ...
Memorial Day – NFDA Offices Closed May 26, 2021 "Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it." ~Unknown On Memorial Day, the NFDA Board of Directors & staff join all Americans in honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we might be free. Th...
Two New Remembering A Life Podcast Episodes Explore Diverse Aspects of End-of-life Care and Grief May 26, 2021 Grief Therapist/Author Claire Bidwell Smith and Death Doula Marggie Hatala Are Featured Guests The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), through its Remembering A Life consumer education initiative, has released two Remembering A Life podcast episodes for May: Anxiety – The Missing...
NCA Lifts Restrictions on Attendance at Committal Services, Adjusts COVID Safety Precautions May 21, 2021 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration (NCA) today announced it would lift all restrictions on gathering sizes at committal and memorial services in VA national cemeteries starting on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Earlier this week, the NCA adjusted its rules for...