Because states are adopting “shelter-in-place” or “safer at home” mandates, NFDA has prepared a Certification of Employment document you can show to authorities verifying your status as a critical infrastructure worker.

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 pandemic. 

Securing PPE continues to be a top priority for NFDA. We are continually petitioning federal officials, state governors and others about ensuring funeral home are on the priority list for receiving these critical supplies. We are also exploring private avenues from around the world for securing PPE for funeral professionals. 

Things are not "business as usual," and many funeral home owners are wondering how their business can financially weather this crisis. Fortunately, there are things you can do to protect your business and help ensure its survival. Join us for a free, live Facebook event!

By a 96-0 vote, the U.S. Senate has approved a $2 trillion economic relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide emergency assistance to workers, families, small businesses and distressed industries. 

Join us for this free Facebook Live event that will cover how you can help families navigate the ways COVID-19 has affected funeral rituals. We’ll also discuss ways you can take care of yourself so you can be at your best when serving families.   

Last week, NFDA brought together a coalition of funeral organizations to call on the President and Congress to make the Department of Homeland Security's designation of funeral professionals as critical infrastructure workers mandatory in each states. 

On March 19, at NFDA’s urging, the Department of Homeland Security named funeral professionals as “critical infrastructure workers.” Here are answers to questions we have been getting since the announcement, such as the process for getting PPE.