Funeral Service Foundation and NFDA Team up to Offer Free Resource for Families Grieving a Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic May 01, 2020 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.
NFDA Calls Up More Volunteers to Care for Pandemic Victims April 23, 2020 As of April 21, 837 members of the funeral profession, from licensed funeral directors to students and apprentices, have expressed a willingness to help their colleagues in need and 492 have been called up to serve.
NFDA Calls For Volunteers To Work In COVID-19 Hot Spots April 05, 2020 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is asking for volunteers who can travel to COVID-19 “hot spots” experiencing high death rates in order to lend on-the-ground assistance.
NFDA and the Funeral Service Foundation Announce Lead Contributions Totaling $250,000 to Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund April 03, 2020 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.
A Statement from R. Bryant Hightower Jr., CFSP, President of the National Funeral Directors Association: Recommendations for Safe Funeral Gatherings During Pandemic April 01, 2020 For Immediate Release: April 1, 2020 Brookfield, Wis. – The importance of having a funeral to honor the deceased and giving loved ones an opportunity to celebrate that life and begin to grieve is unquestioned. While the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is deeply committed to prom...
NFDA Scores BIG WIN for Funeral Service: Homeland Security Names Mortuary Workers as Critical Infrastructure Workers March 19, 2020 At the urging of NFDA, guidance issued today by the Department of Homeland Security named mortuary workers as “critical infrastructure workers,” underscoring the vital role funeral directors and others who work in deathcare play in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.