Resource Links
AARP
Providing information and resources for end of life issues. http://www.aarp.org/home-family/caregiving/end-of-life/
Bevival
Fostering and enabling death literacy competency across multiple generations. https://www.bevival.com/
Center for the Heart
End-of-Life Doulas providing emotional, spiritual and grief support. https://www.centerfortheheart.org/
Compassion and Choices
Providing information to empower people to receive end-of-life care consistent with their values and priorities.
https://www.compassionandchoices.org/
Death with Dignity
Death with Dignity is a national leader in end-of-life advocacy and policy reform, working to ensure people with terminal illness can decide for themselves what a good death means in accordance with their values and beliefs, and including having an option for death with dignity. Deathwithdignity.org
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal agency that enforces the Funeral Rule and works to prevent business practices unfair to consumers. https://www.ftc.gov
Final Exit Network
To educate qualified individuals in practical, peaceful ways to end their lives, offer a compassionate bedside presence and defend their right to choose.
https://finalexitnetwork.org/
Five Wishes Booklet
A useful booklet providing a legally valid combination of a personalized advance directive and the appointment of a healthcare proxy.
https://www.agingwithdignity.org/
Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA)
National non-profit organization, our parent organization, dedicated to protecting the consumer’s right to a meaningful, dignified and affordable funeral. https://funerals.org/
Funeral Ethics Organization
Promoting ethical dealings in all death-related transactions.
https://www.funeralethics.org
Global Green Burial Alliance
Education about eco-friendly funeral options from a network of eco-friendly funeral professionals. https://globalgreenburialalliance.net/
Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey
The Goals of Care Coalition of NJ (GOCCNJ) is a partnership of leading healthcare providers, government agencies, and community organizations.
https://goalsofcare.org/
Good Death Society Blog
A variety of authors provide content on this blog. The blog’s purpose is to discuss a wide range of right-to-die issues, from legislation to advance directives to other countries’ approach to the right to die and anything else deemed relevant to end-of-life freedom. http://thegooddeathsocietyblog.net/
Green Burial Council
Information about ecologically responsible burial and finding a green burial cemetery in New Jersey and New York. http://greenburialcouncil.org/
Impurrfect Life
Healing and inspiration for those who have loved and lost pets. https://impurrfectlife.com/
New Jersey Sharing Network
Non-profit organization with information on organ and tissue donation, and how to register online.
https://www.njsharingnetwork.org/get-the-facts
Rutgers Medical School Anatomical Association
Information on whole body donating and downloadable body bequeathal form.
http://www.rwjms.rutgers.edu/neuroscience/anatomical_assoc/index.html
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration
Information about burial services in veteran’s cemeteries for veterans and family members. https://www.cem.va.gov/
