The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization whose free services and publications are supported by tax-exempt donations and a grant from the American Cancer Society
Compassionate Friends
P.O. Box 1347 Oak Brook, IL 60521
Compassionate Friends is a self-help organization offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. Their purposes are to promote and aid parents and siblings in the resolution of the grief experienced upon the death of their child. They help foster the physical and emotional health of parents and siblings. This organization is a non-profit and non-denominational group.
Olivia's House
830 S. George Street York, PA 17403 717-699-1133
A grief and loss center for children.
Theos Foundation
322 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-471-7779
For widowed persons and their families.
Widowed Persons
1909 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20049
Women's Training and Support Program
1407 North Front Street Harrisburgh, PA 17102 717-231-4148
Resolve Through Sharing
1910 South Avenue La Crosse, WI 54601 608-785-0530
La Crosse Lutheran Hospital Resolve Through Sharing is a self-help organization which helps families deal with the loss of a child through a miscarriage.
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St. John's Hospital
800 E. Carpenter St. Springfield, IL 62769
For parents whose baby has died before, at or shortly after birth.
National SIDS Foundation
2 Metro Plaza, Suite 205 Landover, MD 20785 301-459-3388
8200 Professional Place 1-800-221-SIDS (Outside of Maryland)
SIDS Foundation -- Greater Pittsburgh Area
2000 Mary Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-481-1410
SIDS Foundation -- Erie Area
2646 West 23'rd Street Erie, PA 16506 814-833-1926
SIDS Foundation -- Philadelphia Area
P.O. Box 42280 Philadelphia, PA 19101 215-222-1400
(215) 722-SIDS
Mental Health Assoc. of Pennsylvania
900 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-236-9363
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
699 Airport Freeway Suite 310 Hurst, TX 76053
Tri-County Chapter of MADD
P.O. Box 46 Enola, PA 17025 717-780-1098
The following are general resources for your assistance:
We have compiled this list of self-help organizations in the hope they may be of assistance to you and your family in working through the grief process.
If we can be of any assistance to your family in any way, do not hesitate to contact us.