NFDA Introduces the 2022-23 Class of the National Emerging Leaders Program
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is proud to announce the funeral service professionals who have been selected to participate in the 2022-23 National Emerging Leaders Program.
Grief Is Not a Disorder: My Position on the New “Prolonged Grief Disorder” Diagnostic...
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can now, at their discretion, diagnose an adult patient with “prolonged grief disorder,” or PGD, one year or more after the death of someone loved (just six months for children).
Permission to Grieve: Virtual Workshop with Glenda Stansbury
On Tuesday, May 24, at 4 p.m. CT, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) and Glenda Stansbury offer a workshop webinar to show you what the power of your presence can bring to families.
Leader Links: The Funeral Industry Embraces Tech, Diversity, and Unconventional Death Practices
This week’s edition of Leader Links features articles about end-of-life technology services, notable Black funeral directors, and unconventional death practices, to name a few.
Life Forest’s® Little Free Library® Educates Children About Death
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HILLSBOROUGH, NH — Life Forest cemetery is proud to announce that they have become an official...
Funeral Service Foundation Awards $140,500 in Scholarship Support
Twenty-nine students earned academic scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, and 20 professionals received the first-ever David C. Baue NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Scholarships.
Program Announced for CANA’s 104th Cremation Innovation Convention
Based on advance registrations, the Cremation Association of North America’s 104th Cremation Innovation Convention in Atlanta, Georgia is the place to be this August!
Funeral Service Foundation Deploys up to $50,000 in Emergency Assistance and Grief Support Funding;...
The Funeral Service Foundation announced today that it will deploy up to $50,000 in emergency assistance and grief support funding, and is now accepting donations for its Crisis Response Fund in the wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting, which left 19 children and two adults dead in Uvalde, Texas.
FPPS/CANA Peer Support Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
On June 21st, Funeral Professional Peer Support (FPPS) and the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) mark the one-year anniversary of offering open peer support meetings to provide a forum for healing discussions about the everyday stresses of the funeral profession.
Now Hiring Project Manager for Journey to Serve — An Initiative Aimed at Recruiting...
Jointly funded by the ICCFA Educational Foundation and the Funeral Service Foundation, the goal of the position is to effectively communicate the alignment between a career in the military and a subsequent career in funeral service.
