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Before a Death · 1 page

Ways We Can Help Grandma or Grandpa

For children who want small, real ways to help a grandparent who is very sick.

También en español: Cómo podemos ayudar a la abuela o al abuelo (PDF)

Before a Death · 2 pages

Save Their Voice Before the Phone Is Shut Off

For families who want to keep voicemails, videos and messages before a phone account closes.

También en español: Guarde su voz (PDF)

Before a Death · 11 pages

Questions to Ask While There’s Time

For families with someone in hospice or near the end of life.

Pairs well with Before the Day Comes, a planning workbook.

Before a Death · 3 pages

Questions to Ask Before You Choose a Hospice

For families comparing hospices: what to ask before you sign, what Medicare covers, scam warning signs, and questions for veterans.

También en español: Preguntas antes de elegir un hospicio (PDF)

Before a Death · 1 page

What Hospice Can Do for You

For family caregivers: questions to ask the hospice team about the help you can get.

También en español: Lo que el hospicio puede hacer por usted (PDF)

Before a Death · 130 pages

The Caregiver’s Rest: A Workbook for Hospice Caregivers

For anyone caring for someone in hospice, whatever their age or role.

Before a Death · 122 pages

Grieving While They’re Still Here: Dementia and the Long Goodbye

For families of someone living with any type of dementia.

Before a Death · 25 pages

Grieving Before Goodbye: A Companion for Caregivers

For caregivers already grieving someone who is dying.

Before a Death · 1 page

While They’re Still Here

For families grieving someone who is still here.

También en español: Mientras aún está aquí (PDF)

Before a Death · 22 pages

Our Traditions Matter: Faith and Customs in Hospice

For families who want their faith, culture, and customs honored.

Before a Death · 94 pages

Your Right to Be Heard: Speaking Up When Care Falls Short

For families worried about care in a hospital, hospice, or nursing home.

Before a Death

Speaking Up for Someone You Love

For families worried about care: a short guide to raising a concern and getting it heard.

También en español: Cómo hablar por un ser querido (PDF)

Before a Death · 6 sheets

Keep-Handy Sheets for Hospice Families

Six short sheets for the fridge, the wallet, and the hospital bag.

También en español: Llame primero al hospicio (PDF)

Before a Death · 4 pages

Gentle Words: Visiting Someone in Hospice

For friends and family who aren’t sure what to say.

At the Bedside · 32 pages

Time Together: Bedside Activities for Hospice Families

For families who want meaningful time together at the bedside.

At the Bedside · 3 pages

Sitting With Someone Who’s Scared

For families and caregivers: what fear can look like near the end of life, what helps, gentle words, and questions for the hospice team.

También en español: Acompañar a alguien que tiene miedo (PDF)

At the Bedside · 28 pages

The Final Days: A Bedside Guide for Families

For families keeping watch in the last days of life.

At the Bedside · 44 pages

Until the End: A Family’s Vigil Companion

For families sitting vigil in the final days and hours.

También en español: Hasta el final: guía para acompañar en la vigilia (PDF)

At the Bedside · 1 page

Our Vigil Plan

For families planning who sits with their person, and when, in the final days.

También en español: Nuestro plan de vigilia (PDF)

At the Bedside · 23 pages

The First Hours: After a Death at Home

For hospice families to fill in ahead and keep by the phone.

También en español: Las primeras horas (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · Free tool

Funeral Cost Comparer

Type in the prices from more than one funeral home and see them side by side, so you can choose with a clear head. Free to use, right here, with no sign-up.

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Before You Stand Up: A Eulogy Planner

For whoever has been asked to speak: a message you can send to gather stories from family and friends, room to shape them, and a plan for the day itself.

También en español: Antes de pasar al frente (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Before the Obituary Goes Out

One careful last look before it’s shared: their name exactly right, what to leave out to keep your family safe, deadlines and prices, and a final read with fresh eyes.

También en español: Antes de publicar el obituario (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Finding the Words for Their Headstone

Gather the facts, find the words together as a family, and check every letter before anything is carved. There’s no hurry; add to it whenever someone says, “Remember how they always…”

También en español: Encontrar las palabras para su lápida (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Asking Our Tribe for Burial Help

For Native families: make the first call before you pay anything, and keep every answer in one place. Some tribal programs pay the funeral home directly and can’t pay you back afterward.

También en español: Pedir ayuda a nuestra tribu para el entierro (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Asking for Your Loved One’s Release: A Letter and a Record

If a funeral home won’t release your loved one: a letter you can fill in and hand over or email, and a page to keep track of who you spoke to and when.

También en español: Pedir que entreguen a su ser querido (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Final Expense Insurance: Compare It Before You Sign

For the kitchen table, not in front of a salesperson: the questions to ask every company, side by side, and a record of the policy so your family can find it. We don’t sell insurance or recommend any company.

También en español: Seguro de gastos finales (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Ordering a Headstone or Marker

The cemetery’s rules first, two quotes side by side, the true total, and a proof check before anything is carved.

Large print: Ordering a Headstone or Marker (4 pages, PDF) · Letra grande (PDF)

También en español: Cómo pedir una lápida (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Before You Sign With a Cemetery

Prices side by side and what to get on paper. Most cemeteries aren’t covered by the FTC Funeral Rule, so this page helps you get every price and promise in writing before you sign.

También en español: Antes de firmar con un cementerio (PDF)

Planning · 2 pages

When the County Helps: Questions and a Record to Keep

For families who truly can’t pay for a funeral: what to ask the county before signing anything, a place to track every deadline, and a written request for burial for reasons of faith.

También en español: Cuando el condado ayuda (PDF)

Planning · 2 pages

Help Us Gather

A page to hand family and friends so each person can help find papers, photos and wishes before a loved one dies.

También en español: Ayúdenos a reunir (PDF)

Planning · 1 page

Questions and Prices

For the meeting at the funeral home: write each price as you hear it, mark what you want, and know what you can say no to.

También en español: Preguntas y precios (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 1 page

The First 72 Hours: A Fridge Card

For families: what to do first, what can wait, and your rights at the funeral home, on one page.

También en español: Las primeras 72 horas (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Our First Calls

For families: fill in the hospice number, doctor, funeral home, your helper and who to call, before you need it.

También en español: Nuestras primeras llamadas (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 1 page

The Ten-Minute Page

For anyone: the one page to fill in if you only do one thing, so your family isn’t left guessing.

También en español: Página de diez minutos (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 1 page

If I Only Do One Thing: A One-Page Planning Card

For anyone in hospice or planning ahead with little time or energy: the few answers your family needs most.

También en español: Si solo hago una cosa (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 1 page

My Goodbye at a Glance

For anyone planning ahead: your wishes for your goodbye on one page, and who carries them out.

También en español: Mi despedida de un vistazo (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 1 page

Wallet and Fridge Cards: If Something Happens to Me

For anyone: who to call and where your papers are, in your wallet and on the fridge.

También en español: Tarjetas para la cartera y el refrigerador (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 3 pages

Pet Emergency Set

For pet owners: a “Pets Live Here” door sign, pet wallet cards and a Permission to Treat page.

También en español: Juego de emergencia para mascotas (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral

Bills and Autopay

For anyone planning ahead: which bills come out automatically and which need paying, so nothing lapses.

También en español: Facturas y pagos automáticos (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral

A Day in My Child’s Life

For parents: the daily routine, comforts and small details someone else would need to care for your child.

También en español: Un día en la vida de mi hijo (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral

If You’re Already Looking: A Search Log

For families already searching for papers, accounts or policies: a place to note what you checked and what you found.

También en español: Si ya está buscando (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 14 pages

Before the Day Comes: A Gentle Planning Workbook

For hospice families who want to gather photos, stories, and service wishes before the funeral.

Pairs well with Questions to Ask While There’s Time and My Funeral Wishes.

También en español: Antes de que llegue el día (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

Funeral Planning Checklist

For families in the first days and weeks after a death.

También en español: Lista para planear el funeral (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 5 pages

Celebration of Life Planner

For families planning a celebration of life or memorial, now or later.

También en español: Planificador para una Celebración de Vida (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 1 page

Who’s Doing What: A Helper Sheet for the Day

For families handing out jobs on the day of the service, so they can simply be there.

También en español: ¿Quién hace qué? (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 4 pages

Planning a Homegoing Program

For families putting together a homegoing or church funeral program: order of service, resolutions, and who’s doing what.

También en español: Planear el programa del servicio fúnebre (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

At a Catholic Funeral: A Guest’s Guide

For guests of any faith or none: what happens at a Catholic funeral and how to take part, with a box for the family to fill in.

También en español: En un funeral católico (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages

At a Jehovah’s Witness Memorial: A Guest’s Guide

For guests of any faith or none: what happens at a Witness memorial and how to show support, with a box for the family to fill in.

También en español: En un servicio fúnebre de los testigos de Jehová (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 8 pages

Fill-in-the-Blank Obituary Templates

For families writing an obituary with only a day or two to do it.

Planning & the Funeral · 3 books

In My Own Words: Planning the Goodbye I Want

For anyone in hospice planning their own farewell, and the family helping.

Planning & the Funeral · 3 pages

My Funeral Wishes Worksheet

For anyone planning ahead, as a gift to the people they love.

Pairs well with Before the Day Comes, for the family.

También en español: Mis deseos para mi funeral (PDF)

Planning & the Funeral · 17 pages

My Legacy Letters: Prompts & Stationery

For anyone who wants to leave words behind for the people they love.

After a Death · 2 pages

Before Everyone Goes Home: A Family Plan

For the relatives, before you all head home after the service: sit down together for twenty minutes and plan who calls which day, who has a key, who takes meals and rides, and who will be there on the hard days, so the one left in a quiet house isn’t on their own.

También en español: Antes de que todos se vayan (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

When the Bills Start Coming

For the family, in the first month or two: money that may come to you, what you likely don’t owe, what to say when a collector calls, the scams to watch for, and a bill log to fill in before you pay anything.

También en español: Cuando empiezan a llegar las cuentas (PDF)

After a Death · 3 pages

Our Unveiling: A Family’s Plan and Service

For Jewish families, with or without a rabbi: page one plans it, page two leads it, and page three is for everyone gathered.

También en español: Nuestra develación de la lápida (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Through January: A Week at a Time, and Their Mail

January can feel like one long gray month. This breaks it into weeks: someone to talk to, one small thing to look forward to, and just one task. Plus a page for the mail that keeps coming in their name.

También en español: Durante enero (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Who Carries What: Sharing the Holiday Work She Did

When the one who held the holidays together is gone: go down the list together and give each job a name for this year only, or let it rest. Both are good answers.

También en español: Quién lleva qué (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

One Year On: A Short Gathering Anyone Can Lead

For a stone, an unveiling, or simply standing together a year later. Page one is your plan; page two is a short service anyone can lead. Change any word to fit your family or faith.

También en español: Un año después (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

The Age They Were: A Page for the Year Ahead

For anyone coming up on the age a parent, brother, sister, twin, partner or friend was when they died. A gentle page for a year that can feel strange to step into.

También en español: La edad que tenían (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Two Names for One Day

When they died on a birthday or a holiday: a ten-year chart of where that day falls, and a plan for keeping both the celebrating and the remembering.

También en español: Dos nombres para un día (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Their Days, Marked Ahead

A year page for the dates that come back, and a note you can give the people who care, so you aren’t the only one remembering.

También en español: Sus fechas marcadas (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

When the Day Holds Both

For families whose loved one died at Christmas: a yearly page for holding the holiday and the anniversary on the same day. Every family keeps it differently, and there’s no wrong way.

También en español: Cuando el día guarda ambos (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Words for This Christmas

For the first Christmas after someone you love has died: notes you can copy into this year’s cards, and stocking cards for remembering them.

También en español: Palabras para esta Navidad (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Our Thanksgiving Table

A plan for the day, a place to keep their recipe, and a few words for the table, for Thanksgiving after someone you love has died.

También en español: Nuestra mesa de Acción de Gracias (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Before Midnight: A Small Plan for New Year’s Eve

Choose the kind of night you can manage this year, a party, a phone call or an early bedtime, and plan ahead for the moments that catch you off guard.

También en español: Antes de la medianoche (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Who’s Checking On Me

For grieving when no one else is at home: a week of voices, who calls you or who you call each day, and a simple safety plan.

También en español: Quién está pendiente de mí (PDF)

After a Death · 3 pages

Our Family Health History

For writing down a family’s health history on paper at home, while the people who remember it are still near.

También en español: Historia de salud de nuestra familia (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

A Note for the People Who Love Us This Season

A note to share with family and friends about what helps, and what doesn’t, during the first holidays.

También en español: Una nota para quienes nos quieren (PDF)

Veterans · 2 pages

Planning the Order of Service: Military Honors

For families planning a service with military honors, now or at a later burial or memorial.

After a Death · 31 pages

One Day at a Time: A Grief Companion for Adults

For any grown-up who is grieving, whoever they lost.

After a Death · 1 page

Words That Help

For friends and family who want to know what to say to someone who is grieving.

También en español: Palabras que ayudan (PDF)

After a Death · 1 page

Going Back to Work After a Loss

For anyone heading back to work while grieving: what to plan ahead, and what to say.

También en español: Volver al trabajo después de una pérdida (PDF)

After a Death · 13 pages

Is This Still Grief? A Gentle Guide for Families

For anyone wondering if their grief needs more help.

También en español: ¿Es esto todavía duelo? Guía para familias (PDF)

After a Death · 1 page

Bring This With You: Talking About Grief

For anyone talking with a doctor or counselor about their grief.

También en español: Lleve esto consigo (PDF)

After a Death · 24 pages

Getting Through the First Holidays After a Loss

For anyone facing a first holiday without someone they love.

También en español: Las primeras fiestas: nuestro plan (PDF, 2 páginas)

After a Death · 2 pages

When a Death Was Sudden or Traumatic

For families in the first days after an accident, homicide, suicide, overdose or unexplained death.

También en español: Cuando una muerte fue repentina o traumática (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Getting Answers After a Sudden Death

For families looking for answers after a sudden death.

También en español: Buscar respuestas después de una muerte repentina (PDF)

After a Death

The First Months: A Checklist for Widows, Widowers and Partners

For anyone whose husband, wife or partner has died: what to see to in the first months, and what can wait.

También en español: Los primeros meses (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

The First Year: A Survivor’s Checklist for Young Veteran Families

For a young spouse and children after a veteran has died: what to do, what to ask for, and what can wait through the first year.

También en español: El primer año (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

The First Year: A Checklist for Widowed Parents

For a parent raising children alone after a spouse has died: the practical things to do and the gentle ones to remember.

También en español: El primer año: lista para padres y madres viudos (PDF)

After a Death · 2 pages

Questions to Ask: When Someone You Love Is Seriously Ill in Prison

For families who are far away and want to know what to ask the prison, the medical staff, and the chaplain.

También en español: Preguntas: cuando un ser querido está gravemente enfermo en prisión (PDF)

After a Death · 1 page

Going to Court: A Checklist for Families

For families whose loss has become a criminal case: case contacts, questions for the victim advocate, and what to know on court days.

También en español: Ir a la corte: lista para la familia (PDF) · rellenable

After a Death · 2 books

More Than How They Died: After a Suicide or Overdose Loss

For adults grieving someone who died by suicide or overdose.

After a Death

The First Weeks After a Suicide or Overdose Loss

For adults in the first weeks after someone they love died by suicide or overdose.

También en español: Las primeras semanas (PDF)

After a Death · 142 pages

The Day Everything Changed: After a Sudden or Violent Loss

For adults after a death that came with no warning.

Grief by Relationship · 2 pages

When Your Grief Isn’t Seen

Words and a goodbye plan for grieving a friend, an ex, an in-law, a coworker or anyone others don’t count.

También en español: Cuando nadie ve su duelo (PDF)

Grief by Relationship · 188 pages

Carrying Their Love: For Widows, Widowers & Partners

For anyone grieving a husband, wife, or partner.

Grief by Relationship · 120 pages

Still Their Child: For Adults Who Lost a Mom or Dad

For grown sons and daughters grieving a parent.

Grief by Relationship · 120 pages

Forever Their Parent: For Parents Who Lost an Adult Child

For mothers and fathers grieving a grown son or daughter.

Grief by Relationship · 2 pages

When Your Grown Child Dies: What May Fall to You

For parents after the death of a grown son or daughter, and the tasks that may land on them.

También en español: Cuando muere un hijo adulto (PDF)

Grief by Relationship · 120 pages

Side by Side: For Adults Who Lost a Brother or Sister

For grown-ups grieving a sibling, including twins.

Grief by Relationship · 2 pages

For the Brother or Sister: A Page for the Weeks Ahead

For adults after the death of a brother or sister: what you can ask for and who can help.

También en español: Para el hermano o la hermana (PDF)

Grief by Relationship · 138 pages

Passed Down: For Adult Grandchildren

For grown grandchildren grieving a grandparent.

Grief by Relationship · 120 pages

When the Caring Ends: For Former Caregivers

For anyone who cared for someone until the end.

Grief by Relationship · 2 pages

After the Caring: A Plan for the First Months

For former caregivers, for the first months after the caring ends.

También en español: Después de cuidar (PDF)

Grief by Relationship · 124 pages

Unseen but Real: For Hidden Losses

For grief others don’t always see, like a friend, ex, or in-law.

Grief by Relationship · 128 pages

Tangled: Grief After a Complicated Relationship

For grief mixed with relief, anger, guilt, or estrangement.

Grief by Relationship · 1 page

Should I Go? A One-Page Guide

For anyone deciding whether to visit, attend the funeral, or stay away after a complicated or estranged relationship.

También en español: ¿Debo ir? (PDF)

Grief by Relationship · 1 page each

Before I Go In: A Plan for Hard Visits

For adult children who dread visiting a dying parent. Choose the version for a veteran parent or the one for any family.

También en español: Antes de entrar, versión para veteranos (PDF) · versión para toda familia (PDF)

Grief by Relationship · 21 pages

Holding You: For Parents After the Loss of a Baby

For parents after miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a baby.

Grief by Relationship · 1 page

What You Can Ask For: A Card for the Hospital

For parents whose baby has died: a card to bring to the hospital.

También en español: Lo que puede pedir (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

What Our Child Knows

After a violent death: a page for the grown-ups around your child, so everyone says the same careful things.

También en español: Lo que sabe nuestro hijo (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

When the Grandparent Raising a Child Dies: First Steps

For the family stepping in when the grandparent who was raising a child has died.

También en español: Primeros pasos (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

If I Can’t Care for My Grandchild: A Plan

For grandparents raising a grandchild who want a plan in place, just in case.

También en español: Si no puedo cuidar a mi nieto (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

Still My Brother, Still My Sister

Pages for a child whose brother or sister has died, to draw, write and remember.

También en español: Siempre mi hermano, siempre mi hermana (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

What We’ve Told Our Children

After a baby dies: so relatives and teachers use the same gentle words your family chose.

También en español: Lo que les dijimos (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

What I Need Right Now

A page a grieving teen can fill in and hand to the adults around them.

También en español: Lo que necesito ahora (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

A Note for School After a Death in the Family

For telling a teacher, coach or child care what happened and what helps your child right now.

También en español: Una nota para la escuela (PDF)

Children & Teens · 3 books

The Time We Have: Children and Teens When Someone Is in Hospice

For families of kids 2 to 18, with a kids’ activity book and a teen journal.

Children & Teens · 4 pages

Helping Children When Someone They Love Is Dying or Has Died in Prison

For the grown-ups of children ages 2 to 18: what to say, what to expect, and how to keep the connection gentle.

También en español: Cómo ayudar a los niños cuando alguien muere en prisión (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

Finding the Words: Telling Children a Parent Is Dying

For a parent or caregiver who has to tell the children, with simple words to start with.

También en español: Encontrar las palabras (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

When Children Ask: Honest Answers About Death

For grown-ups answering children’s questions about dying and death, with a box for your family’s own words.

También en español: Cuando los niños preguntan (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 pages

Our Day to Remember: A Survivor Day Plan

For families with children or teens after a suicide loss: whether to go, a home ritual, words for hard questions, and signs to watch.

También en español: Nuestro día para recordar (PDF)

Children & Teens · 1 page

Getting Ready for the Service: A Plan for Your Child

For parents helping a child get ready for a funeral or memorial service.

También en español: Preparándonos para el servicio (PDF)

Children & Teens · 4 pages

My Own Way: Helping an Autistic Child When Someone Dies

For families of an autistic child: a social story to fill in, a plan for the service, cut-out cards, and remembering days.

También en español: A mi manera (PDF)

Children & Teens · 1 page

Our Plan: Children and the Hospice Days

For families with children during hospice: one page to decide together who visits, when, and what helps.

También en español: Nuestro plan (PDF)

Children & Teens · 31 pages

When a Parent Dies: Family Toolkit

For a surviving parent helping children after a mom or dad dies.

Children & Teens · 2 pages

The Months After: Watching Over a Grieving Child

For parents and caregivers watching over a grieving child in the months after a loss.

También en español: Los meses después (PDF)

Children & Teens · 1 page

What We’d Like the School to Know

For parents to fill in and share with their grieving child’s teacher or school.

También en español: Lo que queremos que la escuela sepa (PDF)

Children & Teens · 2 workbooks

After an Illness: Workbooks for Kids and Teens

For kids whose person is dying, or died, after a serious illness.

Children & Teens · 2 workbooks

After a Sudden Loss: Workbooks for Kids and Teens

For kids whose parent or loved one died with no warning.

Children & Teens

When It Happened So Fast: Helping Your Child After a Sudden Death

For parents and caregivers in the first days after a death no one saw coming.

También en español: Cuando pasó tan rápido (PDF)

Children & Teens · 3 guides

After a Violent Loss: Planner and Workbooks

For families, kids, and teens after a homicide or other violence.

Children & Teens · 2 pages

The First Talk: Telling a Child About a Suicide or Overdose Death

For the grown-up who has to tell a child, with honest words to start with.

También en español: La primera conversación (PDF)

Children & Teens · 16 pages

Remembering How You Lived: For Kids After a Suicide or Overdose

For families helping children and teens through this kind of loss.

Children & Teens · 2 workbooks

After a Suicide Loss: Workbooks for Kids and Teens

For kids and teens after someone they love died by suicide.

Children & Teens

Telling a Young Child That a Grandparent Died

For parents of little ones after a grandparent dies of an illness: simple words and what to expect.

También en español: Decirle a un niño pequeño que murió su abuelo o abuela (PDF)

Children & Teens · 12 pages

Remembering My Grandparent: Memory Pages

For kids and teens after a grandparent dies.

Children & Teens · 1 page

Kept for You: Memories of Your Grandparent

A keepsake page of memories of a grandparent, for a young child.

También en español: Guardado para ti (PDF)

Children & Teens · 13 pages

Our Baby: A Keepsake for Big Brothers and Sisters

For children after the loss of a baby brother or sister.

Children & Teens · 16 pages

Remembering My Friend: Memory Pages

For kids and teens grieving a friend or classmate.

Children & Teens · 2 pages

When Your Child’s Friend Has Died: A Plan for the Weeks Ahead

For parents whose child’s friend has died.

También en español: Cuando muere un amigo de su hijo (PDF)

Children & Teens · 19 pages

My Memory Book: Children’s Memory Pages

For children of all ages, toddlers through teens.

También en español: Mi libro de recuerdos (PDF)

Children & Teens · 20 pages

The Colors of Grief: Coloring Pages

For grieving kids, at home or during the service.

Plus a page for grown-ups to color alongside: Coloring Together (PDF) · Colorear juntos

Colored one of these? Add it to the Colored With Love wall.

For Professionals · 1 page

Quietly Turn These Off: When an Employee Dies

For employers and HR: the small automatic things to stop, like anniversary posts, meeting invites and system emails, so the family and coworkers aren’t hurt by them.

También en español: Apagar con cuidado (PDF)

For Professionals · 2 pages

Manager’s Checklist: When an Employee Dies

For managers and HR: the first day, the first week, the first month and the months after, with the family’s contact and wishes kept in one place.

También en español: Lista para gerentes (PDF)

For Professionals · 1 page

When a Student’s Brother or Sister Dies

A one-page guide for teachers and school staff.

También en español: Guía para escuelas (PDF)

For Professionals · 22 pages

When Grief Comes to School: A Toolkit for Teachers

For teachers, principals, counselors, and crisis teams. Includes a letter to families in English and Spanish and a note for next year’s teacher.

For Professionals · Page

For Hospice & Care Teams

Free tools by role, a family-room flyer, and custom versions for your hospice.

For Professionals · Library

Hospice Staff Library

Grief letter series, memorial service kit, support group and camp programs.

For Professionals · Page

For Funeral Homes

Free resources to share with the families you serve.