Integrated Condolence Care Program
Integrated Condolence Care Program
Our team recognizes the challenges and emotional difficulties that you may be experiencing at this time. We extend our most sincere sympathy if you have experienced the loss of a loved one.
Grieving is always difficult, and we recognize the COVID-19 pandemic creates additional challenges and needs. The Virtual Family Assistance Center Call Center is available to provide emotional support and to assist you in finding the resources that you need. Please contact the organizations listed on this page, request a call back or call us directly to explore options.
If you have questions, please contact us at VFAC@redcross.org.
Center for Community Resources
The Department of Human Services has partnered with CCR to create and staff the Pennsylvania Statewide Support and Referral Helpline for COVID-19. The Support and Referral Helpline is a 24-hour, 7 days-a-week, listening and referral service provided to all of Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 crisis.
Please call 1-855-284-2494 or TTY 724-631-5600 to speak with one of our trained specialists.
Crisis Text Line
Free 24/7 support for people in crisis. To access text-based support from a trained Crisis Counselor, text “PA” to 741741.
United Church of Christ, Eastern PA
Disaster Response Team servicing the residents of eastern PA
570-617-4018
JFCS of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia has a unique and vital mission: to strengthen families and individuals across generations and cultures to achieve stability, independence and community.
267.256.2018
Center for Loss and Bereavement
We are a nonprofit organization that provides specialized grief therapy, peer support groups, and education to increase connection and resilience for those impacted by losses related to death, dying, or chronic/advanced illness or disability
610-222-4110
Keystone Disaster Spiritual Care Network
Members of the spiritual community take calls and offer spiritual and emotional support for those who need.
1-888-255-6520
United Church of Christ, Eastern PA
Disaster Response Team servicing the residents of eastern PA
570-617-4018
JFCS of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia has a unique and vital mission: to strengthen families and individuals across generations and cultures to achieve stability, independence and community.
267.256.2018
Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association
PFDA Mission: To preserve, protect and promote the independent family owned funeral home and to help PFDA members provide meaningful ceremonies and rituals surrounding death.
800-692-6068
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN, Inc.) is a client-centered organization that provides leadership, funding, and support to improve the availability and quality of civil legal aid and direct legal services for low income people and victims of domestic violence in Pennsylvania.
800-322-7572
JFCS of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia has a unique and vital mission: to strengthen families and individuals across generations and cultures to achieve stability, independence and community.
267.256.2018
American Red Cross, Service to the Armed Forces
Provides information and referrals, resiliency workshops, advocacy and support to military members, veterans and their families.
Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania provides confidential, best-in-class mental health care for post-9/11 veterans and military families -- at not case and with no long waits. Our mission is to help veterans and military families easily access care so they can lead fulfilling lives. That’s why we provide short-term therapy (8-10 sessions) that is designed to help clients heal and is backed by decades of research. We treat many mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, moral injury, military sexual trauma, and grief and loss. Our services include individual talk therapy for adults and teens, couples therapy, and family therapy. All clients are offered case management to assist with any urgent needs that arise during their course of therapy, in addition to medication management from Penn Medicine psychiatrists.
844-573-3146
www.pennmedicine.org/veterans
Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs mission is to engage, coordinate and lead the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s effort to prevent and reduce drug, alcohol and gambling addiction and abuse; and to promote recovery, thereby reducing the human and economic impact of the disease.
800-662-4357
https://www.ddap.pa.gov/Get%20Help%20Now/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
Our targeted psychological first aid training programs, conducted by mental health professionals, can help you cope with added stress, foster resiliency and encourage peer support. These no-cost courses are approximately two hours in length and are offered online.