Pre-planning a funeral can help a family save money. In addition, researching funeral planning can help a family know their rights so they only purchase what they want, learn about options and alternative funerals, and create special memories together.
Below are funeral planning resources
Funeral Consumer Rights
The Federal Trade Commission’s page about the Funeral Rule: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0300-ftc-funeral-rule
Funeral Planning Resources by State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arizona Funeral Board Brochure
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Arizona
Arkansas
Funeral Consumer’s alliance of Fayetteville
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Northwest Arkansas
Natural State Burial Assocation
California
Bay Area Funeral Consumers Association
California Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases
California Laws governing funerals
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Humboldt
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Kern County
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Monterey Bay
Funeral Consumers Alliance of San Joaquin Co. & The Mother Lode
Funeral Consumers Alliance Southern California and Surrounding Areas
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Stanislaus/Merced Counties
Colorado
Colorado Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration: Laws, Rules and Policies
Funeral Consumer Society of Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut Attorney General – Shopping for Funeral Services
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Connecticut
Delaware
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland and Environs
Florida
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Southeast Florida
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Sarasota-Manatee
Suncoast-Tampa Bay Memorial Society
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Tampa Bay
Georgia
Georgia Department of Law – Funeral Services
Hawaii
Idaho
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Idaho
Illinois
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Champaign County
Indiana
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Bloomington
Iowa
Kansas
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Kansas City
Kentucky
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Louisville
Louisiana
Served by Funeral Consumers Alliance of North Texas
Maine
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maine
Maryland
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland and Environs
Massachusetts
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Eastern Massachusetts (Also serving Cape Cod)
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western Massachusetts
Michigan
Funeral Consumers Information Society of Michigan
Minnesota
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Kansas City
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Nevada
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
New Jersey
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Princeton
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Northern New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Memorial Society Hudson Mohawk Region
Greater Buffalo Memorial Society
Memorial Society of Greater Corning
Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Finger Lakes
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Long Island and New York City
Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Hudson Valley
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Rochester
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Central New York
North Carolina
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western North Carolina
Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Central Carolinas
Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Piedmont
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Coastal Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Funeral Consumers Alliance of North Central Ohio
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Central Ohio
Oklahoma
Funeral Consumers Alliance of North Texas
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Funeral Consumers Alliance of South Central Pennsylvania
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western Pennsylvania
Last Rights of Central Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Rhode Island
South Carolina
Funeral Consumers Alliance of South Carolina
South Dakota
Funeral Consumers Alliance of South Dakota
Tennessee
Funeral Consumers Alliance of East Tennessee
Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Mid-South
Texas
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Central Texas
Funeral Consumers Alliance of North Texas
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Houston
Funeral Consumers Alliance of San Antonio
Utah
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Memorial Society of Northern Virginia
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Virginia Blue Ridge
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Tidewater
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Fox Valley
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Milwaukee
Wyoming
More Funeral Planning Resources
Funeral Ethics Organization – by State
Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
National Home Funeral Alliance
Canadian Integrative Network for Death Education and Alternatives
Home Funerals – Natural Transitions
Funeral Planning Books
Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death
