| The national Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) has a very detailed web page, with information about the history of the movement, information about some of the abuses that gave rise to it, and a page for ordering books, videos and gifts. We particularly recommend their funeral planning kit, Before I Go, You Should Know for $12. | |
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The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau of
the California Department of Consumer Affairs has an
on-line CONSUMER GUIDE TO
FUNERAL AND CEMETERY
PURCHASES. It may also be ordered, free, from the Department,
400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Att: Funerals. It contains a glossary of terms, suggestions for families, up-to-date legal information, answers to a host of questions on burial, cremation and other matters of interest to consumers. There are also instructions for filing a complaint with the Department of Consumer Affairs. |
From time to time, AARP
(formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) has current information on the
cost of burials and cremation, as well as other resources on grief and loss, preplanning,
community resources, getting legal help, and problems with prepayment contracts.
(Search their home page for "funerals.")
| The California Medical Association, P.O. Box 7690, San Francisco, CA 94120-7690, 1-800-882-1262, sells a very detailed kit for $5 to guide you through the process of completing an Advance Health Care Directive and selecting an agent to make medical decisions for you when you are unable to make them. |
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FLICS International Cinema Society
of Bakersfield has long been a supporter of the Funeral Consumers Alliance.
They have been bringing the finest international films to Bakersfield since 1983.
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