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Affiliate Resources

Affiliate Resources ( 44 Files )

Funeral Consumers Alliance consists of affiliate groups representing regions throughout the country. These groups exist to serve their communities through education, advocacy, and by acting as a watchdog over the funeral and cemetery industries. 

This section offers practical information and guidance on forming and running a local affiliate group.

Advance Directives

Advance Directives ( 9 Files )

Various state forms for advance directives for health care and body disposition.
Conferences

Conferences ( 41 Files )

Consumer Complaints

Consumer Complaints ( 5 Files )

Consumer Protection

Consumer Protection ( 27 Files )

FCA Governance Documents

FCA Governance Documents ( 5 Files )

Bylaws, minutes, and similar documents.

FAQ Pamphlets

FAQ Pamphlets ( 24 Files )

Here you can download our pamphlets on funeral planning, cost-saving tips, and your consumer rights, in a printable format.
Legislative, Legal, and Lobbying Documents

Legislative, Legal, and Lobbying Documents ( 23 Files )

Bills and materials related to legislation affecting funeral consumers, pro-consumer lobbying by FCA and allied organizations, and documents pertaining to lawsuits. 

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous ( 13 Files )

Newsletters

Newsletters ( 19 Files )

We will be putting our back issues of the quarterly FCA Newsletter on this page for free, dating back to 2006. The issues on this page will be 3 months behind. If you like the newsletter, but you want the current issue, please join us as a Friend of FCA or subscribe to our quarterly newsletter.  We exist and publish entirely on donations and public support, so if you value our work please help ensure it continues. Contributions to FCA are tax-deductible.

The Newsletter is published and mailed on paper, and is not distributed by email.


News and Upcoming Events!

 
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Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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