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I'm looking for organizations that assist in burial and funeral expenses. Can you send me information. Houston, TX

Can you imagine what it feels like to be a young child and not have your mother to hold you, bathe you, read to you, tuck you in at night?

I'm 65 and I still have my mom and I don't think there is any worse pain than you losing your mom at an early age.  That pain can only be equalled by possibly losing your child much too soon.

In either case, your cemetery plot, your burial ground becomes the new home where you loved ones come to see you.

Well, Dee had to leave her children when they were much to young to be going through that type pain, but I take them to see their mom, where they can talk with her and pray over her and they are becoming acclimated to that- but Dee has no headstone.  I had to bury her.  I don't have the money for a headstone, but Dee and her children deserve to know where to find her in that vast cemetery.  SHE NEEDS A HEADSTONE!  Someone help me please!

 I am in desperate need of some HELP... I just lost my father May 7, 2010. While he was incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Jail. My father name is Lewis Jones, he didn't have any life insurance, and I am the only child, my 87 year old grandmother and I are doing everything in our power to raise money for my father's memorial service. We need to arrange plans for the mortuary (app. 00), and for the cemetery (price still undetermined). So far we have only been able to raise 4. Meanwhile my father's body is sitting in the mortuary waiting. I am really down in my luck. And need HELP. Thank You

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 Emergency Services Overview

The State Emergency Relief (SER) Program provides immediate help to individuals and families facing conditions of extreme hardship or for emergencies that threaten health and safety. Through a combination of direct financial assistance and contracts with a network of non-profit organizations such as the Salvation Army and local Community Action Organizations, SER helps low-income households meet emergency needs such as:

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This is difficult to write so please bear with me.  Our beautiful son Jerry J. Maxwell died on the morning of December 2nd of 2009 just a few short weeks ago.  He was 28 years old and the father of 3 children. Gavin  age 9 Caden age 8 and Emma age 5. Our beautiful grandchildren.  Jerry died in a terrible accident. It was completely unexpected and I still feel like someone kicked me in the gut.  The loss of a child... how does a Mother put into words the loss... I can't.  On top of everything else we don't have the funds to provide him with a proper funeral and final resting place. We would like for our son to be buried in a cemetery where his grandfathers are buried and a proper headstone for him.  He deserves that atleast.  We have managed to raise some of the funds needed but we are still about 3000.00 short. A fund has been set up at The American Bank of Texas  at 418 N Hwy. 281 Marble Falls Tx. 78654  Donations can also be sent via paypal to tutti@nctv.com.  This paypal address is my email which donations will go directly toward the fund. Nothing means more to me than to give this one last gift to my son. A place we can visit his buried ashes , a place where his children can say goodbye and visit when they need to feel close to their father.  If every I felt I needed an Angel it's now.  Please if there is someone, anyone, out there that can help me do this for him I beg of you help me do this for a young man whom deserved it. A young man that had the heart of gold and would do anything and everything for anyone he knew.  He loved life, friends and strangers alike.  He truly was a gentle soul who wanted to make other people's lives better and happier in anyway he could.  I feel the tears on my face as I write this.... I miss him so so much. I'm not the best with words but if you can give anything, even the smallest amount to help us make this happen.  It would mean everything to me and to my family.  Thank you for listening.

Rhonda proud Mom of Jerry Maxwell

Thank you for your time and God Bless

I receive 1083.00 per month social security, my bills are about 950.00 and I never have enough to get groceries, personal hygeine or cleaning supplies, clothing(pj's is all I wear though I need a church dress to get baptized, my time is so short, after I pay my bills, i get a few groceries that last about a week and have nothing rest of month, have to pay if i get grass cut, housecleaned, someone shops for me, etc. Don't know what to do, need grant to help me out my remaining months they say I will live if that long. My burial is 4600.00 and I have no way to pay it either

The National Cemetery Administration honors veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to our Nation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Cemetery Administration maintains 125 national cemeteries in 39 states (and Puerto Rico) as well as 33 soldier’s lots and monument sites.

Burial benefits include a gravesite in any of our open cemeteries with available space, opening and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a Government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, at no cost to the family. Some veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. Cremated remains are buried or inurned in national cemeteries in the same manner and with the same honors as casketed remains.

Burial benefits available for eligible spouses and dependents include burial with the veteran, perpetual care of the interment site. The spouse or dependent’s name and date of birth and death will be inscribed on the veteran’s headstone at no cost to the family.

General Program Requirements

Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who dies while on active duty or any veteran who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable may be eligible for burial in a National Cemetery.

Certain National Guard and reserve members may also qualify.

Commissioned Officers of the Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are considered to be active duty members and veterans, once discharged.

Length-of-service requirements apply in some cases.

Generally, in order to receive VA benefits and services the veteran/servicemember's character of discharge or service must be under other than dishonorable conditions (e.g., honorable, under honorable conditions, general). However, individuals receiving undesirable, bad conduct, and other types of dishonorable discharges may qualify for VA benefits depending on a determination made by VA.

Spouses and certain eligible dependents may also be buried in national cemeteries.

Pre-arrangement for burial at a National Cemetery is not allowed.

Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.

Program Contact Information
If you have questions:

• Visit https://iris.va.gov/ to search Frequently Asked Questions or ask a question on-line.
  
• You may also identify the closest cemetery to where you are and call them directly. Their staff will be happy to assist you. You can find their contact information by visiting our nationwide cemetery listing and then calling the appropriate cemetery office. That website for the nationwide cemetery listing is: http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/cems/listcem.asp.
  
• Call one of the VBA Regional Offices closest to you at 1-800-827-1000.
  
• Hearing impaired may contact us at 1-800-829-4833.

Managing Agency
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
www.cem.va.gov

 Government benefits

PLEASE!!!! ANYONE OUT THERE!!! IM A YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED. CURRENTLY MY MOTHER IS DEAD AND BEING AN ONLY CHILD THE EXPENSES ARE KILLING ME.. I HAVE ALREADY SOLD MOST OF THE ITEMS IN OUR HOME JUST TO PAY THE FUNERAL HOME TO KEEP HER BODY AT THE MORGUE. IM IN THE PROCESS TO PLAN THE FUNERAL BUT MY GREATEST STUMBLING BLOCK IS THAT I HAVE NO FUNDS. ITS FUSTRATING AND LONELY AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE JOINING MY MOM CAUSE I HAVE NO HELP. I HAVE NOBROTHERS  AND NO SISTERS. I NEVER KNEW MY DAD... MY MOM WAS ALL I GOT.. I NEED TO BURY HER PROPERLY. I SEEKED HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUT I DO NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE IM UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME.... PLEASE THE OVERALL COST IS $2470USD ANY SMALL CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS GENEVASTAR305@LIVE.COM. PLEASE PLEASE HELP.. I NEED TO BURY MY MOM IT HURTS ENOUGH SHE IS DEAD SO SUDDENLY, THEN ON TOP OF THAT IT KILLS ME TO KNOW I CANT BURY HER. PLEASE HELP

I'm new here. I hope this is a great site to get some help. My mom died and the funeral home has been very understanding. I need to finish paying off her funeral.  I would like to get a headstone for her when this is over. I still owe for the funeral $3,000.00 I can supply you the funeral homes info along with my moms name. If you can help. I have no one else to help me with this. Thank you in advance. I hope God will touch someone heart. For an act of kindness.