If the funeral home has collected the deceased and arranged a funeral planning conference with the family, a ‘funeral contract’ will be drafted that outlines the costs. Once signed, this is a legally binding contract for services, and if you fail to honor this contract and...
Less told is the story of the so-called last responders: funeral industry workers. In New York – and soon, perhaps, in other cities – funeral homes are finding themselves overwhelmed as COVID-19 deaths multiply. Funeral home directors in New York say their need for hel...
The government, with support from UNICEF, the WHO and other non-governmental organizations, has embarked on a vaccination campaign targeting millions of children. At the Mbare clinic, one mother said people had learned from the vaccine hesitancy prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. “A lot o...
When, in the next few weeks, people begin to die in numbers unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, and city morgues become overwhelmed, and faith communities are unable to perform funeral rites because there are too many bodies to bury—that will only be the start of our woes. Will th...
COVID Musicians Relief Fund (GoFundMe)* Los Angeles-based artist and songwriter Graham Czach organized this relief fund, which is providing one-time payments of $250 each to musicians who have suffered financial hardship due to the pandemic. Czach is helping bring attention to the fund with a...
And for all Cristiano Ronaldo's recent woes, it remains so powerful that, on Tuesday evening, it momentarily drew the attention of the world's media away fromPele's funeral procession in Brazilto a packed press room in Riyadh. "I must say, I'm very surprised by how m...
Last week, my wife’s (Karla) mom’s funeral dinner was held in the former fellowship hall of the Nazarene church in her small hometown. Karla’s dad practically built that fellowship hall. Her folks gave plenty of money to see that it was constructed. Before moving in with us, Karla’...
If your funeral is something you want to sort out at the same time, Smart-Will is able to offer assistance with funeral arrangements, and even offers clients the choice to indicate they’d like to have their ashes scattered high above the earth, at the edge of space! Once all the steps...
This holiday season, we've already provided suggestions for towns in the Garden State with must-see Christmas spirit. But once all the presents have been opened and some of the decorations have started to come down, many people look forward with anticipation to the New Year ahead. ...
FEMAhas money available to help families pay for funeral expenses for loved ones who died from Covid. Get our free mobile app But the federal agency did not set up an online application process. They set up a phone line and that center was flooded by more than a million calls when the...