AARP Legal Counsel For the Elderly
1909 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 833-6720
Aging In America
1500 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone (718) 824-4004
Provides information on everything related to being over 60. Recommendations and referrals to such things as meals on wheels, housekeeping services, personal care and entitlements.
AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS
Provides basic information about transmission. Referrals to medical services, counseling and support groups.
ALS Association
2101 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(800) 782-4747
Provides information and educational materials about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Referrals to physicians, support groups and drug trials.
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association
919 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 272-3900
Provides general information on the disease. Referrals to local chapters for specific services.
American Geriatrics Society
770 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 308-1414 Fax: (212) 832-8646
Leader in and advocate for programs in patient care, aging research, professional and
public education and public policy.
American Pain Society
5700 Old Orchard Road
First Floor
Skokie, IL 60077
(708) 966-5595
Association of pain physicians. Referrals to pain facilities, physicians and support groups.
Ass'n for Death Education & Counseling
638 Prospect Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 232-4825
Cancer Information Service
(800) 4-CANCER
Answer any question related to cancer and cancer treatment. Referrals to hospice, home care and support groups.
Children of Aging Parents
2761 Trenton Road
Levittown, PA 19056
(215) 945-6900
Choice In Dying, Inc.
The national council for the right to die (formerly Concern for Dying/Society for the Right to Die)
200 Varick Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 366-5540
The Hastings Center
255 Elm Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
(914) 762-8500
The Hemlock Society USA
P.O. Box 101810
Denver, CO 80250-1810
(800) 247-7421
The Hemlock Society USA is a nonprofit educational and research organization that advocates legalized, voluntary physician aid in dying.
Hospice link
(800) 331-1620
Provides general information on hospice care. Referrals to hospices across the country.
The Living Bank
(800) 528-2971
Provides information on organ donation and a registry of people who wish to donate organs.
National Association of Social Workers
750 1st Street, NE
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002
(800) 638-8799 ext. 555
Referrals to professional social workers nationwide.
National Hospice Organization
1901 N. Moore Street
Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209
Hospice Helpline (800) 658-8898
Provides general information about hospice including information on Medicare hospice benefits. Referrals to hospices nationwide.
National Kidney Foundation
30 E. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
Provides general information about kidney and urological disease as well as information on how to become an organ donor and free organ donor cards. Referrals to local affiliates for services.
National Self-Help Clearinghouse
(201) 625-7101
Referrals to all kinds of support groups nationwide.
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
3801 East Florida Avenue, Suite 206
Denver, CO 80210
(800) 426-2547