For Immediate Release: January 5, 2021   Contact: Jessica Koth, 262-814-1536, jkoth@nfda.org BRAVE Act Signed into Law Thanks to Hard Work and Support of Funeral Service   Brookfield, Wis. – After years of support from funeral service, thousands of phone calls and emails from funeral directors, and hundreds of Congressional meetings during the National Funeral Directors […]

If you are having difficulty reading this news release, view it on the NFDA website: https://nfda.org/news/media-center/nfda-news-releases/id/5496/senate-passes-brave-act For Immediate Release: December 10, 2020  Contact: Jessica Koth, 262-814-1536, jkoth@nfda.org Senate Passes BRAVE Act  BRAVE Act Passes Senate Under Unanimous Consent As Part of Larger Veteran’s Bill  Brookfield, Wis. – The U.S. Senate has taken a momentous step to […]

Updates as of 1/12/2021  Note from the Office of Governor Doug Ducey: We understand that funeral workers play an important role and my understanding is that funeral workers are in priority group 1B essential workers. We are expecting over 350,000 doses by the end of December which will cover much of priority group 1A (health […]

NFDA needs your voice to avoid a “surprise” tax on small businesses that took advantage of COVID-19 loans from the federal government! As many of you know, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans made possible through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act earlier this year were a lifeline for many small businesses, […]

OVERLAND PARK, KS, October 1, 2020 – Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. is supporting funeral professionals seeking CEU hours with a new complimentary online program called WilbertEDU™.  WilbertEDU fills the gap in this current environment of restricted in-person events such as industry conventions and local and state meetings where CEU-earning opportunities are often provided. Launching in […]

“Caring for Families & Caring for Yourself: A self-care handbook for funeral service professionals” written by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD, is available to funeral service professionals at FuneralServiceFoundation.org. Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral Service Foundation is proud to announce its latest complimentary resource offering, “Caring for Families & Caring for Yourself: A self-care handbook for […]