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July Webinar: Protecting Identity In Death

7/4/2023

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Protecting Identity in Death
A Guide for Queer/Trans/Non-Binary+ Folx
And Those Who Care About Them


with Jordan Rose
licensed funeral director, embalmer, & end-of-life doula

Join us Monday, July 10th at 5pm PT | 8pm ET for our July 2023 Webinar: Protecting Identity in Death - A Guide for Queer/Trans/Non-Binary+ Folx and those who care for them. This 90-minute event will be led by Jordan Rose.​

Register to attend this event live, or receive the recording made available afterward to all registrants. There is a sliding scale to attend, starting at $10.
Register Here

About This Webinar

​In this webinar, we will look at the ways the legal system, healthcare, and culture intersect  when caring for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. We will cover basic definitions, next of kin structure, who gets a say in your services, and take a look at some cases of trans and non-binary decedents. We will also talk about ways to be a good ally and create a welcoming and inclusive environment in your death practices.
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About the Speaker

Jordan L. Rose (she/her) is a licensed funeral director and embalmer and end-of-life doula living in Chicago, IL. She is on a mission to put the rights of individuals at the end of their lives back into their hands. She is vocal about creating inclusive death practices that hold up marginalized voices. When she's not talking about death and dying, she's playing Dungeons and Dragons or redecorating her apartment...again.
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Home Funeral Planning Checklist

6/3/2023

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Check out this post on PLANNING A HOME FUNERAL CHECKLIST, now live on Facebook and Instagram!
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  • Plan ahead by completing all legal documents you may need, such as an advance healthcare directive, last will and testament, and declaration of final disposition and funeral wishes.
  • Learn what legal requirements exist for holding a home funeral in your state.
  • Decide what immediate notifications need to be made following a death.
  • Decide which professionals you want to hire, if applicable.
  • Locate any needed legal documents
  • Fill out a record of death
  • Plan transportation for the body. Decide how the body will be transported. File and obtain a burial-transit permit.
  • Plan for the disposition. Choose a disposition method, such as burial, cremation, or natural organic reduction.
  • Call the disposition provider (funeral home/cemetery/crematory) to arrange/schedule final disposition.
  • Make or buy a disposition vessel (e.g. a shroud, casket, urn, etc.)
  • Plan for home funeral details such as:
    • Gathering community and assigning roles & responsibilities
    • Gathering supplies & preparing the space
    • Caring for the body
    • Inviting guests
    • Including ritual and ceremony
  • Plan a memorial/celebration of life, if having one
  • Tend to your grief
  • Complete additional paperwork/to-dos after the home funeral such as:
    • Obtaining certified copies of the death certificate
    • Tending to any outstanding legal and financial matters

Download our free HOME FUNERAL GUIDEBOOK for more about this & topics including: Planning a Home Funeral, Building Community, Bodycare at Home, Disposition After a Home Funeral, and Grief & Vigils.
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NHFA Community Conversation on Unpausing

6/1/2023

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The National Home Funeral Alliance Is Officially Unpaused!

Watch our Community Conversation on Unpausing, which took place Friday, May 12th, 2023. We reflect on what we've done during the pause and discuss where we plan to go from here.

In the summer of 2021, the NHFA board decided that we needed to hit pause in order to break down over a decade's worth of an institutional vision that had not interrogated the “isms” inherent in our organization: notably racism, anti-trans bias, classism, and ableism.

Since hitting pause, we've dedicated our time to reviewing, revising, and continuing to learn -- making sure that that everything the NHFA offers aligns with our belief that community-led deathcare is truly for everyone, without exception.
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May 2023 Community Chat

5/26/2023

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Continue getting to know and grow our deathcare community. Join us for our next NHFA Community Chat on Monday, May 29th from 8pm ET | 5pm PT!

If you have not previously registered for the Community Chats Zoom link access, you can do so here.

If you are already on the Community Chats list you will receive a reminder email the morning of each month's chat with the Zoom link.
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Save the date -- Community Chats are held on the last Monday of each month!
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2023 NHFA Community Survey

5/23/2023

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As we come out of our organizational pause and look to the future, we want to hear from you. Fill out our 2023 NHFA Community Survey!

Let us know..
  • What you'd like to see from us
  • When you'd like to see it
  • Where you most like to engage with our content
  • And any other feedback you have for us!
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October Blog Post by Merilynne Rush

10/31/2020

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You never see photos of a home funeral that depict someone doing paperwork; it is not the part of a DIY funeral that is visualized or sentimentalized in education. In a completely DIY home funeral, somebody close to the family must obtain the death certificate, fill it out properly, track down a physician to sign it, and file it manually with the county clerk, among other things. If the person died in a care facility or

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  • About
    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Board of Directors >
      • Current Board
      • Legacy Board
    • Our History
    • Contact Us
  • Directory
    • View Our Directory
    • Join Our Directory
    • Login to Your Directory Listing
  • Events
    • Deathcare Superconference 2024
    • Speakers Bureau
    • Community Chats
    • Webinars
    • Events Calendar
  • Resources
    • Home Funeral Guidebook
    • Newsletter
    • Podcast
    • More About Home Funerals >
      • What Is A Home Funeral?
      • Bodycare & Cooling
      • Health & Safety
      • Advocate for Home Funerals
      • FAQs
    • Other Resources >
      • Update on the Proficiency Badge
      • Pandemic Resources
  • Laws By State
  • Support
    • Become a Member
    • Shop NHFA Merch
    • Donate to Our Work