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    Caring Institute
    Inspired by Mother Teresa, the Caring Institute was founded in 1985 to honor and promote the values of caring, integrity, and public service. The Caring Institute (CI) believes that the solution to m... Details >
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    Center for Attitudinal Healing
    The Center for Attitudinal Healing was established in 1975 to provide emotional and spiritual support services to children and adults dealing with life-threatening illness. Support services are also... Details >
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    Children's Hospice International
    Children's Hospice International (CHI) was founded in 1983 as a non-profit organization to promote hospice support through pediatric care facilities -- providing support and resources for children wit... Details >
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    End of Life Choices
    End of Life Choices founded in 1980, supports active, voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill. The group works to raise public awareness of the issue, and to clarify existing laws on suicide and ... Details >
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    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association is a professional membership association, the purpose of which is to exchange information, experiences, and ideas; to promote understanding of the specialties... Details >
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    Hospice Association of America
    This national organization represents more than 2,800 hospices and thousands of caregivers and volunteers who serve terminally ill patients and their families. HAA is the largest lobbying group for ho... Details >
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    Hospice Education Institute
    The Hospice Education Institute is a nonprofit organization that serves health and caring professionals and the general public. The Institute provides information about hospices and palliative care s... Details >
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    Hospice Foundation of America
    Hospice Foundation of America is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care for terminally ill people... Details >
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    Hygeia™ Foundation, Inc.
    The mission of this organization is "to use and make universally available 'new technologies' to assuage the hurt, grieving and sorrow which accompany the loss of a pregnancy or newborn child and to a... Details >
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    Make-A-Wish Foundation
    This is a nonprofit organization that grants the wishes of children with terminal and life-threatening illnesses. From the organization's home page users can link to general background information ab... Details >
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    Database Updated: Tuesday, November 9, 2004