The AFRO took time to honor the “Unsung Heroes” of the COVID-19 pandemic at Valley Mansion by Martin’s on Aug. 6. The media company commended morticians for the critical and often under recognized ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I recently saw a news segment on TV about a government funeral assistance program available to families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. What can you tell me about this? I ...

Only 11 states had application rates of 50% or higher for a federal COVID-19 funeral payment We know we need to reach more people, FEMA spokeswoman says FEMA benefit pays up to $9,000 for a COVID-19 ...

FEMA launched a program last year to cover up to $9,000 in costs per victim. Despite the U.S. recording more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths this week, few families have taken advantage of a government ...

A provider enters a patient room in a COVID-19 intensive care unit at Brooke Army Medical Center, July 17, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by James Camillocci) FEMA announced Tuesday it has provided over $2 ...

BOSTON -- When Wanda Olson's son-in-law died in March after contracting COVID-19, she and her daughter had to grapple with more than just their sudden grief. They had to come up with money for a ...

After three years of living through a global pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is set to end the U.S. Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 on May 11. This declaration ...

BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A funeral parlour in the Chinese city of Shantou published a tender recently for an "emergency purchase" of two cremation ovens, according to a government procurement ...

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Texas has one of the highest pandemic death tolls in the nation with more than 80,000 deaths associated with COVID-19, according to the latest data from the state Department of State Health Services.