Charitable and Informational Organizations

In some cases, the deceased would like donations made to charitable organizations in lieu of flowers. If a decision has not been made prior to his or her death, this list may be helpful. This list may also be a useful resource to find support groups after a loved one as passed way.

ALS Assoc. 7 Lincoln St. Wakefield 01880

Alzheimer's Assoc., 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140-1102

American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701

American Diabetes Assoc., PO Box 31160, Hartford, CT. 06150

American Kidney Fund 6110 Execuative Blvd. Rockville Md. 20852

American Liver Foundation 88 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02461

American Lung Assoc., 25 Spring St., Walpole MA 02081

American Diabetes Association, 1 Bromfield St., Boston, MA 02108

American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701

American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund

American Red Cross 285 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA 02116

Arthritis Foundation 29 Crafts St. Newton 02458

Boston EMS Relief Association PO Box 290668 Charlestown, MA 02129

Boston Police Memorial Fund c/o Dist 13, Capt. Robert Flaherty, 3347 Washington St. Boston, MA 02130 (JP)

Boston Shriners Hospital 51 Blossom St. Boston, MA 02114, 617-722-3000, Fax 617-523-1684

Boys & Girls Club of Metrowest 169 Pleasant Street, Marlborough, MA 01752, (508) 485-4312, Fax (508) 229-7818

Brain Tumor Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114

Cancer Center of Boston, 125 Parker Hill Ave., Boston, 02120

Cancer Research, c/o American Cancer Society, 1115 West Chestnut St., Brockton MA 02130

Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, 3 Edgewater Dr., Norwood, MA 02062

Carroll Center for the Blind 770 Centre St. Newton 02158

Catholic Charities 75 Kneeland St Boston 02111

Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston MA 02115

Chrones & Colitis Foundation NE Chapter 280 Hillside Ave Needham 02494

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 220 N. Main St. Natick 01760

Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund Tribute Program, 1 Harvard St., Brookline MA 02146-9795

Dana-Farber Cancer Research Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02215

Dialysis Dept, Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr. 330 Brookline Ave. Boston 02215

Embrace A Family, c/o The Rotary Club of Natick, P. O. Box 16, Natick, MA 01760

Epilepsy Foundation, 4351 Garden City Drive, Landover MD 20785

Faulkner Hospital Oncology Dept. 1153 Centre St. Boston , (JP) 02130

Good Samaritan Hospice, 310 Allston St., Brighton, MA 02146

Home for Little Wanderers, 161 South Huntington Ave., Boston 02130

Hospice-Healthcare Dimensions, 764 Main St, Waltham, MA 02451-0603

Joslin Diabetes Center One Joslin Place Boston, MA 02215

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, MASS Chapter 495 Old Connecticut Path, Suite 220, Framingham 01701-4567

MA Lions Eye Research Fund Inc., P.O. Box 6050, New Bedford, MA 02742-6050

MA SIDS Center, Boston Medical Center, 1 BMC Place, Boston 02118

Make a Wish Foundation of Massachusetts, One Bulfinch Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114

March of Dimes 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605

Mass Brain Injury Assoc. 484 Main St. #325 Worcester, MA 01608

Mass General Hospital Development Office, 100 Charles River Plaza, Suite 600 Boston 02114

Metrowest Home Care and Hospice, 200 Nickerson Road Suite 110, Marlborough, MA  01752

N.E. Home for Little Wanderers, 271 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115.

Natick Service Council, Inc. 11 Pond Street Natick, MA 01760 508-655-1791

Natick Visiting Nurses Association, Inc. 209 W. Central Street, Suite 313, Natick, MA 01760

National Breast Cancer Foundation, One Hanover Park 16633 N. Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600 Addison TX 75001

National Stroke Association, 96 Inverness Drive East, Suite 1, Englewood, CO 80112-5112

New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans 17 Court St. Boston, MA 02108

Pine Street Inn Development Office 444 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02118 (617) 521-7629 www.pinestreetinn.org

Ronald MacDonald House, 229 Kent St. Brookline MA 02446

Rosies Place 889 Harrison Ave Boston 02118

The Rotary Club of Natick, P. O. Box 16, Natick, MA 01760

Salvation Army 6 Baxter St. Quincy, MA 02169-6900

Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114

Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov, 1-800-772-1213

Special Olympics, 450 Maple St., Danvers, MA 01923

The Susan G. Komen breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 370, Dallas TX 75244

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-1905.

Stanley R. Tippett Hospice House, 920 South St., Needham, MA 02492

The Leary Firefighters Foundation 1697 Broadway, Suite 906 New York, NY 10019

The New York City Police Foundation, Inc. Heroes Fund 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Tel: (212) 751-8170 Fax: (212) 750-7616

Volunteer Hospice Network, 607 Hawke Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing, 730 11 th Street, NW, 3 rd Floor, Washington, DC 20001