Bradley & Son Funeral Homes understands the complexity of dealing with the loss of a loved one and offers the following resources that may be helpful during your time of need. The organizations below are not affiliated with Bradley & Son Funeral Homes but serve many of the same communities.
AARP - Grief & Loss - Will & Estate Planning, Widower, Funeral Arrangements, Life After Loss
Tools to help bereavement, coping, wills and estate planning, checklists, memorials, and more. Read about community resources and final details in the grief and loss section of AARP.
The Centering Corporation - Your Grief Resource Center
The Centering Corporation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and resources for the bereaved. Centering was founded in 1978 by Joy and Dr. Marvin Johnson. They continue to provide educational offerings and workshops for caregivers and families.
The Compassionate Friends
If you and your family have experienced the loss of a child, The Compassionate Friends can help you find the support, understanding and healing to work through your grief.
Crisis, Grief, and Healing - Tom Golden LCSW
Webhealing.com offers multiple interactive resources useful in healing from grief and loss. Healing and supporting the bereaved is our mission.
Good Grief
Good Grief provides FREE support to children, teens, and young adults after the death of a mom, dad, brother, or sister.
Grief Counselors
My name is Elissa Bishop-Becker and, like you, I have experienced loss. My losses led me to learning about the grief process, and now I am a psychotherapist, a nationally recognized expert in the field of grief and loss, and the co-founder of the Center for Transformative Counseling. Through the Center, I offer online counseling.
Grief Speaks
Grief Speaks offers presentations, workshops, and consulting on how to cope with grief and loss due to death, divorce, job loss, moving, and other losses that cause grief.
Hearts & Crafts Counseling
Hearts & Crafts Counseling has provided individual and group counseling services. We help children, teens, and adults learn to cope, survive and ultimately thrive after suffering the loss of a loved one or experiencing any other life-altering situation.
Hearts of Hope
Hearts of Hope is a movement of hope accomplished through healing art for the benefit of those in need. Our program is nearly all volunteer-driven by those who wish to “pay it forward.” Our volunteers are often people “who have been there” and have experienced life-altering challenges of their own.
Helping Hand Grief Support
The Helping Hand Grief Support Group offers resources for the bereaved through education, encouragement, counseling, and understanding.
Imagine, A Center for Coping With Loss
Imagine is a free year-round children’s grief support center that serves NJ children age 3-18 and young adults 18-30 who are grieving the death of a parent or sibling, or who are living with a parent of sibling with a life-altering illness. Imagine also provides grief education and training for thousands of teachers, parents, coaches, youth and other adults annually.
North Jersey Consultation Center
The North Jersey Consultation Center (NJCC) is an affordable treatment service provided for the community by ACAP in Livingston, NJ. At NJCC, all applicants are accepted: individuals, couples, groups, families and children, based entirely on the client’s personal circumstances.
The Recovery Village
An organization dedicated to helping individuals struggling with substance abuse into recovery.
Willowgreen
Distinctive books, videos, newsletters, notecards and electronic resources that promote healing, instill hope, and tend that which is sacred.
Tools to help bereavement, coping, wills and estate planning, checklists, memorials, and more. Read about community resources and final details in the grief and loss section of AARP.
The Centering Corporation - Your Grief Resource Center
The Centering Corporation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and resources for the bereaved. Centering was founded in 1978 by Joy and Dr. Marvin Johnson. They continue to provide educational offerings and workshops for caregivers and families.
The Compassionate Friends
If you and your family have experienced the loss of a child, The Compassionate Friends can help you find the support, understanding and healing to work through your grief.
Crisis, Grief, and Healing - Tom Golden LCSW
Webhealing.com offers multiple interactive resources useful in healing from grief and loss. Healing and supporting the bereaved is our mission.
Good Grief
Good Grief provides FREE support to children, teens, and young adults after the death of a mom, dad, brother, or sister.
Grief Counselors
My name is Elissa Bishop-Becker and, like you, I have experienced loss. My losses led me to learning about the grief process, and now I am a psychotherapist, a nationally recognized expert in the field of grief and loss, and the co-founder of the Center for Transformative Counseling. Through the Center, I offer online counseling.
Grief Speaks
Grief Speaks offers presentations, workshops, and consulting on how to cope with grief and loss due to death, divorce, job loss, moving, and other losses that cause grief.
Hearts & Crafts Counseling
Hearts & Crafts Counseling has provided individual and group counseling services. We help children, teens, and adults learn to cope, survive and ultimately thrive after suffering the loss of a loved one or experiencing any other life-altering situation.
Hearts of Hope
Hearts of Hope is a movement of hope accomplished through healing art for the benefit of those in need. Our program is nearly all volunteer-driven by those who wish to “pay it forward.” Our volunteers are often people “who have been there” and have experienced life-altering challenges of their own.
Helping Hand Grief Support
The Helping Hand Grief Support Group offers resources for the bereaved through education, encouragement, counseling, and understanding.
Imagine, A Center for Coping With Loss
Imagine is a free year-round children’s grief support center that serves NJ children age 3-18 and young adults 18-30 who are grieving the death of a parent or sibling, or who are living with a parent of sibling with a life-altering illness. Imagine also provides grief education and training for thousands of teachers, parents, coaches, youth and other adults annually.
North Jersey Consultation Center
The North Jersey Consultation Center (NJCC) is an affordable treatment service provided for the community by ACAP in Livingston, NJ. At NJCC, all applicants are accepted: individuals, couples, groups, families and children, based entirely on the client’s personal circumstances.
The Recovery Village
An organization dedicated to helping individuals struggling with substance abuse into recovery.
Willowgreen
Distinctive books, videos, newsletters, notecards and electronic resources that promote healing, instill hope, and tend that which is sacred.
Assisted Living/Nursing Homes
Arbor Terrace, Morris Plains
Arden Courts, Whippany
Berkley Heights Nursing & Rehab, Berkley Heights (Autumn Lake)
Brandywine
Brightview Senior Living
Brookdale, Florham Park
Care One
Chatham Hills, Chatham
Chelsea Senior Living - Warren
Cornell Hall Nursing Home - Union
Fellowship Village Senior Living - Basking Ridge
Garden Terrace Nursing Home - Chatham
Inglemoor, Livingston
Juniper Village - Chatham
Lantern Hill, New Providence
Manor Care, New Jersey Morris Hills Center - Morristown
Morris View, Morristown
Pine Acres, Madison
South Mountain Rehab, Vauxhall
Spring Hills, Morristown
Spring Meadows, Summit
Sunrise
Troy Hills Center, Parsippany
Winchester Gardens, Maplewood
Downsizing/Relocation
Caring Transitions of North Central NJ
Professional solution for relocation services including downsizing, decluttering, and estate sales for both full and partial liquidation.
The Mavins Group
The Mavins Group helps families navigate through housing changes often associated with age and lifestyle transitions—from buying and selling to de-cluttering and staging.
Oasis Senior Advisors
The dedicated and compassionate Senior Living Advisors at Oasis have extensive knowledge about senior living options in our area, and they will work with you and your loved ones to find the perfect fit.
Arbor Terrace, Morris Plains
Arden Courts, Whippany
Berkley Heights Nursing & Rehab, Berkley Heights (Autumn Lake)
Brandywine
Brightview Senior Living
Brookdale, Florham Park
Care One
Chatham Hills, Chatham
Chelsea Senior Living - Warren
Cornell Hall Nursing Home - Union
Fellowship Village Senior Living - Basking Ridge
Garden Terrace Nursing Home - Chatham
Inglemoor, Livingston
Juniper Village - Chatham
Lantern Hill, New Providence
Manor Care, New Jersey Morris Hills Center - Morristown
Morris View, Morristown
Pine Acres, Madison
South Mountain Rehab, Vauxhall
Spring Hills, Morristown
Spring Meadows, Summit
Sunrise
Troy Hills Center, Parsippany
Winchester Gardens, Maplewood
Downsizing/Relocation
Caring Transitions of North Central NJ
Professional solution for relocation services including downsizing, decluttering, and estate sales for both full and partial liquidation.
The Mavins Group
The Mavins Group helps families navigate through housing changes often associated with age and lifestyle transitions—from buying and selling to de-cluttering and staging.
Oasis Senior Advisors
The dedicated and compassionate Senior Living Advisors at Oasis have extensive knowledge about senior living options in our area, and they will work with you and your loved ones to find the perfect fit.
Aging, Eldercare & Home Care
Aging Care
Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter
Atlantic Private Care Services - Morris Plains
Bayada Home Health Care
Caring, An Online Resource
Caring Transitions of North Central NJ
Eldercare Locator
Home Care: My Senior Care
No Wrong Door: ADRC Locator
Right at Home, In-Home Care & Assistance
Whether your loved one needs a little extra help around the house or daily medical assistance, Right at Home of Morris & Union Counties' in-home care could be the answer. We tailor our plans around your loved one's specific needs through our Custom Care Plan and custom caregiver matching. It's the Right care, Right at Home.
SAGE Eldercare
A unique community resource that offers a comprehensive array of programs and services for older adults and caregivers, promoting independence and quality of life.
Victorian Garden Adult Day Center, (973) 635-2266
The social adult day center offers adults with physical, emotional or cognitive impairments an opportunity to maintain or improve their level of functioning while continuing to remain at home in their community.
Vitas Healthcare
VNA of Somerset Hills
Hospice Organizations
Acacia Hospice
Barnabas Health Home Care & Hospice - West Orange
Care Alternatives - Ascend Hospice - Cranford
Caring Hospice Services of Central Jersey
Center for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care - Scotch Plains
Community Care Hospice - Visiting Nurse Association - Somerville
Embracing Hospice Care
Father Hudson House, Elizabeth
Greenwood House Hospice, Lawrence
Haven Hospice - Edison
Holy Name Hospice
Holy Redeemer Hospice
Homecare & Hospice Association of NJ
Homeside Hospice
Hospice of New Jersey
Hunterdon Hospice
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, Newton
Kindred Hospice
Life Source Hospice - Paramus
Lighthouse Hospice - Cherry Hill
Martin and Edith Stein Hospice - Somerset
Peggy’s House, Scotch Plains
Princeton Healthcare Hospice
Season Hospice & Palliative Care of NJ
Serenity Hospice
Aging Care
Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter
Atlantic Private Care Services - Morris Plains
Bayada Home Health Care
Caring, An Online Resource
Caring Transitions of North Central NJ
Eldercare Locator
Home Care: My Senior Care
No Wrong Door: ADRC Locator
Right at Home, In-Home Care & Assistance
Whether your loved one needs a little extra help around the house or daily medical assistance, Right at Home of Morris & Union Counties' in-home care could be the answer. We tailor our plans around your loved one's specific needs through our Custom Care Plan and custom caregiver matching. It's the Right care, Right at Home.
SAGE Eldercare
A unique community resource that offers a comprehensive array of programs and services for older adults and caregivers, promoting independence and quality of life.
Victorian Garden Adult Day Center, (973) 635-2266
The social adult day center offers adults with physical, emotional or cognitive impairments an opportunity to maintain or improve their level of functioning while continuing to remain at home in their community.
Vitas Healthcare
VNA of Somerset Hills
Hospice Organizations
Acacia Hospice
Barnabas Health Home Care & Hospice - West Orange
Care Alternatives - Ascend Hospice - Cranford
Caring Hospice Services of Central Jersey
Center for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care - Scotch Plains
Community Care Hospice - Visiting Nurse Association - Somerville
Embracing Hospice Care
Father Hudson House, Elizabeth
Greenwood House Hospice, Lawrence
Haven Hospice - Edison
Holy Name Hospice
Holy Redeemer Hospice
Homecare & Hospice Association of NJ
Homeside Hospice
Hospice of New Jersey
Hunterdon Hospice
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, Newton
Kindred Hospice
Life Source Hospice - Paramus
Lighthouse Hospice - Cherry Hill
Martin and Edith Stein Hospice - Somerset
Peggy’s House, Scotch Plains
Princeton Healthcare Hospice
Season Hospice & Palliative Care of NJ
Serenity Hospice
National Associations
Association for Death Education and Counseling
Cremation Association of North America
National Association of Social Workers
National Funeral Directors Association
Selected Independent Funeral Homes
Senior Centers
Chatham Senior Center
East Hanover Twp. Senior Center
Florham Park Senior Center
Hanover Twp. Seniors
Madison Senior Center
Maplewood Seniors Club
Millburn Senior Citizens Department
Morristown Senior Center
New Providence Senior Center
Parsippany Senior Center
Springfield Senior Services
Summit Community Programs Senior Club
Union Senior Center
County & State Services
Essex County Division of Senior Services
Morris County Division of Aging Services
Union County Division of the Aging
Office of the New Jersey State Medical Examiner
Municipal Services
Chatham Borough
Chatham Board of Health
Chatham Police Department
Chatham Borough Fire Department
Chatham Emergency Squad
Chatham Township
Chatham Township Board of Health
Chatham Township Police Department
Chatham Township Fire Department
Chatham Township Emergency Squad
East Hanover
East Hanover Board of Health
East Hanover Police Department
East Hanover Fire Department
East Hanover Emergency Squad
Hanover Township
Hanover Township Board of Health
Hanover Township Police Department
Hanover Township Fire Department
Hanover Township Emergency Squad
Millburn Township
Millburn Board of Health Squad
Millburn Police Department Squad
Millburn Fire Department Squad
Millburn Emergency Squad Squad
New Providence
New Providence Board of Health
New Providence Police Department
New Providence Fire Department
New Providence Rescue Squad
Springfield
Springfield Board of Health
Springfield Police Department
Springfield Fire Department
Springfield Rescue Squad
Summit
Summit Board of Health
Summit Police Department
Summit Fire Department
Summit Emergency Squad
Union
Union Board of Health
Union Police Department
Union Fire Department
Union Emergency Squad
Association for Death Education and Counseling
Cremation Association of North America
National Association of Social Workers
National Funeral Directors Association
Selected Independent Funeral Homes
Senior Centers
Chatham Senior Center
East Hanover Twp. Senior Center
Florham Park Senior Center
Hanover Twp. Seniors
Madison Senior Center
Maplewood Seniors Club
Millburn Senior Citizens Department
Morristown Senior Center
New Providence Senior Center
Parsippany Senior Center
Springfield Senior Services
Summit Community Programs Senior Club
Union Senior Center
County & State Services
Essex County Division of Senior Services
Morris County Division of Aging Services
Union County Division of the Aging
Office of the New Jersey State Medical Examiner
Municipal Services
Chatham Borough
Chatham Board of Health
Chatham Police Department
Chatham Borough Fire Department
Chatham Emergency Squad
Chatham Township
Chatham Township Board of Health
Chatham Township Police Department
Chatham Township Fire Department
Chatham Township Emergency Squad
East Hanover
East Hanover Board of Health
East Hanover Police Department
East Hanover Fire Department
East Hanover Emergency Squad
Hanover Township
Hanover Township Board of Health
Hanover Township Police Department
Hanover Township Fire Department
Hanover Township Emergency Squad
Millburn Township
Millburn Board of Health Squad
Millburn Police Department Squad
Millburn Fire Department Squad
Millburn Emergency Squad Squad
New Providence
New Providence Board of Health
New Providence Police Department
New Providence Fire Department
New Providence Rescue Squad
Springfield
Springfield Board of Health
Springfield Police Department
Springfield Fire Department
Springfield Rescue Squad
Summit
Summit Board of Health
Summit Police Department
Summit Fire Department
Summit Emergency Squad
Union
Union Board of Health
Union Police Department
Union Fire Department
Union Emergency Squad
Chatham Area
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Florham Park
Chatham Township Presbyterian Church
Chatham United Methodist Church
Chatham Church of Christ
Corpus Christi Church, Chatham
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Chatham
Good Shephard Lutheran, Florham Park
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison
Green Village Methodist Church
Holy Family Church, Florham Park
Long Hill Chapel, Chatham
Madison United Methodist Church
New Providence Methodist Church
Our Lady of Peace, New Providence
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chatham
St. Vincent Martyr Roman Catholic Church, Madison
Stanley Congregational Church, Chatham
Odgen Memorial Presbyterian Church, Chatham
St. Andrew’s Church, New Providence
St. Patrick's Church, Chatham
The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township
Presbyterian Church of Madison
Presbyterian Church, New Providence
Presbyterian Church of New Vernon
Springfield Area
Calvary Assembly of God, Springfield
Christ Church in Short Hills
Community Congregational Church, Short Hills
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Short Hills
Good Shepherd Church, Springfield
Holy Cross Lutheran, Springfield
Springfield Presbyterian Church
St. James, Springfield
St. Rosa of Lima Church, Short Hills
St. Stephen’s Church, Millburn
Wyoming Presbyterian, Millburn
Summit Area
Calvary Episcopal Church, Summit
Central Presbyterian, Summit
Christ Church of Summit
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Westfield
Our Lady of Lourdes, Mountainside
St. John's Lutheran Church, Summit
St. Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church, Summit
Unitarian Church, Summit
United Methodist Church of Summit
Union Area
Christ Community Church, Union, (908) 686-4488
Christ the King Church, Hillside
Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church, Union
Evangelical Baptist Church, Union
Grace Lutheran Church, Union
Holy Spirit Church, Union
Liberty Church, Union
St. Michael the Archangel Church, Union
Townley Presbyterian, Union
United Methodist Church of Union
Whippany Area
Abundant Life Worship Center, Whippany
Church of the Assumption, Morristown
Eternal Grace Church, Parsippany
First Presbyterian Church of Whippany
Hildale Park Presbyterian Church, Cedar Knolls
Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Church, Cedar Knolls
Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany
Presbyterian Church of Morris Plains
St. Andrew’s Lutheran, Parsippany
St. Ann Catholic Church, Parsippany
St. John’s Ukrainian, Whippany
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown
United Methodist Church of Morristown
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Florham Park
Chatham Township Presbyterian Church
Chatham United Methodist Church
Chatham Church of Christ
Corpus Christi Church, Chatham
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Chatham
Good Shephard Lutheran, Florham Park
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison
Green Village Methodist Church
Holy Family Church, Florham Park
Long Hill Chapel, Chatham
Madison United Methodist Church
New Providence Methodist Church
Our Lady of Peace, New Providence
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chatham
St. Vincent Martyr Roman Catholic Church, Madison
Stanley Congregational Church, Chatham
Odgen Memorial Presbyterian Church, Chatham
St. Andrew’s Church, New Providence
St. Patrick's Church, Chatham
The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township
Presbyterian Church of Madison
Presbyterian Church, New Providence
Presbyterian Church of New Vernon
Springfield Area
Calvary Assembly of God, Springfield
Christ Church in Short Hills
Community Congregational Church, Short Hills
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Short Hills
Good Shepherd Church, Springfield
Holy Cross Lutheran, Springfield
Springfield Presbyterian Church
St. James, Springfield
St. Rosa of Lima Church, Short Hills
St. Stephen’s Church, Millburn
Wyoming Presbyterian, Millburn
Summit Area
Calvary Episcopal Church, Summit
Central Presbyterian, Summit
Christ Church of Summit
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Westfield
Our Lady of Lourdes, Mountainside
St. John's Lutheran Church, Summit
St. Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church, Summit
Unitarian Church, Summit
United Methodist Church of Summit
Union Area
Christ Community Church, Union, (908) 686-4488
Christ the King Church, Hillside
Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church, Union
Evangelical Baptist Church, Union
Grace Lutheran Church, Union
Holy Spirit Church, Union
Liberty Church, Union
St. Michael the Archangel Church, Union
Townley Presbyterian, Union
United Methodist Church of Union
Whippany Area
Abundant Life Worship Center, Whippany
Church of the Assumption, Morristown
Eternal Grace Church, Parsippany
First Presbyterian Church of Whippany
Hildale Park Presbyterian Church, Cedar Knolls
Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Church, Cedar Knolls
Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany
Presbyterian Church of Morris Plains
St. Andrew’s Lutheran, Parsippany
St. Ann Catholic Church, Parsippany
St. John’s Ukrainian, Whippany
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown
United Methodist Church of Morristown
Attorneys
The Beinhaker Law Firm, LLC - Westfield
Bourne, Noll, & Kenyon - Summit
Drinker & Biddle - Florham Park
Hauptman & Hauptman PC - Livingston
Books
Awakening from Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy by John E. Welshons
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Loss and Growth: The Grief Spiral by Elissa Bishop-Becker
The Way Men Heal by Thomas R. Golden
Choosing a Charity for Memory Gifts
Charity Navigator
American Institute of Philanthropy
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Guidestar
Just Giving
Financial Advisors
Stonebridge Financial Advisors, LLC - Jennifer M. Murray, CFP
Runnymede Capital Management, Inc. - Sam Wong
Foundations
Zhangogh Foundation
Inspiring breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents; supporting public schools in enriching education experience.
Obituary & Thank You Notes
How to Write an Obituary
Writing After-Funeral Thank You Notes
Retirement/Funeral/Legacy Planning
Bradley Advance Planning
Talk of a Lifetime
Twilight Done Right
Twilight Done Right is an educational campaign created by local experts in estate law, living and long-term care options, real estate and relocation, healthcare and hospice, and funeral planning. Our collective goal is to inform our senior community about how to live smart today and ensure a cherished legacy tomorrow.
The Beinhaker Law Firm, LLC - Westfield
Bourne, Noll, & Kenyon - Summit
Drinker & Biddle - Florham Park
Hauptman & Hauptman PC - Livingston
Books
Awakening from Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy by John E. Welshons
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Loss and Growth: The Grief Spiral by Elissa Bishop-Becker
The Way Men Heal by Thomas R. Golden
Choosing a Charity for Memory Gifts
Charity Navigator
American Institute of Philanthropy
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Guidestar
Just Giving
Financial Advisors
Stonebridge Financial Advisors, LLC - Jennifer M. Murray, CFP
Runnymede Capital Management, Inc. - Sam Wong
Foundations
Zhangogh Foundation
Inspiring breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents; supporting public schools in enriching education experience.
Obituary & Thank You Notes
How to Write an Obituary
Writing After-Funeral Thank You Notes
Retirement/Funeral/Legacy Planning
Bradley Advance Planning
Talk of a Lifetime
Twilight Done Right
Twilight Done Right is an educational campaign created by local experts in estate law, living and long-term care options, real estate and relocation, healthcare and hospice, and funeral planning. Our collective goal is to inform our senior community about how to live smart today and ensure a cherished legacy tomorrow.