Consumer

New York State Funeral Directors Association, www.nysfda.org

New York State Health Department Funeral Rights, http://www.nyhealth.gov/professionals/patients/patient_rights/index.htm        

Federal


Office of the Inspector General, www.ssa.gov/oig/

Federal Trade Commission, www.ftc.gov
 
Social Security Administration, www.ssa.gov
 
Veterans Administration, www.va.gov

State

New York State Attorney Generals Office, www.oag.state.ny.us
 
Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, www.omig.state.ny.us
 
New York State Department of Education Office of Professions
State Education Building-2nd floor, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234, http://www.op.nysed.gov/home.html
 
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Funeral Directing. 875 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206, 518-402-0785


New York State Department of Health Centralized Hospital Intake Program, Mailstop:CA /DCS, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, 1-800-804-5447

New York State Senate, www.senate.state.ny.us

Support groups/grief counseling

Angel Names Association, www.angelnames.org

Catholic Charities of Saratoga Warren and Washington Counties 142 Regent Street, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866, 518-587-5000

Community Hospice, www.communityhospice.org/

Gilda’s Club Capital Region New York, One Penny Lane, Latham, New York 12110. www.gccrny.org

Haven Grief Counseling Center, 703 Union Street, Schenectady, New York. 12305. 518-370-1666

High Peaks Hospice, www.highpeakshospice.com

Hospice of Washington County, www.co.washington.ny.us/departments/pubtlth/ph_hospice.htm

Widowed Persons Services, 8 West Notre Dame Street, Glen Falls, New York 12801.   518-793-2306

Local Newspapers

 
Amsterdam Recorder www.recordernews.com main phone 518-843-1100

Ballston Journal (weekly paper) 518-877-7160

The Daily Gazette, www.dailygazette.com obituary dept 518-382-1100

The Leader Herald, www.leaderherald.com main phone 518-725-8616

The Post Star www.poststar.com obituary dept. 518-742-3325

The Saratogian, www.saratogian.com obituary dept. 518-583-8719

Times Union, www.timesunion.com obituary dept. 518-454-5085

Other associates

 
Batesville Casket Company www.batesville.com
 
Fort Miller Service Corp. www.fmgroup.com/service/