Final Passages

FINAL PASSAGES PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, CONSULTATIONS, IN-SERVICES, PRESENTATIONS, REFERRALS AND SEMINARS THAT PREPARE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY TO CARRY OUT A HOME OR FAMILY-DIRECTED FUNERAL. OUR WORK SERVES THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ALL CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES. WE INFORM PEOPLE HOW TO TAKE CHARGE OF COMMEMORATING THE DEATH PASSAGE OF AN INDIVIDUAL.FINAL PASSAGES, FOUNDED IN 1995, PROVIDES EXPERT GUIDANCE IN THE EXPLORATION OF CHOICES SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE AND COMPASSIONATE ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT FUNERAL PRACTICES. FINAL PASSAGES IS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE, EDUCATING THROUGH FAMILY CONSULTATIONS, AS WELL AS PRESENTATIONS AT COLLEGES, FUNERAL SOCIETIES, CHURCHES, HEALTH-CARE AGENCY AND MEDICAL FACILITY IN-SERVICES AND PUBLIC SEMINARS.FINAL PASSAGES HAS PARTICIPATED IN OVER 150 HOME OR FAMILY-DIRECTED FUNERALS. THROUGH OUR SHARED RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND EXPERIENCE FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, TAKE CHARGE OF ALL OF THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS AND SECURE PROFOUND CLOSURE AND HEALING WITHOUT INCURRING ALARMING DEBT.FINAL PASSAGES HAS ACHIEVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS AND RADIO INTERVIEWS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO AFTER DEATH-CARE.FINAL PASSAGES IS A CONSUMER ADVOCATE SUPPORTING ACTIONS THAT DEFEND AN INDIVIDUAL'S FUNERAL RIGHTS AND GIVES MORAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE FUNERAL INDUSTRY. ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED THROUGH FINAL PASSAGES VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR COUNTLESS HOURS OF HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE, PATIENCE AND DETERMINATION. WE HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED SOLELY THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS, SALE OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, WORKSHOPS, AND SMALL DONATIONS.