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Funeral Consumers Information Society
P.O. Box 24054
Detroit, MI 48224

e-mail:
info@funeralinformationsociety.org


phone:
313-886-0998


 


The Funeral Consumers Information Society believes in informed choices. Our mission is to support and encourage your right to choose a meaningful, dignified and affordable funeral.

The Funeral Consumers Information Society:

  • conducts community-awareness programs on families caring for their own dead (do-it-yourself funerals), natural burial (green burial), funeral planning, and the consumer's rights under the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Rule.
  • provides free informational pamphlets on a wide range of funeral-related topics
  • provides referrals to appropriate community resources
  • assists members in preplanning (not prepaying) your final arrangements and documenting your wishes
  • provides 24/7 telephone advice to members needing immediate assistance
  • conducts a periodic funeral-home price survey

Established in 1961, the Funeral Consumers Information Society was founded to promote preplanning for simple, dignified final rites. Today, the Society's role has expanded to reflect a growing need for information about other related issues. Through its information and referral services, speakers' bureau, newsletters and educational literature, FCIS offers up-to-date information on federal and state legislation, current literature and practical considerations for informed planning.

The Society is a volunteer-led organization supported solely through the donations of our members and supporters. FCIS is not affiliated with any funeral home, cemetery or crematory. FCIS does not provide funeral or cremation services. An impartial source of advice and counsel, the Society provides information and guidance only.

New! FCIS Survey: Do you believe that Michiganians should have the right to care for our own dead, if we so choose, without being required by law to pay for the services of a licensed funeral director? Click here to VOTE!