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BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE

CONTACT US TOLL FREE: 800-959-8277
EMAIL: CaseWork@taps.org

If you have questions, from benefits, to burial, to resources; TAPS can assist you in finding answers. Our toll free number (1-800-959-8277) is a good starting point to share your questions. We can help you find the answers through our wonderful network of friends in the military and government. If you wish, we will be happy to make a call on your behalf. We are here to help you through this difficult time. Please call or email us at CaseWork@taps.org for any assistance you may need. 

Information on Benefits


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My Army Benefits-Casualty and Survivor Benefit Facts

  • Burial & Memorial Benefits
  • Continued Housing Benefits
  • Death Gratuity
  • Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
  • Social Security Lump Sum Death Benefit
  • Social Security Survivor Benefits
  • Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
  • Servicemembers Group Life Insurance

Military.com

  • Understanding Survivor Benefits

Military One Source

  • Casualty Assistance

Department of Veteran Affairs

  • Survivor Benefits

Legislative Topics- Current Legislative Issues

 

Our Stories: Parent
Winter Driving  

Steering into the Skid
By Randy Beard, surviving dad of Army SPC Bradley S. Beard

TAPS Magazine |

Grief feels a lot like winter. Winter is cloudy, overcast, and cold. The heavy, gray skies make you want to withdraw. People tend to stay closed up indoors, isolated from their friends. The days are dark and icy and bleak. Our family’s grief-winter started when two Army officers showed up on our doorstep early one morning in October 2004. It felt like a cloud of winter descended over everything. Its icy fingers reached into every crevice. My heart, my mind, and my world were forever changed.  

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Lipstein, Don and Joshua  
TAPS Blog |

WASHINGTON - Don Lipstein, of West Chester, Pa., is featured today in a front-page New York Times story by Andrew Lehren and Jim Dao discussing suicide in the military. Lipstein works with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), which provides comfort and care to anyone grieving the death of someone who died while serving in the Armed Forces.

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TAPS Event | Join us for a weekend of adventure, connection and laughter in northern California! This retreat will be a time of both activity and relaxation as you get to know your fellow surviving parents!
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