Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
Serves Atlanta by phone or online (based in Arlington, VA).
(800) 959-8277 · more numbers below
TAPS is a national group for people grieving a military or veteran loved one. Its phone line is answered day and night by trained people. TAPS also helps with paperwork and benefits, school planning, peer mentors, grief counseling referrals, online groups, and seminars.
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What they offer 20
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Care GroupsProgram
Local survivor support groups led by a volunteer TAPS peer mentor and/or a volunteer mental health professional. They offer unstructured time to talk and listen.
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Casework AssistanceService
TAPS caseworkers help military survivors sort out burial questions, benefits, records and other paperwork. They connect you with resources for your own situation.
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Education Support ServicesService
TAPS staff explain education benefits and scholarships to military survivors. They help match resources to school goals and give talking points for schools.
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Grief Counseling and Community Care ReferralsService
TAPS helps survivors find grief counselors, support groups, intensive treatment, care groups, and local resources.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
Illness Loss Online GroupProgram
A monthly online group for survivors who lost a military or veteran loved one to illness, sudden or expected. It meets the third Monday of each month.
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Online GroupsProgram
TAPS holds online groups and workshops so survivors can connect from anywhere. The pages do not list times for the general groups.
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PACT Act Benefits HelpService
TAPS helps veterans' survivors with PACT Act paperwork and claims, burial questions and records. The PACT Act covers veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins, and their survivors.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
Peer Mentor ProgramProgram
You are matched with a mentor who has lived through a similar loss. Mentors are survivors at least 18 months past their own loss.
Events 3
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Military Survivor Seminars and Good Grief Camp
Nov 20 – Nov 22
Regional and national seminars with workshops on grief and small sharing groups, held alongside Good Grief Camp for young survivors. The next listed one is in Buffalo, NY, November 20-22, 2026.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
TAPS College Experience
4 days every summer
A four-day college prep program held every summer for surviving military children. It is for rising sophomores and juniors. Applications are in the spring.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
TAPS Togethers
Date not announced
One-day social gatherings for military survivors held across the country. They are led by TAPS staff or a survivor.
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