Because honoring the fallen means caring for the living.
TAPS provides compassionate care and resources to the families of America's fallen heroes. Through a national peer support network, financial assistance, and connections to grief resources, we ensure that every bereaved loved one is surrounded by care and support.
In 2025, 26 new survivors reached out to TAPS for help every day. Your support helps us meet the need, so no survivor walks their grief journey alone.
What makes TAPS different—and essential
TAPS provides what the government cannot:
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24/7 Survivor Care: A team of experts who connect survivors with resources, including a nationally staffed helpline that answers more than 19,000 calls each year
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Peer mentors: survivors who have walked this path and know how to help others through it
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Grief-informed in-person and virtual programming for adults and children at every stage of loss
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Casework and advocacy that helps survivors navigate benefits, resources, and life transitions
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Long-term connection, not time-limited assistance
Why Your Support Matters
When a service member or veteran dies, the military’s formal responsibilities end far sooner than a family’s grief. For many survivors, government casualty assistance lasts weeks or months. Grief lasts a lifetime. That is where TAPS steps in. TAPS provides lifelong, comprehensive, peer-based care for all who grieve the death of a military loved one—regardless of relationship, duty status, cause of death, or eligibility for military benefits. 62% of military survivors who turn to TAPS receive no ongoing support from military casualty programs. They would otherwise walk their grief journey alone.
This care exists entirely because of philanthropic support. Your gift sustains a proven, trusted program that has served America’s military families for more than 30 years. It ensures that grief is met not with silence, but with compassion, connection, and care. Thank you for supporting this important work.
