Widowed Persons Service is an American organization designed to provide support for widows and widowers by people who have themselves lost a spouse.
AARP established Widowed Persons Service in 1973. [1] [2] [3] As of 1998, WPS had a network of around 300 chapters. [4]
References
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- ^ Bereavement, Committee for the Study of Health Consequences of the Stress of (1984-01-01). Bereavement: Reactions, Consequences, and Care. National Academies Press. pp. 244–. ISBN 9780309034388. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Stelp, Linda (March 19, 1998). "Widowed Persons Service helps ease the pain". Kingman Daily Miner. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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