Arizona Care Planning Council
Find a Council Member Providing Funeral and Burial Pre-Planning or Funeral Trusts.
Use the search, map, or area links below (scroll down) to find help where you live in Arizona.
Funeral Pre-Planning and Funeral Trusts
Phoenix (East Valley)
East of Central Avenue & I-10.
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Phoenix (East Valley). Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Phoenix (West Valley)
West of Central Avenue & I-10.
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Phoenix (West Valley). Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Prescott / Flagstaff Area
Yavapai and Coconino Counties.
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Yavapai and Coconino Counties. Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Yuma Area
All of Southwest Arizona.
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Southwest Arizona. Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Tuscon Area
Pima County
Although this area is temporarily without a member to assist you we can still help you with any concerns you may have. We can also put you in contact with various elder care services in Pima County and the Tucson Area. Click here to Request Assistance from the Arizona Care Planning Council.
Click on the Map to Locate Services
Phoenix (East Valley): East of Central Avenue & I-10.
Phoenix (West Valley): West of Central Avenue & I-10
Prescott / Flagstaff Area: Yavapai and Coconino Counties
Yuma Area: All of Southwest Arizona
Tucson Area: Pima County
About Funeral Pre-Planning and Funeral Trusts
One way to plan a funeral in advance is to sign a formal contract called a "preneed funeral plan", where money is held in a trust, in an escrow account or paid through an insurance policy. Parts of or all of the funeral service and burial are designed in advance and prefunded in advance.
This type of planning has become very popular in recent years. A survey conducted by the AARP in 1999, found that two out of five people over age 50 had been approached to pre-purchase funerals and burial goods and services. An AARP survey in 1998 indicates that 32% of all Americans over age 50, roughly 21 million people, have prepaid some or all of their funeral and or burial expenses (but not necessarily through a formal preneed plan).
