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Oregon Concerns of Police Survivors (Oregon C.O.P.S.)

Chapter established in 1993 that provides support for families and co-workers of peace officers whose deaths are directly related to their sworn duties. Board members are trained to provide survivor peer support and grief counseling and to assist with line-of-duty-death funeral planning, Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) claims, and national and state memorial enrollment. Services including financial support, scholarships, retreats, and the Annual National Conference are free of charge to survivors.

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Cost
Free — there is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S. and services are free of charge to survivors (own site)
Coverage
Oregon (Oregon)
Eligibility
Family members and co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (own site)
Last Verified
October 9, 2026

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Illinois Concerns of Police Survivors (Illinois C.O.P.S.)

501(c)(3) state chapter that provides resources to help rebuild the lives of surviving family members and co-workers affected by a line-of-duty death as determined by federal criteria. The chapter offers emotional and financial support as well as legal assistance, and helps survivors attend National Police Week, state memorials, trainings, weekends, and retreats, serving all of Illinois.

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501(c)(3) state chapter that provides resources to help rebuild the lives of surviving family members and co-workers affected by a line-of-duty death as determined by federal criteria. The chapter offers emotional and financial support as well as legal assistance, and helps survivors attend National Police Week, state memorials, trainings, weekends, and retreats, serving all of Illinois.

Category: Family Support

Eligibility: Surviving family members and co-workers affected by a line-of-duty death as determined by federal criteria; eligible family includes spouses, children, step-children, parents, step-parents, siblings and their spouses, in-laws, significant others, and parents of an officer's minor children (own site)

Free — 'There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S.' (own site)·Illinois·Reviewed Oct 2026

Utah Survivor Outreach Services (SOS)

Government program that is part of the Army Casualty Continuum of Care, providing long-term support to surviving families of fallen Soldiers in Utah. Support Coordinators offer long-term case management, benefits explanation, financial-literacy resources, and legal-assistance referrals regardless of cause of death or component.

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Government program that is part of the Army Casualty Continuum of Care, providing long-term support to surviving families of fallen Soldiers in Utah. Support Coordinators offer long-term case management, benefits explanation, financial-literacy resources, and legal-assistance referrals regardless of cause of death or component.

Category: Family Support

Eligibility: Surviving family members of fallen Soldiers, regardless of cause of death or component.

Not stated on the org's own site (government program, no cost to families)·Utah (Northern and Southern Utah coordinators)·Reviewed Oct 2026

Arizona Department of Veterans' Services

State veterans agency operating 19 Veterans Benefits Offices statewide, connecting Arizona veterans and military families with federal and state benefits claims assistance, four State Veteran Homes, a state veterans' cemetery, and the Military Family Relief Fund for unforeseen financial hardship.

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State veterans agency operating 19 Veterans Benefits Offices statewide, connecting Arizona veterans and military families with federal and state benefits claims assistance, four State Veteran Homes, a state veterans' cemetery, and the Military Family Relief Fund for unforeseen financial hardship.

Category: Legal & Benefits

Eligibility: Veterans, service members, and their families; Military Family Relief Fund open to pre- and post-9/11 veterans facing hardship caused by military service; State Veteran Homes require honorable discharge (or veteran's spouse) and documented need for skilled nursing care.

Free — Veteran Benefits Counselor services are free; the Military Family Relief Fund is a grant/assistance fund, not a fee-for-service program·Statewide·Reviewed Aug 2026

Behind The Line

Louisiana nonprofit standing beside first responders and their families across the state, providing mental-health resources, professional counseling resources, peer support networks, crisis intervention, emergency financial assistance, and family support after line-of-duty injury or loss.

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Louisiana nonprofit standing beside first responders and their families across the state, providing mental-health resources, professional counseling resources, peer support networks, crisis intervention, emergency financial assistance, and family support after line-of-duty injury or loss.

Category: Mental Health

Not stated on the org's own site·Statewide — Louisiana·Reviewed Oct 2026

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