Special Notice
The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Rhode Island will cease operations on June 1, 2026.
The reason? As a volunteer organization, we have run out of volunteers.
We want to thank the contributing members of FCARI for their support over the years enabling us to fulfill our mission to protect a consumer’s right to choose a meaningful, dignified funeral by providing education about the preplaning of funeral arrangements.
This website is up to date as of May 28, 2026 and will remain online for the foreseeable future. In time, however, some of the information is likely to be dated.
— The FCARI Board of Directors
The National Funeral Consumers Alliance has many useful resources.
Welcome to the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Rhode Island
We are a group of volunteers from the local communities who provide information to help you make informed decisions regarding end-of-life options.
Our Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FUNERAL CONSUMERS ALLIANCE OF RHODE ISLAND IS TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE MEANINGFUL END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS. WE EDUCATE CONSUMERS, PROVIDE STATE-WIDE PRICE INFORMATION, AND SUPPLY RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PREPLANNING.
News!
- “Green At Last,” presented on Nov. 5, 2022, is now available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHDf3nrbHw
- Our two most recent presentations are now available as videos on by using the links shown below:
- November 6th “lt’s Not Your Grandparents’ Funeral Anymore” with guest speaker Joshua Slocum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ph_70melGA
- January 9th “End of Life Options in the Time of Covid” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHu-VizsDD0
- To invite someone from FCA to speak to your organization or religious group, call us at (401) 884-1131 or send an e-mail to fcainri@gmail.com
- Our 2024 Rhode Island Funeral Home Price Survey is now available on our “Forms and Publications” page
- The new expanded version of our “Before I Go, You Should Know” end-of-life planning kit is now available for $15.00 (See our “Forms and Publications” page for an order form.) The new version is a larger size at 8 1/2′ and 11″ and contains 30 pages.
- An important new article by Ann M. Porto, M.S., Psy. D. is now available. It reviews many of the procedures, forms and regulations required immediately after a death – Die$mart.
- Our Spring 2026 Newsletter is now available on the ‘Newsletters’ page!