Advocacy
We advocate for family caregivers in two ways: through the Caregiving Listener Project, where you're heard, and through active campaigns run with our sister organization, The Caregiving Years Training Academy, where your experience is taken directly to policymakers.
Right now, that means asking Medicare to recognize your need for support — not just the person you care for's — plus two ongoing efforts to document what caregiving really costs you. See our current advocacy initiatives.
Our advocacy work has drawn national attention, including a June 2021 article in The New Republic. Read Why Don't We Pay Family Caregivers What They're Owed?
Caregiving Listener Project
Our next gathering is October 10 — World Mental Health Day. Join as a Volunteer Listener or Story-Teller and be part of a conversation that matters.
Learn More & Sign UpTell Medicare You Deserve Support, Too
Medicare already pays professionals to support your caree's emotional needs. We're asking Medicare to recognize that you need that same support — and it takes five minutes to add your voice.
Take 5 Minutes to CommentMore Ways to Add Your Voice
Calculate the market value of your caregiving, or share how caregiving has shifted your spending — every response strengthens the case we bring to policymakers.
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