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Caring Across Generations

WEBCARE connects us & makes all other work possible. CARE. Caring Across Generations is working to build real, helpful, thoughtful care systems. We transform cultural norms and …

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Statement: Newly introduced Acts address the country’s paid …

WEBCaring Across Generations Applauds the Introductions of the FAMILY Act and the Healthy Families Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 17, 2023)—Today, elected …

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President Biden joins Caregivers, Care Recipients, Advocates, and

WEBWASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 09: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, joins advocates calling for the passing of comprehensive legislation that will …

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New Report Finds Care Infrastructure Critical for Equitable …

WEBCare workers currently only make $15,100 on average per year, even though home health aides and personal care assistants are the third and fourth fastest growing occupations …

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Care Can’t Wait: Biden Administration Signs Bold Executive Order …

WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Care Can’t Wait Coalition Applauds the Biden Administration for the Bold Executive Order to Invest in the Care Economy. …

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Caregiving In The Time Of COVID

WEBIn mid-March, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared the novel coronavirus a public-health emergency. Caring for her family was going to look different. “With …

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HHS Takes Important Step Forward In Strengthening our Country’s …

WEBIn response to the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issuing a …

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Proposed FY 24 Budget Delivers Transformative Progress to Our …

WEB“Families nationwide are feeling the pressures of an underfunded and strained care infrastructure. Thankfully, the Biden-Harris Administration is proposing …

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To End the Caregiving Crisis, Reimagine the Care Economy to …

WEBToday, care jobs remain poverty jobs (median annual earnings are about $25,280 for home health and personal care aides and $24,230 for childcare workers) …

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Hundreds Call on Congress to Defend Medicaid during Online Rally

WEBDisability and Aging Groups and Senator Bob Casey join Hundreds of Care Advocates for a Save Medicaid Online Rally. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Disability and aging …

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My Mother Has Dementia. Here’s What I’ve Learned From Caring …

WEBThis interview originally appeared in Refinery29. Read the original there. Care workers are the invisible workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. They …

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Factsheets: Aging and Disability Care in Georgia and Illinois

WEBThe need for caregivers has been on the rise. By 2030, all baby boomers will be over 65, raising the percent of our country’s senior population from 13 percent in …

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Groups Unite to Call for the Passage of SB 616

WEBSB 616, introduced by Senator Lena Gonzalez (District 33), would safeguard public health by ensuring that California workers do not have to choose between their health or their …

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You’re not ok and it is a big deal: Why caregiving can be taxing on …

WEBAnd nevermind the ways that we simultaneously purport to value mental health support as a country yet in no way mandate full coverage for psychological …

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Section 504 Rule Update Important Change to End Disability

WEB– In response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issuing the proposed updates to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to prohibit …

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In Their Own Words: Christina Keys on why we need HCBS

WEBAnd when employers see gaps in my employment history, due to caregiving, it’s seen as a big mark against me. And even though caregiving, especially for people …

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Two Years of COVID: What Caregivers Have to Say

WEBMar 16, 2022. Share. This week marks two years since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency, on March 13, 2020. In the two years since, caregivers …

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Statement on Gov. Kemp’s Removal of Direct Care Worker Wage …

WEBATLANTA, Ga. – On Friday, Governor Brian Kemp removed the legislature’s bipartisan approval of the Department of Behavioral Health and Human Services …

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Roundtable Discussion Reveals Major Care Infrastructure Needs In

WEBFor immediate release: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 More than 100 people showcased need to provide support for families and improve care workforce pay …

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Sandwich Generation Faces Caregiving Challenges

WEBWhen those run out, caregivers may have to turn to unpaid leave or quit their jobs. According to a MetLife study of the financial toll caregiving has on workers, …

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Statement on the Insufficient Wage Increase for Direct Care …

WEBLack of family-sustaining wages and benefits for direct care workers directly harms families across Michigan. LANSING, Mich. – On Wednesday, June 28, the …

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Senator Bob Casey Meets Disability Rights Advocates From 24 …

WEBActivists From Across the Nation Deliver 7,500 Stories from Individuals Impacted by Dearth of Home and Community-Based Services Photos of the Vigil and …

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