Thank you,

Family Caregiver Alliance

Introducing new classes and webinars for family caregivers and providers: 

• There Must Be a Better Way Than This — January 23. This workshop offers tips for understanding and communicating with someone affected by dementia. Class open to San Francisco Bay Area caregivers only. Full info and registration here. 

• 與您的醫生溝通的技巧 (How to Talk to Your Doctor) — February 10. In this ALL-NEW Chinese-language class, participants will learn communication skills that will help them communicate with doctors and health care professionals. Full info and registration here. 

All classes are free. Bookmark our calendar to stay up to date on upcoming classes, webinars and events.

Looking back on 2022, we feel proud about the number of family caregivers we were able to support and serve. That number was made possible by the incredible peer organizations and partners we collaborated with to improve the lives of caregivers. Here are just a few of those projects and partners—check out our 2022 Impact Report to see more!

• “You’re Not Alone” video series for family caregivers of individuals with ALS, MS, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Diseases. This series was made possible by a generous grant from Adira Foundation.

• “SPARK: Robin Williams and his Battle with Lewy Body Dementia” — This documentary film screening and panel discussion drew on the experience of one of America’s favorite comedians to explore the science of Lewy Body Dementia and its impacts on those diagnosed with the disease and their caregivers. This film was funded by Lewy Body Dementia Association with financial support from Acadia Pharmaceuticals; partners in our panel discussion included UCSF’s Memory & Aging Center and Brain Support Network.

• ‘Let’s Get Away Together’ virtual travel series offers community, adventure and learning to family caregivers. Hugely popular with our clients, this series is an ongoing collaboration with The Hummingbird Project by Sage Eldercare Solutions.

• Caregiver Conversations is an annual event designed to raise awareness and support for family caregivers of adults living with serious illness. It brings together caregivers, caregiving professionals, community providers and others to better understand and address caregiver needs and experiences. Generous financial support from the Metta Fund made this year's event possible, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living kindly provided breakfast, and the Stupski Foundation supported wellness activities. Our wonderful event partners included: Alzheimer’s Association; Institute on Aging; Jewish Family and Children’s Services; Kimochi, Inc.; Openhouse; San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living; San Francisco Disability & Aging Services; Self-Help for the Elderly; SteppingStone; and UCSF Memory & Aging Center/Global Brain Institute.

Interested in partnering with FCA? Contact Julian Leus, our community engagement specialist, to find out more!

We hope you'll check out these organizations and add them to your resources list for your clients/patients or as potential organizational partners. These organizations are based in San Francisco County—in future issues, we will share resources across the Bay Area's other five counties:

• Legal Aid at Work — This nonprofit legal services organization has been assisting low-income working families for more than 100 years with free legal info, clinics, helplines, individualized assistance and more.

• Stepping Stone — As the largest Adult Day Health Care in San Francisco, SteppingStone helps older adults and adults with disabilities maintain their health and independence.

• Kimochi — Provides culturally sensitive, Japanese language-based programs and services to seniors and their families, including transportation, referral and outreach services, activities, meals, residential and respite care, social day care and more.

• Self-Help for the Elderly — Through a wide variety of services, this non-profit provides assistance, support and devoted care to seniors to promote their independence, dignity, health and self-worth.



• Community Tech Network — In its goal to transform lives through digital literacy, CTN helps adults of all ages decrease social isolation, improve workforce readiness skills, better access health resources, and more fully participate in the digital world.



Now, finding caregiver resources by state is easier than ever! We recently revamped our Family Caregiver Services by State online tool, enabling family caregivers, providers and others to easily locate public, nonprofit and private programs and services nearest to the caregiver’s care recipient—no matter where they reside. Explore this comprehensive tool here.

In November, as part of National Family Caregivers Month, we were thrilled to announce our 2022 Champion of Caregivers Awardees—three outstanding individuals whose work has and continues to improve the lives of family caregivers and their care recipients.

This year’s awardees are Jenn Chan, CEO and Founder of Senior Shower Project; Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Emerita Professor of Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine; and Katie Maslow, Visiting Scholar at the Gerontological Society of America. In keeping with our National Family Caregivers Month theme of “Supporting a Diversity of Caregivers,” this year's champions are making a critical difference in the lives of caregivers from a diversity of backgrounds, communities, cultures and identities. Read more here.

We respect your inbox, so we send our Provider e-News Update out every 1-2 months. But between issues, we are still hosting and sharing plenty of activities, classes, webinars and new resources for caregivers.

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... and while you're here — sign up for our Connections e-newsletter (designed for family and friend caregivers), ¿Que Pasa? boletin (our e-newsletter for Spanish-speaking caregivers), and our Caregiving Policy Digest newsletter (caregiving policy at the local, national and international levels).