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Family Caregiver Alliance

Introducing new classes and webinars for family caregivers and providers: 

• KNOW Stroke — How Acting FAST Can Save Your Life — June 30. This webinar discusses stroke prevention facts, risk factors and treatment options, and how to recognize a stroke (and act FAST). Full info and registration here. 

• Let's Get Away Together! — weekly, Jul 19 - Sept 6. This upcoming iteration of our popular webinar series features virtual excursions to Ireland, New York, desert parklands, museum archives, Yellowstone and more (including the universe itself!). Full info and registration here. 

• Caregiver Conversations: A Day of Learning, Support, and Information Exchange — August 18. An in-person gathering for family and friends caregiving in San Francisco or nearby for an adult living with a complex illness (e.g. Alzheimer’s and other dementias, general frailty, Parkinson’s, stroke, Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis, and like conditions). We also welcome professionals who provide services to these caregivers and care receivers. Full info and registration here. 

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

FCA has a long history of supporting and advocating for all family caregivers—including those in the LGBTQ community. We’re proud to offer resources, support groups, webinars, classes and other events addressing the unique needs of LGBTQ caregivers and those in their care. And by partnering with other local organizations, we’re able to reach even more folks who might need personalized support and resources. Here are some of our most popular LGBT-related resources; check our site for more:

• LGBT Caregiving: Frequently Asked Questions (fact sheet)
• Special Concerns of LGBT Caregivers (fact sheet)
• Legal Issues for LGBT Caregivers (fact sheet)
• LGBT Community Support: Caregiving for our Families and Friends (online support group)

For 40+ years, family caregivers have relied on us for high-quality information, expert guidance and resources on dementia—including Alzheimer’s disease—brain injuries, cognitive impairments and many other conditions. This month, Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month, we invite you (and the family caregivers you support) to check out our extensive online library of free resources on these conditions. You can do that in two ways on our site, starting at the home page: 

1) OPTION 1: Hover over "Caregiver Resources" and choose "Health Conditions." You'll see curated content collections, grouped by condition.

2) OPTION 2: Hover over "Caregiver Resources" and choose "All Resources." Then use the filter function on the left to find specific resources, narrowed by your search criteria.

As in-person gatherings resume, we’ve been setting up our table at local health fairs, meeting our community members and letting them know about our free services and resources. It’s been wonderful connecting with family caregivers, care recipients, medical and social service providers, and many others. Here are some fairs we’ve attended as well as one that's coming up (if you attend, please come say hi!): 

• May 20 – “Be Strong, Live Long” Health & Wellness Fair, Santa Clara Senior Center
• May 26 – Senior Health Resource Fair, Brentwood Senior Center
• June 11 – SOMA Summer Safety Fair, Victoria Manalo Draves Park

   ** Upcoming **

• Weds, July 6 – We’ll be at the Alameda County Fair 11am-3pm, in partnership with the Alameda County Department of Adult and Aging Services – stop by and say hi!

Want us to join your event or host an in-service?

Would your staff or clientele benefit from learning about FCA’s free services and programming for family caregivers? We’d be happy to host or join your next learning session or other event (online or in person). We also provide in-service sessions for providers, health systems and community organizations. Contact Julian Leus, our Community Engagement Specialist, to discuss your needs and talk options!

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.

Stay in the know by following us on any or all of our social media channels — and be sure to share them with others who can benefit!

... 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).