Advocacy
Without advocacy, the voices of those helping a spouse, a parent, a friend may not be heard.
The President's recently released budget proposal maintains the Lifespan Respite Care Program without cuts and ensures no funding reductions for
Older Americans Act Programs, including National Family Caregiver Support and Adult Protective Services.
In addition, the aging and disability programs managed by the Administration for Community Living will now be unified under a new Administration for Children, Families, and Communities, instead of being divided between Medicare and Medicaid and the Administration for Children and Families.
This is great news, but let's keep pushing forward!
Congress will determine funding amounts for programs and cuts to Medicaid are still a possibility.
Slashing Medicaid could threaten the health and security of 53 million devoted family caregivers and their loved ones.
Become part of the movement in preserving and enhancing services to family caregivers, the backbone of our longterm care system.
The Senate will be voting on House-approved sweeping budget reconciliation package which calls for significant cuts to Medicaid. These cuts will hurt family caregivers and care receivers.
Jason Resendez, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, recently appeared on PBS NewsHour where he explained how the proposed massive cuts to Medicaid would impact family caregivers and those they care for.
Watch the interview
Help protect the Older Americans Act, Lifespan Respite, and other programs that support millions across the country.
What could the impact be? Hear from Greg Olsen, Director of the NYS Office for the Aging, about the impact that the recent restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department and federal funding cuts would likely have on the federal and state level. Watch video
We’re committed to improving the lives of family caregivers.
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Legislation
We're proud to be part of the Caregiver Nation Network, which unites caregiving leaders from across 10 states in a shared mission to change systems through elevating family caregiving issues on state and national policy agendas to improve support for family caregivers. At the state level, NYSCRC Director Doris Green is a member of Governor Hochul’s Advisory Committee to the New York State Master Plan for Aging. The plan is designed to ensure that older adults and individuals of all ages can live healthy, fulfilling lives while aging with dignity and independence.
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Caregiver Simulation
The Caregiver Simulation creates an environment that includes the challenges and rewards of being an informal caregiver. The outcome is a new or renewed sense of empathy for the enormous role informal caregivers take on, and the systems designed to support them. The simulation is targeted toward populations such as: health professionals, students considering or in the health-related field, social workers, employers and supervisors, new professionals and seasoned professionals in social services, policy making, faith communities, and more. View a recent Simulation.
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National Respite Coalition
The National Respite Coalition, the Policy Division of the ARCH National Respite Network, provides training, grants, and resources for respite providers. The Coalition works to secure quality, accessible, planned, and crisis respite services to those in need in order to strengthen and stabilize families, and enhance child and adult safety. The Coalition works to achieve these goals by preserving and promoting respite in policy and programs at the national, state, and local levels.
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Association on Aging
The mission of the Association is to support and enhance the capacity of New York's local Area Agencies on Aging and to work in collaboration with the aging network to promote independence, preserve dignity, and advocate on the behalf of aging New Yorkers and their families.
I’m interested in becoming a NYSCRC member and advocating for family caregivers!
Learn more about our Advocacy Committee and how YOU can support family caregivers .