Advocacy
Without advocacy, the voices of those helping a spouse, a parent, a friend may not be heard.
Join our efforts to amplify the voices of family caregivers who are the backbone of our long-term health care system.
These champions assist with everyday tasks, coordinate medical visits and finances, supervise medications, offer emotional support, and so much more.
Complete the form below to join our next meeting.
Become part of the movement in preserving and enhancing services to family caregivers, the backbone of our long-term care system.
Some of the NYSCRC Team attended the Caregiver Nation Summit 2025, the National Alliance for Caregiving’s (NAC) annual conference in Washington, DC. The two-day event brought together experts, caregivers, and policymakers to among other things, use key findings from the Caregiving in the US 2025 report to help find solutions for the more than 63 million family caregivers across the country. The report is a joint project of NAC and AARP and is a comprehensive study of the American family caregiver.
The report also provided State Data Briefs. See the New York State Brief.
Help protect the Older Americans Act, Lifespan Respite, and other programs that support millions across the country.
The NYSCRC team and Jason Resendez, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, pose for a picture in front of the US Capitol Building during Caregiver Nation Summit 2025.
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.
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