National Alliance for Caregiving: Act on RAISE Campaign Launch
The National Alliance for Caregiving, in solidarity with the aging, disability rights and patient advocacy communities, has launched a new campaign, "Act on RAISE," that brings together stakeholders across the caregiving continuum to strengthen the nation’s first-ever National Strategy to support America’s 53 million family caregivers.
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (National Strategy) was created to support family caregivers of all ages, from youth to grandparents, and regardless of where they live or what caregiving looks like for them and their loved ones. The strategy was developed jointly by the advisory councils created by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregiving Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act, with extensive input from the public, including family caregivers and the people they support.
Act on RAISE comes on the heels of an executive action taken by the White House to support family caregivers and direct care workers in an initial step toward implementation of the National Strategy.
The goals of Act on RAISE are to:
- Accelerate the implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
- Strengthen federal-level coordination needed to support America’s 53 million family caregivers as envisioned in the RAISE Family Caregivers Act.
The campaign is focused on the following pillars:
- Mobilize and align stakeholders across the caregiving continuum around priorities and advocacy opportunities in support of the National Strategy.
- Educate policymakers about the actions outlined in the National Strategy and opportunities for implementation.
- Raise awareness of the far-reaching impacts of caregiving on families, communities, and the economy.
JAHF provides cornerstone funding for the Act on RAISE campaign through a grant to the National Alliance for Caregiving.
Go to Act on RAISE.
Read the press release.
Learn more about the National Strategy.
Learn more about the National Alliance for Caregiving.
Learn more about JAHF's support of NAC and the NASHP RAISE Resource and Dissemination Center.
