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  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 21, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Spread the spirit of care!

Caring Across Generations This card is a reminder that we’re all in this together. John,  The holidays are a time of warmth and connection, but they can also be tough for those giving and receiving care. The demands of caregiving don’t stop, and the absence of loved ones or add…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 19, 2024 at 4:11 PM

We need to raise $24K by the end of 2024

Caring Across Generations Your support can help create a future where care is prioritized. John, As we traveled across the country on our bus tour this summer, I heard powerful stories of caregivers and care recipients trying to make ends meet in a broken care system – parents …
  Jacquelyn Revere for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 16, 2024 at 7:08 PM

I found my community

Caring Across Generations More about my time with the Care Fellowship. John,  My life changed on a seemingly normal day in 2016 when I received a call from a family friend who told me something was wrong with my mother and that she needed help. Not even a year later, my mother …
  Jaimie Worker, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 11, 2024 at 9:17 PM

John, you’re invited to a special webinar

Caring Across Generations We’ll discuss what the incoming administration means for care in 2025 and beyond. Hi friend,  As we’re gearing up for what’s ahead, I want to write directly to you, John, as one of our most active supporters, to invite you to a special end-of-year web…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Support our efforts to build a better future for care.

Caring Across Generations Make a donation for care this Giving Tuesday. John, Did you know nearly half of adults in the U.S. are caregivers?  Right now, 105 million people are caring for a family member or loved one. We have the potential to build the biggest movement for chang…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM

Our successes in 2024

Caring Across Generations Momentum is building when it comes to care. John, No matter the circumstances, momentum is building when it comes to care, and it’s because of supporters like you. As we look ahead to 2025 – I want to reflect on the incredible progress we’ve made this…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
November 12, 2024 at 7:47 PM

The fight for care is not over

Caring Across Generations We won’t stop pushing for investments in paid leave, aging and disability care, and child care. John – like you, I am processing the results of last week’s election. Know this: The fight for care is not over. Millions of households across the nation a…
  Sophia Benrud, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
November 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM

John, our care stories are what unite us!

Caring Across Generations We’re kicking off National Family Caregivers Month with a few Fellow care stories. Hi John, I’m continually in awe of our incredible Care Fellows – the real-life caregivers and care recipients who do the hard work every day. Their stories inspire me a…
  Kelly, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
October 24, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Let's make care count this election

Caring Across Generations Share your care story and help push for the change we need Hi John,  I’m Kelley, a mom, author, advocate, and full-time caregiver, and I want to share my story with you. As a mother of two children, one who has multiple disabilities and medical complex…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
October 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Tell us what you want to ask your elected leaders

Caring Across Generations Before Election Day, let’s make care a priority. Hi John,  Here’s the thing: We vote in our elected officials to represent us – and they make decisions every day that impact care. It is their duty to be responsive to their constituents’ concerns!  With…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
October 10, 2024 at 7:25 PM

How are care and voting connected?

Caring Across Generations Together, we care. Together, we vote. John, Have you ever given someone in your family a ride to their polling location? Watched a neighbor’s kids while they were voting? Or maybe you’ve helped a disabled loved one fill out their ballot? If you answere…
  Rosanita, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
September 30, 2024 at 4:20 PM

📸 Share how care shows up in your life

Caring Across Generations Care is everywhere. John, my name is Rosanita. And like many of you, I have both given and received care. I was born with a congenital heart disease that would eventually require multiple surgeries throughout my life. Growing up, I received care from m…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
September 19, 2024 at 5:06 PM

Show us the receipts!

Caring Across Generations Share your care costs before the Vice Presidential debate. John, in last week’s presidential debate, there wasn’t a single question answered about the skyrocketing costs of care.  Every day families across the country struggle with the weight of rising…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
September 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM

INVITE: Virtual Bus Tour National Virtual Rally

Caring Across Generations Sign up for our last Care on Tour event. Hi John, The Care Can’t Wait Bus Tour is making one final stop – and you don’t even have to leave your home.  That’s right, after an incredible series of events across the country, we’re hosting an online rally…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
September 6, 2024 at 4:30 PM

What an incredible week

Caring Across Generations Help us continue the #CareCantWait momentum. John, “Everybody will come to rely on care services at some point in their lives, or knows somebody else who will." As Coston Plummer, a home care worker in Chicago, delivered this line to a crowded room of …
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
September 1, 2024 at 4:05 PM

TAKE ACTION: Families need lower costs for care

Caring Across Generations This is your last chance to sign! Hi John, After 6 days and 9 stops, our Care Can't Wait Bus Tour has wrapped up – but you still have one last chance to help support our care movement by signing our Care Can't Wait petition. I'll personally deliver the…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
August 26, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Take action with the Care Can’t Wait Bus Tour

Caring Across Generations Here’s how you can get involved. This is it, John! Today we officially hit the road on our Care Can’t Wait bus tour! We’re visiting key cities across the country to bring together caregivers, care recipients, and care activists, bringing care stories t…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
August 24, 2024 at 3:24 PM

$50,000 for care is on the line

Caring Across Generations Help transform the care system. Care is a universal need, John. You and I both know that care touches everyone at some point in life. Yet too many are forced to navigate care challenges alone or rely on fundraising platforms like GoFundMe to cover cost…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
August 8, 2024 at 3:38 PM

Something big is happening this summer, John!

Caring Across Generations Join us on the road as we advocate for care! I have exciting news, John. We’re taking care on tour this summer! Joined by partner organizations, caregivers, care recipients, and care activists, we’re traveling from state to state to show everyone: Care…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
July 24, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Pledge to be a care voter

Caring Across Generations Our commitment to a better care future isn’t changing. John, I know I’m not alone in saying the uncertainty of the past few weeks have shaken me up. This has been anything but an ordinary election season, and with Sunday’s news about President Biden st…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
July 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM

Take action to fight for affordable aging and disability care

Caring Across Generations We need our elected leaders to fix our broken care system. Dear John, Care has always been a disability justice issue.  This month is Disability Pride Month: an opportunity to honor the diversity and resilience of the disability community – and to reco…
  Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
July 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM

We've got exciting news...

Caring Across Generations Help us celebrate Disability Pride Month by making disability visible! Dear John, Disability is a part of life, but for too long our popular culture has treated it as taboo. That’s why I was so profoundly moved by the short film Take Me Home, which put…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
July 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM

How we're building power in the care movement

Caring Across Generations What we've done in 2024 so far (and what’s to come). Dear John, It feels like time is flying by this year – and here at Caring Across Generations, we’ve had quite the 2024. Here’s what we’ve been able to accomplish so far this year: We joined and org…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 21, 2024 at 2:10 PM

Sign the petition: Care in the presidential debate

Caring Across Generations Act now! The first presidential debate is next week. John,  At this very moment, families across the country are talking about care. Whether it’s for ourselves, disabled loved ones, aging parents, siblings, or grandparents – we all have care in common.…
  Zander Keig for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 18, 2024 at 7:38 PM

INVITE: LGBTQ Caregiver training

Caring Across Generations Together, we can better support LGBTQ caregivers and care recipients. Hi John, My name is Zander, and I hold many identities like so many of us do: I am a trans man, a Veteran, and a former caregiver to my father who passed as a result of vascular deme…
  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 12, 2024 at 5:51 PM

ANNOUNCEMENT: 2024 Care Fellows

Caring Across Generations We are so proud of this year’s cohort and want to share more. We’ve got an exciting update for you, John.  After receiving over 300 applications (and a lot of difficult deliberation), we’re excited to share that we have chosen our 2024 Care Fellows - …
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 10, 2024 at 6:11 PM

Take action: Keep profit out of our care

Caring Across Generations Care should be a public good. John, care should be a public good. But far too often, we’re seeing greedy investors buy out care facilities, resulting in worse care options for all of us. 70% of nursing homes across the country are owned by for-profit c…
  Jolene, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 4, 2024 at 6:54 PM

Let’s celebrate LGBTQ+ caregivers

Caring Across Generations Submit a photo and share how you show pride in care. Hi John, my name is Jolene and I’m a caregiver and transgender woman. You may not know this, but transgender and LGBTQ+ Americans face additional challenges when it comes to giving and receiving care…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM

INVITE: An online care film event!

Caring Across Generations You won’t want to miss this virtual film screening! Hi John, What if the stories we saw on screen reflected our own care stories? We’re excited to invite you to a virtual film screening with two short films that do just that – and we hope you’ll join u…
  Lisa, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 22, 2024 at 5:33 PM

$21k a year for care

Caring Across Generations Sign the petition: We need lower costs for care! Hi John, my name is Lisa and I’m a mother and caregiver to three young kids here in Kansas City.  Raising three kids is a lot of work. Right now, I’m spending the cost of a new car on child care for my t…
  Angela Mika Holton, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 6, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Relaxation + Caregiving

Caring Across Generations May is Mental Health Month. Hi John,  Have you ever felt tired and burnt out from the weight of your day-to-day tasks as a caregiver or care recipient?  I know I have, and I know so many of you have, too. It’s normal to feel anxious, stressed, or tire…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 1, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Tell Congress: Support our care workers

Caring Across Generations Take action to help solve the care crisis. John, more people need care than ever. But without workers in the long-term care system for older adults and disabled people, there is no access to care. Now is the time for action to fix it! Decades of underi…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 29, 2024 at 5:47 PM

📺 Watch: The Cost of Caregiving

Caring Across Generations Did you catch us on CBS Mornings last week, John? Did you catch us on CBS Mornings last week, John? I was lucky to join CBS journalist Lisa Ling as she explored what caregiving really looks like for families across the U.S. Her segments showcased somet…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 17, 2024 at 9:33 PM

INVITE: Care storytelling training

Caring Across Generations We want to help you share your care story. Hi John,  April is our Care Month of Action – an entire month dedicated to fighting for a future in which care is accessible and affordable for everyone in the US. And no action is more powerful than sharing …
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 15, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Take action: Tell legislators to lower the cost of care

Caring Across Generations What’s the true cost of care? John, I wanted to make sure you saw our earlier message and had a chance to sign our petition for lowering the costs of care.  We can afford a better care system – if the wealthy and mega-corporations pay their fair share …
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 10, 2024 at 5:49 PM

Something is broken in our care system

Caring Across Generations We need our legislators to lower the costs of care. How much should care cost, John?  For too many families, care has become an exorbitant cost, with family caregivers spending more than $7,000 out of pocket on average for aging and disability caregivi…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 8, 2024 at 9:43 PM

TAKE ACTION: Take a photo for care

Caring Across Generations We're making a difference for care and we want you to join us Hi John,  We’re back with another way you can take part in our Care Month of Action!  We’re using this month to make sure that care is at the forefront of people’s mind, and advocating all m…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 3, 2024 at 3:28 PM

Let’s do this together!

Caring Across Generations One easy action you can take to fight for care this month! Hi John, This is it. Our Care Month of Action starts now. Throughout April, we will be sending you easy ways you can get involved in the fight for more accessible care programs in our country. …
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Sign the petition: Protect the ACA!

Caring Across Generations The Affordable Care Act is under attack. John,  When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed 14 years ago, it changed the game for healthcare – protecting people with pre-existing conditions, mandating preventative medical care, and making sure people…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 5:55 PM

This is unacceptable

Caring Across Generations Tell Congress to expand access to home- and community-based care. John,  Imagine getting sued for asking for the care you need.  For 18-year-old Alexis Ratcliff in North Carolina, that’s the impossible situation she is facing. Ratcliff is quadriplegic,…
  Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 1:01 PM

And the Oscar goes to... Care!

Caring Across Generations Care-related films to watch and share. Hi John, Have you ever watched a movie and suddenly saw a part of your experience reflected back? That’s exactly what happened to me with American Fiction and Maestro, two films that are up for Best Picture at the…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM

Imagine a better future for care

Caring Across Generations Let’s keep this momentum going. John, Last night, Biden delivered his State of the Union address and put forward a vision of a better care future for all of us. His speech made it clear: Better care policies help make life more affordable for families.…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 4:27 PM

How Black history and care history are intertwined

Caring Across Generations Uncovering Black history’s impact on care John, did you know Black history and care history are deeply connected? Let me explain.  Take the story of Lois Curtis – a Black woman whose life became a beacon of change for millions of disabled people. Lois …
  [email protected] · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 4:43 PM

Send a care valentine

Caring Across Generations Today and everyday, we’re sending love to caregivers! Hi John, It’s Valentine’s Day and we’re celebrating our first-ever Week of Care. Just like Valentine’s Day, caregiving can be a big act of love – and now there’s another way to spread a little extra…
  CJ Millamena, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 12, 2024 at 9:46 PM

Invite: A conversation on why the care movement matters

Caring Across Generations Let’s celebrate the week of care Hey John!  Exciting news: Next week, we’re hosting a super important conversation between Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, and Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations’ Executive Director!  Join us on Instagra…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 5, 2024 at 2:21 PM

Billions of dollars

Caring Across Generations Why the FMLA needs to go farther. Tens of billions of dollars, John – that’s how much families and caregivers lose in wages because of our country’s lack of paid family and medical leave.  When people are sick, expecting a child, or caregiving for a lo…
  Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 4:15 PM

Tell Hollywood: Green-light care on screen!

Caring Across Generations Help us make a difference for care stories in entertainment. Hi John,  You won’t believe what I saw at the Sundance Film Festival last week — there are so many independent films grappling authentically with themes of aging, disability, and care!  Take …
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM

What’s happening in 2024?

Caring Across Generations We’re bringing care to the forefront. It’s finally 2024, John. With the momentum we’ve been building over the past year and an election ahead of us, we know this year is the year we’ll bring care to the forefront, educating voters and those who seek to…
  Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
January 19, 2024 at 2:08 PM

Share your favorite on-screen care stories

Caring Across Generations Help us celebrate care on screen. Hi John, Did you catch the Emmys? We were thrilled to see several care-inclusive shows honored, but there’s still more work to be done to make sure Hollywood continues this trend.  From normalizing care support needs a…
  Sahar Roodehchi, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
January 10, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Sign up: Let's text!

Caring Across Generations Keep up with the latest. We have a new care number 📱, John, and we’d love to add you as a contact! It’s a new year – and we have huge plans for 2024. We’re ready to make care a real issue in this country, and we want to make sure you’re with us every s…