Diann Rust-Tierney, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

September 8, 2021 at 6:06 PM

Crucial

Caring Across Generations This is one of the most important parts of the legislative process for determining whether the items we want will be funded.           John — Over the next two weeks, Committees in the House will decide how the money for President Biden’s Build Back …

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

September 3, 2021 at 3:34 PM

VICTORY: We Made United Pay!

Caring Across Generations Thanks to the support of Caring Across members like you, United has agreed to replace Engracia's wheelchair, like we asked! John, A few weeks ago, we sent an email about our friend Engracia, whose wheelchair was destroyed by United Airlines on her way home from a Caring A…

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  Mae Singerman, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 31, 2021 at 8:33 PM

Back to school and doing our best

Caring Across Generations Not only does Caring Across Generations provide paid leave for our employees, we're fighting for this care infrastructure publicly, too. We believe that paid leave and family-centered work policies should be a right for all of us who provide care and need care throughout …

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  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 25, 2021 at 9:34 PM

2021 Care Fellowship application deadline: MONDAY

Caring Across Generations The Care Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to sharpen written and oral storytelling skills, learn about and advocate for caregiving policy, engage in civic leadership, and connect to other family caregivers.           Dear John, Aisha Adkins her…

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  =?iso-8859-1?q?Shant=E9?= Wolfe, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 24, 2021 at 9:02 PM

TODAY: Power Up for Care

Caring Across Generations Ready to change the care system in this country? Join us soon to Power Up for Care. John, We're just hours away from tonight's Power Up for Care digital organizing meeting. There's so much work to do to ensure we can make the changes we need to fix our care system. And to…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 23, 2021 at 8:22 PM

Call for care

Caring Across Generations Your 5 minute phone call could make a huge difference.           John, The House is in session this week, back from their August recess. And they’re planning to move quickly on passing the budget reconciliation bill. This budget reconciliation bill i…

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  =?iso-8859-1?q?Shant=E9?= Wolf, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 20, 2021 at 8:37 PM

Tuesday: Power Up for Care

Caring Across Generations Ready to change the care system in this country? Join us Tuesday to Power Up for Care.           John, We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make life easier for family caregivers and ensure that everyone can receive the care they need to liv…

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  =?iso-8859-1?b?U2Fk6Q==?= Dozan, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 19, 2021 at 7:45 PM

Back to school

Caring Across Generations Everyone should have access to the paid family leave they need to look after their families, and access to quality, affordable childcare they can trust. That's what we're working for, and we need your help.           Dear John, My family and I are pr…

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  Beth Shipp, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 11, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Time for human infrastructure

Caring Across Generations The historic proposed $400 billion for HCBS means that more people can access the care they need, when and where they need it. And now is the most important time to contact our Senators to let them know that caregiving is vital as our economy rebuilds.      …

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  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 5, 2021 at 4:30 PM

2021 Care Fellowship applications are now open!

Caring Across Generations The Care Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to sharpen written and oral storytelling skills, learn about and lobby for caregiving policy, engage in civic leadership, and connect to other family caregivers.           Dear John, My name is Aisha Ad…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

August 3, 2021 at 10:07 PM

Go big

Caring Across Generations The historic proposed $400 billion for HCBS means that more people can access the care they need, when and where they need it. And now is the most important time to contact our Senators to let them know that caregiving is vital as our economy rebuilds.      …

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  Antonia Madian, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 7:03 PM

This Month at Caring Across: Communities of Care

Caring Across Generations   Dear Friends and Allies, Care takes a community. And our community — all of you — have been showing up tirelessly over the last few months to demand what we need so that our communities can care for one another. From the streets of DC, to…

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  =?iso-8859-1?q?Shant=E9?= Wolfe, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 20, 2021 at 2:27 PM

Can't let up

Caring Across Generations We know that Senate offices track emails and calls, so the more calls we make the better!           John — We’ve been emailing our senators all week to support $400 billion for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and we’re hearing good things. I…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 19, 2021 at 2:48 PM

#MakeUnitedPay

Caring Across Generations On my way home from the Communities of Care event in DC this week, United Airlines totalled my wheelchair. John, Since Thursday, more than 1,300 people have added their names to support Engracia and tell United to replace her wheelchair and issue a public apology. United …

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  John Adeniran for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 18, 2021 at 4:33 PM

Out of the shadows

Caring Across Generations Caring Across Generations helps me feel seen as a caregiver, and they’re working to pass policies that will make my life — and my mother’s — much easier and less stressful.           John — When I was 17, my sisters and I noticed that my mom’s memory…

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  Engracia Figueroa for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 16, 2021 at 12:25 AM

UNITED AIRLINES: Respect people with disabilities

Caring Across Generations On my way home from the Communities of Care event in DC this week, United Airlines totalled my wheelchair.           John — On my way back from the Communities of Care event this week in Washington DC, my worst nightmare came true. United Airlines de…

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  =?iso-8859-1?q?Shant=E9?= Wolfe, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 8:33 PM

BREAKING: $3.5 trillion

Caring Across Generations Tell your senators: Solutions are possible, let’s make them happen. John, Late last night, Senate democrats unveiled a whopping $3.5 trillion package they plan to pass through a process called reconciliation. But we still don’t know what the number for Home and Community-…

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  Sarah Vitti, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM

TODAY: Celebrate our Communities of Care

Caring Across Generations Today we launch Communities of Care and we want you to be part of it!           John — Every single day, across the country, family caregivers, care workers, and care consumers build community and care for each other. We know what it looks like when …

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  =?iso-8859-1?q?Shant=E9?= Wolfe, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 12, 2021 at 3:57 PM

TAKE ACTION: We can’t wait for a care investment

Caring Across Generations Tell your senators: Solutions are possible, let’s make them happen.           Dear John, Increased funding for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) means that states will finally be able to clear the waitlists of millions of people who a…

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  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

July 8, 2021 at 8:45 PM

What does all this talk about care mean?

Caring Across Generations Join us to break down the discussions about care happening in the halls of power.           Dear John, You may have noticed a lot of terms in the headlines like Care Infrastructure, Home and Community-Based Services or HCBS, American Jobs Plan or AJP…

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  Christina Keys, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 10:19 PM

Why I had to leave my job

Caring Across Generations Support the Care Fellowship today to empower caregivers like me to fight for what we need.           Dear John, My story might sound familiar to you: my parents taught me to chase the American dream. My mom worked in aerospace engineering. I worked m…

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  Diann Rust-Tierney, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

June 25, 2021 at 10:09 PM

Our care agenda is popular — and possible

Caring Across Generations It’s clear that President Biden and key members of Congress are committed to making a meaningful investment in Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). And they need to hear from us, now, to know that this is a priority for families across the country.     …

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  Rebekah Alexander & Dr. Connie Kitchens · [email protected]

June 18, 2021 at 5:31 PM

Honoring Juneteenth with a leap forward for our families

Caring Across Generations Celebrate Juneteenth by supporting policies that mean Black caregiving families can build generational wealth.           John, As we continue to reflect on the last twelve months and how we got here, the generations that came before and the choices t…

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  Beth Shipp, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 6:06 PM

Celebrating caregivers with pride

Caring Across Generations For many of us in the LGBTQ+ community, family isn’t just our blood relatives. It’s our chosen family and friends — in fact, LGBTQ+ caregivers are twice as likely to care for neighbors and friends compared to the general population.           John — …

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

June 9, 2021 at 11:14 PM

Still waiting for home care?

Caring Across Generations We’re looking for stories of people on home care wait lists so we can show decision makers in DC the real impacts these policies would have.           John, One of the most exciting parts of President Biden’s proposals for Home and Community-Based Ca…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

June 7, 2021 at 11:29 PM

Clearing the wait lists

Caring Across Generations We’re looking for stories of people on home care wait lists so we can show decision makers in DC the real impacts these policies would have.           John, One of the most exciting parts of President Biden’s proposals for Home and Community-Based Ca…

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  Rebekah Azaylia Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 4:44 PM

Caregiving and mental health

Caring Across Generations May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so I wanted to take one last moment moment before the end of the month to share my story.           Hi John — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so I wanted to take one last moment moment before the end of the…

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  Beth Shipp, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 7:19 PM

Child care ✅ Paid Family Leave ✅

Caring Across Generations Tell Congress to pass the American Families Plan to support caregiving families!           John, With schools closed, nursing homes ravaged, and families pushed to the brink by COVID, we all saw how caregiving is as critical to our economy as buildin…

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  Sian-Pierre and Rebecca for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

May 9, 2021 at 2:43 PM

A Mother’s Day Bucket List

Caring Across Generations On Mother’s Day, I am thinking about how the work that our mothers do, and the love, joy, and care of older adults is often so invisible.           Dear John, My mom worked her entire life to make sure my brother and I were supported, so that I could…

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  Rebekah Azaylia Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 11:28 PM

CAG’s Month of Milestones – sponsored by YOU!

Caring Across Generations Supporting Caring Across today invests in securing help for tomorrow!           Hi John — I’m in awe of the progress we’ve made JUST THIS MONTH. On Wednesday night, in his first address to Congress since taking office, President Biden unveiled his A…

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  Sarah Vitti, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 3:11 PM

A powerful testimony on ageism and care

Caring Across Generations Duty Free, a powerful film about ageism and caregiving, premieres virtually and in NYC on Friday!           John, When Rebecca Danigelis was 75 she was unceremoniously fired from the hotel housekeeping job she had worked most of her life, in the ver…

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  Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 20, 2021 at 11:55 PM

Accountability, and a call for real justice

Caring Across Generations           Dear John, George Floyd was a person who mattered and who should be alive today. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones, his community, and everyone who has had to endure reliving this trauma in recent weeks, exacerbated by more br…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 1:37 PM

More powerful together

Caring Across Generations A beautiful care gathering with hundreds of thousands of people who give and receive care.           Hi John — Last Saturday at our #CareCantWait Summit we were joined by hundreds of thousands of caregivers and care recipients from across the country…

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  Sade Dozan, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 9, 2021 at 11:30 PM

The Vice President, you, and me

Caring Across Generations Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Devon Still, Ady Barkan, and so many more will be there tomorrow. Will you?           Dear John, I’m excited. For many things: how the nation is abuzz with the word infrastructure, the $400 bi…

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  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 8, 2021 at 7:07 PM

Join VP Harris and Speaker Pelosi for #CareCantWait!

Caring Across Generations Join us on April 10 for a groundbreaking event to celebrate the care we all need. BREAKING NEWS! We're very excited to announce our special guests for the #CareCantWait National Summit. Join us Saturday when we will host Vice President Kamala Harris, Speaker of the House …

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  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 7, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Don't miss our next Caregiver Corner: TODAY!

Caring Across Generations Join us this afternoon at 3pm Eastern for a conversation about caregiving and #CareCantWait           Hello John! Join me this afternoon — Wednesday, April 7th at 3pm ET — as I talk with Josephine Kalipeni, Deputy Policy Director of Family Values @ W…

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  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 6, 2021 at 7:25 PM

You’re invited: Care that uplifts us all

Caring Across Generations Join us on April 10 for a groundbreaking event to celebrate the care we all need.           Hello caregivers! That's you parents, neighbors who've been doing grocery runs, adult children who've set up your parents vaccines — it's been a year. But we …

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  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

April 1, 2021 at 11:27 PM

$400 BILLION for care

Caring Across Generations A historic investment in our care infrastructure.           Dearest John, Yesterday, President Biden outlined his historic jobs and infrastructure plan, which includes an unprecedented, $400 billion dollar investment in care infrastructure and care j…

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  Beth Shipp, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

March 31, 2021 at 9:16 PM

BREAKING: Care can't wait... and Biden agrees!

Caring Across Generations President Biden just made a major announcement about investing in care.           John— Just a few minutes ago ago, President Biden announced the details of his American Jobs Plan, and it includes what we’ve been asking for: $400 billion for Home and…

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  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

March 25, 2021 at 10:30 PM

Home care access will change our lives

Caring Across Generations CAG’s work is delivering that option.           Dear John, It started as a normal Saturday in May, just one month before graduating with my Master’s degree after a grueling three years juggling a quasi-full time job, school, and co-caregiving for my…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

March 24, 2021 at 9:54 PM

John, what does caregiving support look like to you?

Caring Across Generations Members of Congress have asked to hear your stories, so they can refine a bill they’re working on.           John — Because of your efforts, Congress is taking caregiving seriously. In addition to providing additional funding for Home and Community B…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

March 19, 2021 at 9:03 PM

What comes next

Caring Across Generations Thanks to your advocacy, HCBS received as much funding as we asked for in the ARP -- but we can’t let up the pressure now.           John— Just over a week ago, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan. In addition to the $1,400 checks for mos…

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  Janet Kim, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

March 12, 2021 at 6:22 PM

This Month at Caring Across: Caring Forward With Force

Caring Across Generations   Dear Friends and Allies, The next round of relief is finally on its way, including more funding for home and community based services and childcare, a child tax credit, and direct payments that will help families who need it most. And eac…

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  Namatie Mansaray, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

March 10, 2021 at 8:25 PM

Caregiving families deserve this

Caring Across Generations Funding for Home and Community Based Services get a big bump in the American Rescue Plan thanks to you!           Dear [Name], The House just approved the American Rescue Plan, which means it's on its way to President Biden, and that COVID relief wi…

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  Brandon Will for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

February 25, 2021 at 5:32 PM

How we make caregiving work visible

Caring Across Generations Your gift today can make our work possible for the rest of the year.           Dear John, My name is Brandon and as a proud Care Fellow, I’d like to take a moment to thank you for joining us in Caring Across Generations’ week-long culture change camp…

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  Zena Blom for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

February 24, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Take action: demand home care with me

Caring Across Generations This is your last chance to add your name to the petition demanding Congress support HCBS!           John— I’m Zena, and I’m a leader on the Healthcare team with Citizen Action Wisconsin. And over the last week, I was one of dozens of Caring Across s…

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  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

February 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Join us: A Black History Month roundtable

Caring Across Generations           Dear John, For the past week we’ve put a spotlight on male caregivers through our Man Enough to Care series. But today I want to invite you to join us as we dive deeper with a look at masculinity and caregiving in the context of Black fami…

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  Ishita Srivastava, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

February 19, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Men care too

Caring Across Generations It's National Caregivers Day... celebrate the caregivers in your life with us!           Hey John — Happy National Caregivers Day! This is a beautiful day to pull back the curtain and shine a light on the work caregivers do every day — from buying gr…

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  Justin Baldoni · [email protected]

February 14, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Man Enough to Care

Caring Across Generations Join us to watch transformative conversations about masculinity and caregiving.           Hey John, My name is Justin Baldoni and I am a filmmaker and actor, but more importantly I am a friend of Caring Across Generations. I’m so grateful to have the…

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  Katie O'Connell, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]

February 12, 2021 at 8:17 PM

Re: HCBS Lobby Week

Caring Across Generations Caring Across activists will be meeting (virtually) with lawmakers next week. Sign our petition to help show demand for HCBS! John, Our message is getting through, and we need to keep the pressure up! Yesterday, one of the key House committees included a section on "Addit…

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