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  Vanessa Butterworth, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
August 1, 2022 at 3:02 PM

The Care Fellowship

Caring Across Generations We’re asking for your help to support the Care Fellowship           John, Earlier this summer, I was telling you about our amazing Care Fellowship, and I wanted to pick up where we left off. This year, we’re planning for our biggest Fellowship class …
  Ifetayo Harvey, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 6:49 PM

Black Women and Care with Brandee Evans

Caring Across Generations Listen to our conversation with actress and caregiver Brandee Evans           John, Last month, actress and caregiver Brandee Evans joined Caring Across Generations staff Aisha Adkins, Shanté Wolfe, and Rebekah Alexander on Twitter for a conversation…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
July 1, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Take action: Tell Congress to fight back

Caring Across Generations We must fight back now           John, The Supreme Court has made some deeply troubling decisions this month but we are never beyond hope. President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Congress can take action by ending the Senate filibuster, repealing…
  Ifetayo Harvey, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 28, 2022 at 5:34 PM

TODAY: Black Women & Caregiving

Caring Across Generations Join a Twitter Spaces conversation about Black women and care.           John, As a Black woman from a family of seven children, I have a lot of experience giving care and receiving care across my immediate and extended family without any real access…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 6:35 PM

URGENT: Take action for abortion

Caring Across Generations Access to safe, legal abortion is a vital form of care.           John, Abortion is care, full stop. Today’s Supreme Court decision will make life more difficult and dangerous for so many. It will put more strain on our broken care systems and take a…
  Vanessa Butterworth, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Next week

Caring Across Generations Support our Care Fellowship by making a donation today.           John, We haven’t met yet. I’m Vanessa, and I’m the new Digital Director here at Caring Across. When I started about a month ago, the program that impressed me most was the Care Fellows…
  Ifetayo Harvey, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 19, 2022 at 10:20 PM

Juneteenth

Caring Across Generations Celebrate Juneteenth and join us for a conversation on Black women and care later this month!           John, Juneteenth is a day when we celebrate freedom and the Black experience in America. For many people, the first time they heard about Juneteen…
  Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 17, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Send your message: HCBS

Caring Across Generations Together, we can push Congress to take action to support our families – but only if we speak out now.           John, If Congress is going to move on another economic recovery package before the midterm elections, it will be before August recess and …
  Ishita Srivastava, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 11, 2022 at 2:20 PM

Our new ad about the future of care

Caring Across Generations Watch our new ad and help us reach more people!           John, You and I both know that something as big as rebuilding our care system requires deep and intentional action. But most people in the U.S. haven’t begun to think about what that really lo…
  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 2, 2022 at 3:07 PM

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Care Fellowship

Caring Across Generations Apply for the Care Fellowship by June 6!           John, WOW! So many of you are interested in the Care Fellowship. Thank you so much to everyone who has already applied or sent a message seeking more information. To make sure that everyone who is in…
  Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
June 1, 2022 at 5:48 PM

Take Action: Tell Hollywood to care more

Caring Across Generations It’s time for Hollywood to care more           John, Over the past six years, the NBC series This Is Us has brought the story of Rebecca Pearson – Mandy Moore's character, who is mother to the show's "Big Three" – and her transition from caregiver to…
  Antonia Madian, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 28, 2022 at 2:12 PM

This Month at Caring Across: Carnations for Care!

Caring Across Generations Read on to find out what’s on deck this month as we continue to push our Senators to pass an economic package with major investments in expanding access to services and paying providers and care workers a wage they can thrive on.   Dear Frie…
  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 2:07 PM

APPLY TODAY: Care Fellowship

Caring Across Generations The application for the 2022 Care Fellows cohort is now open!           John, We’re recruiting for our Care Fellowship program again! APPLY TODAY → Over the last three years, our Care Fellowship has offered a unique opportunity to bring car…
  =?iso-8859-1?q?Shant=E9?= Wolfe, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 9:20 PM

We’re not just “throwaway flowers”

Caring Across Generations Together, we can push Congress to take action to support our families – but only if we speak out now.           John, We’re two years into the pandemic, and caregivers are beyond exhausted. We’re exhausted from trying to find consistent care for our …
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 12, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Medicare for All means HCBS for all!

Caring Across Generations Join the much needed fight now for universal access to health care and HCBS.           John, Senator Bernie Sanders JUST reintroduced a bill in the Senate that would provide Medicare for All. #Medicare4All will give everyone in the U.S. access to the…
  Ishita Srivastava, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 8, 2022 at 3:04 PM

Free Mom’s Day card download

Caring Across Generations We want to help you celebrate the mom or mom-figure in your life today           John, Happy Mothers Day! For many, our moms or another person close to us were our first caregivers. They did so much for us through thick and thin. I personally wouldn’…
  Ifetayo Harvey, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 7, 2022 at 4:06 PM

TUNE IN NOW: MOMibuster is happening live!

Caring Across Generations Watch the stream now and spread the word!           John, Something amazing is happening RIGHT NOW – the country’s first ever #MOMibuster. That’s right: Moms, parents, caregivers, care workers, and leaders from across the U.S. are turning the tables …
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 7:42 PM

Take immediate action: Abortion is care

Caring Across Generations Access to safe, legal abortion is a vital form of care.           John, I have some urgent news. The Supreme Court is considering overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that has guaranteed the right to abortion for a half-century. When the le…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 9:11 PM

The heart of our work

Caring Across Generations What our Care Fellowship has given everyday caregivers like you!           John, Here I am with my family and my Care Fellows cohort. The Care Fellowship helped me see that I wasn't alone as a caregiver. Will you help support this vital program? …
  Sarah Vitti, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
April 22, 2022 at 8:22 PM

How do YOU care?

Caring Across Generations Watch our new videos talking to strangers about care in Times Square!           John, Our Portraits of Care billboards in Times Square shed light on Care Squads and their stories, and asked people big questions about care. Putting up billboards in th…
  Shanté Wolfe, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 8:35 PM

Spring Into Care

Caring Across Generations Join us to discuss what's next for the movement to change the way America cares TONIGHT at 6pm on Facebook and YouTube.           John, Spring brings warmer weather, longer days and budding trees. Just as our gardens bloom anew, so does our movement.…
  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 24, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Let's build a caring future together

Caring Across Generations Join us via Zoom on Thursday, March 24th at 6 pm ET for our New Care Activist Orientation!           John, It’s so important to build community among those impacted by care. Before finding Caring Across Generations, I thought I was alone in my care j…
  Aisha Adkins, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 21, 2022 at 10:48 PM

Want to be part of the solution?

Caring Across Generations Join us via Zoom on Thursday, March 24th at 6 pm ET for our New Care Activist Orientation!           John, Caring Across Generations is committed to making sure that unpaid caregivers, people with disabilities, and older adults get access to the reso…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 15, 2022 at 8:31 PM

Equal Pay Day

Caring Across Generations From the boardroom to the classroom, gender inequity in the workplace fundamentally rests also on how we value, or fail to value, caregiving and care workers.           John, It’s Equal Pay Day, the point in the new year women have to work to earn th…
  Ifetayo Harvey, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 11, 2022 at 5:21 PM

Who's in your Care Squad?

Caring Across Generations How do you care?           John, How do you care? Who’s in your Care Squad? For the last few weeks, people in New York and Washington, DC have seen ads on buildings and bike share stations asking those questions. The billboards feature beautiful phot…
  Antonia Madian, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 10, 2022 at 9:59 PM

This Month at Caring Across: Care is in the Air!

Caring Across Generations Read on to find out how we’re making sure that care is not just part of the conversation - but IS the conversation.   Dear Friends and Allies, Spring is around the corner, and care is in the air! In the State of the Union last week, Presiden…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 4, 2022 at 6:19 PM

State of Care

Caring Across Generations Family caregivers and care workers are beyond exhausted physically, emotionally and financially and have had to duct-tape together care for their children, older family members and loved ones with disabilities.           John, On Tuesday night, Presi…
  Vanessa Faraj, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
March 1, 2022 at 10:49 PM

What is the State of Care?

Caring Across Generations What is the State of Care for our families? What’s easy and what is really hard about care? What help do you need to make your life just a little bit easier? We’d love to hear from you!           John, President Biden will give his State of the Union…
  Diann Rust-Tierney, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 9:57 PM

History

Caring Across Generations All month, Caring Across Generations has been celebrating the contributions Black Americans – especially Black caregivers – have made to our country and to our movement to change the way America cares.           John, President Biden is nominating Ju…
  Sarah Vitti, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 18, 2022 at 7:19 PM

How do you care?

Caring Across Generations We're celebrating National Caregivers Day in a big way!           John, Happy National Caregivers Day! We’re celebrating this important day with the launch of our “Portraits of Care” ad campaign featured on billboards in New York City’s Times Square …
  Ifetayo Harvey, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 14, 2022 at 7:43 PM

Fwd: Care is love!

Caring Across Generations Send your elected officials a Valentine to remind them to care about caregiving! John, I hope you’re having a happy Valentine’s Day, filled with friends, family, and love. And though it might not be obvious, our elected officials need some love today too! What better way …
  Antonia Madian, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 13, 2022 at 9:09 PM

Care is love

Caring Across Generations Send your elected officials a Valentine to remind them to care about caregiving!           John, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. It’s time to pick up those flowers, load up on chocolates, and get your Valentine’s cards written and sent off. And …
  Ishita Srivastava, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
February 10, 2022 at 11:04 PM

Celebrate National Caregivers Day at CareCon

Caring Across Generations CareCon is a FREE, virtual event designed to educate, inspire, and empower Alzheimer's and dementia family caregivers with support, knowledge, and community.           John, Next Friday, February 18 is National Caregiver's Day, and our friends at HFC…
  Sarah Vitti, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
January 25, 2022 at 9:32 PM

Play the games from Care Jam 2021!

Caring Across Generations Last month, we co-hosted Care Jam 2021, the first game jam to bring together game developers and people touched by care—people with disabilities, aging adults, family caregivers and care workers—to design gaming experiences that uplift stories of care and the people who d…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
January 9, 2022 at 6:26 PM

Prioritize your well-being this year

Caring Across Generations The new year is a time for resolutions, and your own resolutions can be easy and prioritize the well-being of yourself and those you love most.           John, As the new year begins, I’m reflecting on how you’ve been an integral part of a diverse mo…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
January 1, 2022 at 1:02 AM

Not much time left

Caring Across Generations If you haven’t made your 2021 gift, now is the time! Make your gift before time runs out!           John, There’s not much time left, so I’ll be brief. We are just $800 away from our campaign goal — that’s 92% of the way there! — AND all gifts receiv…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 6:34 PM

New Year's prep

Caring Across Generations Support $10K for 10 years today and DOUBLE your 2021 gift!           John, After a full day of my usual New Year’s Eve prep, believe it or not, I’m also thinking about the organizations who I’ve yet to make a gift to. With just a few hours left in 20…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 30, 2021 at 8:18 PM

A resolution worth keeping

Caring Across Generations Will you join me in making a monthly recurring contribution to Caring Across — and committing to a New Year’s resolution that you can actually keep?           John, It’s always so hard to keep a New Year’s resolution. I basically don’t even try any m…
  Ai-jen Poo, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 9:27 PM

Thank you for driving the first decade of milestones!

Caring Across Generations Will you help propel our work forward in the next 10 years?           John, The holiday season and preparation for a New Year means many things for us all. For me, it marks a time of rest, reflection, gratitude, and inspiration for growth. This year,…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 12:06 AM

The greatest trees have the strongest roots

Caring Across Generations Organizing, advocacy, culture change AND fundraising!           John, Sometimes, it’s really hard to explain what I do for a living or why it's important to the nonprofits I’ve worked with. Ironically, all the caregivers I know are in the exact same …
  =?iso-8859-1?b?U2Fk6Q==?= Dozan, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 28, 2021 at 6:31 PM

Critical

Caring Across Generations Will you make a contribution today to help us reach our goal? Your contribution will be doubled, thanks to a match from a generous donor. John, We've already raised $7,300 from 115 donors — which puts us SO VERY CLOSE to our goal. But there’s still a ways to go. And we co…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 27, 2021 at 5:30 PM

With YOU behind us

Caring Across Generations With less than a week to go before the end of the year, we’re still a bit short — and the missing element is YOU!           John, There are just a few days left before the end of the year, and we’re making great progress toward our $10K for 10 Years …
  =?iso-8859-1?b?U2Fk6Q==?= Dozan, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 24, 2021 at 12:12 AM

Close the gap, double your impact!

Caring Across Generations Help us raise $2,500 by January 1st, and double your impact with a match!           John, A very generous donor just made a donation of $3,000! AND they said they'd match up to $6,000 more! Thanks to the generosity of this gift, we’re more than 75% o…
  Rey Castuciano for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 23, 2021 at 6:35 PM

Not asking for much

Caring Across Generations This holiday season, caregivers like me aren’t asking for much — just a little help so we can care for our loved ones AND keep our jobs. Caring Across is making sure we can make our voices heard and demand better than the impossible choices we face every day.   …
  Matthew Cain, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 22, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Gifts that matter

Caring Across Generations It’s too late to order something online, but it’s not too late to give a gift that has an impact — and get something for yourself at the same time.           John, The holidays are in full swing, and Christmas is just a few days away. It’s too late t…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 21, 2021 at 11:43 PM

Care is a Justice Issue

Caring Across Generations When we talk about who is most directly impacted by improving care infrastructure, what specific communities face the greatest need?           John, When we talk about who is most directly impacted by improving care infrastructure, what specific comm…
  Matthew Cain, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 20, 2021 at 10:16 PM

Which will you choose?

Caring Across Generations What’s better than pouring a nice cup of coffee while wearing a cozy long sleeve shirt, all while knowing your most-used cards are safely with your phone? Doing all of that while supporting Caring Across Generations!           John, What’s better tha…
  Rebekah Alexander, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 17, 2021 at 11:17 PM

The Power of YOU

Caring Across Generations Your support this year secured today’s milestones! So what's next?           John, Before the year comes to an end, we want to take a moment of gratitude to celebrate all you have done to fill the role of caregivers for one another as the pandemic co…
  Nureena Faruqi for Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 16, 2021 at 11:37 PM

Making it work

Caring Across Generations Will you chip in today to support Caring Across and programs like the Care Fellowship, so they can help even more caregivers, like me, advocate for ourselves next year?           John, As a millennial caregiver with chronic illnesses, it was already …
  Antonia Madian, Caring Across Generations · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 11:26 PM

This Month at Caring Across: Celebrating Caregivers

Caring Across Generations November was National Family Caregivers Month, and our wide-ranging coalition was out in full force to ensure that caregivers are celebrated and recognized for the essential work they do every day.   Dear Friends and Allies, November was Nat…