ACL - Administration for Community Living

01/18/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/18/2022 13:59

Upcoming Joint Meeting of Caregiving Advisory Councils

January 18, 2022

Reminder: Upcoming Joint Meeting

RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council
Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:30- 4:30 PM ET

ACL is pleased to announce the first joint meeting of the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council and the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG) as they come together to begin development of the National Family Caregiving Strategy.

Online Attendance:
All information for this meeting will be posted on both Council's web pages. For more information, please visit the RAISE or SGRG pages.

The virtual meeting is open to the public. Registration is not required to attend via webinar. The webinar link will be open for access (live) 5 minutes prior to the meeting start time. A copy of the agenda will be posted prior to the meeting.

The RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council, established by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, is charged with providing recommendations on effective models of family caregiving and support to family caregivers as well as improving coordination across federal government programs. These recommendations will support the development and execution of a National Family Caregiving Strategy.

The Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is charged with identifying, promoting, coordinating, and disseminating to the public information, resources, and the best practices available to help grandparents and other older relatives both meet the needs of the children in their care and maintain their own physical and mental health and emotional well-being.