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Promoting Caregiver Health, Strength, and Resilience 

The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers was established in 1987 by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter to promote the health, strength, and resilience of America’s 53 million family caregivers. RCI fulfills its promise to champion the family caregiver by building cross-sector partnerships, leading research projects and strategic initiatives, developing and implementing evidence-based programs, and advocating for public policy.   

Promoting Caregiver Health, Strength, and Resilience 

The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers was established in 1987 by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter to promote the health, strength, and resilience of America’s 53 million family caregivers. RCI fulfills its promise to champion the family caregiver by building cross-sector partnerships, leading research projects and strategic initiatives, developing and implementing evidence-based programs, and advocating for public policy.   

Our Mission

The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI) promotes the health, strength, and resilience of all caregivers at every stage of their journey.

Our Values

We operate with empathy and we work with others to empathize with the struggles of unpaid caregivers. With empathy comes understanding, leading to change.
It’s at the core of everything we do, whether we are coaching a caregiver on how to develop self-care routines and advocate for themselves, or we are advocating on behalf of our nation’s 53 million caregivers to policy- and decision-makers.
We resist and know the dangers of “othering” caregivers, which is why we call particular attention to unequal access to care, and work to voice the unique challenges of marginalized groups, especially caregivers of color.
Improving the support for caregivers is a matter of public health. And tackling large-scale issues require large-scale systems change, which is why we continually foster new partnerships.
Caregivers have selflessly offered their support to others. It is time they get their own support in return. They have been shouldering too much for too long in isolation. Our community is here to help them better navigate the burden, celebrate the rewards, and show them that they are far from alone.

Insight begins with acknowledging the emotional impact of caregiving. Beyond that, it is critical that we understand the data. It is important to root our programs and initiatives in the latest data and use it to monitor effectiveness. We are always evolving, and our initiatives evolve with us.

Seize the Moment:

Keeping Caregivers Visible

RCI hosted lawmakers, industry leaders, employers, funders, members of the media, pop-culture influencers, c-suite executives, and family caregivers in a conversation on the future of care.

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Our Team

Our work supporting and advocating for caregivers would not be possible without the talented, hardworking, and compassionate team at RCI.
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Our Founder

Rosalynn Carter’s experience with caregiving began decades before founding RCI in 1987, but it was the inspiration for and continues to fuel our support of caregivers today.

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The John and Betty Pope Caregivers Scholarship

This scholarship is an opportunity for Georgia Southwestern State University students engaged in caregiving roles to reach their higher education goals.
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We can’t do this work without the support of caregiver champions like you.​

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