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RCI, Sesame Workshop Reporting for Duty to Support Military Kids
AMERICUS, GEORGIA – The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) and
Rural America Needs Help to Face COVID-19
Drive any country road in Georgia during harvest season, and you’ll pass roadside stands emblazoned with the words that could well serve as rural America’s cultural anthem: “Home Grown.”
Invisible Front Lines: Family Caregivers and Fighting COVID-19
The following opinion piece was posted on Ms. Magazine on April 21, 2020.
RCI, HFC Join Forces to Support Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Caregivers
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) and HFC announced today a partnership to assist families navigating the care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Message from the Director: Caregiving and COVID-19
We recognize you are probably being inundated with information about COVID-19 (the Coronavirus). We also recognize the everyday demands of caring for your loved one is already a full-time job, without adding decision-making on how to prepare for an infectious disease.
RCI Releases Candidates on Caregiving – a Tracker for the 2020 Presidential Election
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving today released the Candidates on Caregiving policy tracker. This one-stop guide summarizes where the candidates running for President of the United States stand on caregiving, respite care and long-term care.
RCI to Mark National Caregivers Day with #ThankACaregiver
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving marked National Caregivers Day on Friday, February 21, 2020 by thanking caregivers across its social media channels with the hashtag, #ThankACaregiver.
RCI, Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation Recognize Family Caregivers
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) recently honored five family caregivers with Mattie J.T. Stepanek Caregiving Scholarships, which provide financial assistance to family caregivers.
Rosalynn Carter Institute Hosts National Conversation on Caregiving
Today, the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) convened “Caregiving in the 21st Century: A National Conversation” at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Bringing together advocates, philanthropists, business leaders, and others, RCI is reinvigorating the conversation around caregiving and shining a spotlight on the emerging public health crisis caregivers face every day.
Rosalynn Carter Institute to Honor Extraordinary Georgia Caregivers at 2019 Caregiver of the Year Awards
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) honored the work of Georgia’s extraordinary caregivers at RCI’s 2019 Caregiver of the Year Awards Ceremony. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter presented this year’s awards to three caregivers who have gone above and beyond their call of duty.
Bob Woodruff Foundation and Qatar Harvey Fund Support Expansion of Operation Family Caregiver into Texas Gulf Coast
Americus, GA – The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) announced today
Op-ed from Rosalynn Carter: Ask 2020 candidates for their agenda on family caregiving
As you prepare to interview and evaluate the next set of presidential candidates, I ask you to help me shine a spotlight on the more than 40 million Americans and over 300,000 Iowans who are family caregivers. You may not be one, but you most certainly know one.
We can’t do this work without the support of caregiver champions like you.