National Family Caregiving Awards Program

The National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2007 National Family Caregiving Awards Program. Now in its second year, this program is intended to improve the quality of life of family caregivers by recognizing and supporting the efforts of not-for-profit community groups that work with them. 

The awards will recognize the important work of community agencies and other organizations that support family caregivers as a significant part of their mission. 

The Award Categories. Two awards will be given in each of these three categories:

• Caregiver Education Awards will go to groups that have developed exemplary training programs to educate caregivers on topics such as: assisting with ADL needs, financial planning, time management, and others.
• Technology Awards will go to organizations that have developed and implemented innovative technology to support family caregivers or have adapted existing technology in a unique way to support the needs of family caregivers.
• Caregiver Support Awards will go to organizations that provide family caregiver support programs such as respite, counseling, or eldercare in a truly innovative way.

Details

• One award in each category will go to an organization working in a community with a census population of 100,000 or less.
• The other award in each category will go to an organization working in a community with a census population of 100,000 or greater. 
• Each award will carry a cash value of $25,000 that will be designated for use in the awardee’s caregiver support program.
• To qualify, organizations must be not-for-profit.

NOTE: A special Alzheimer’s Award (one of the six) will be given to an organization in either a large or small community that innovatively supports family caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease—and meets the other criteria in the category in which they apply.

The awards will be presented at a luncheon ceremony on July 31, 2007 at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) 32nd Annual Conference and Trade Show in San Francisco, California. 

To view the Request for Applications, visit the Alliance’s website at www.caregiving.org. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2007.


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