Elderly Maine considers tax hike to fund universal home care
This video segment originally appeared on PBS Newshour. Watch it there. On November 6, Maine voters will consider a proposal...
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Pay Caregivers Fairly with Ai-jen Poo
This podcast episode of Call Your Girlfriend can also be found at this link. Personal shero and labor innovator Ai-jen...
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A Radical Solution to the Impossible Cost of Caring for the Elderly
This article appears in the September/October issue of Mother Jones Magazine. Read the original here. Roland Bourque was 30 years...
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Iowa needs to invest in caregiving infrastructure
This article first appeared in the Des Moines Register. Read the original there. As our country seems more divided every...
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Ai-jen Poo Says These Caregiving Stereotypes Are Harmful — And It’s Time To Reevaluate
This article first appeared in Bustle on January 15, 2019. Read the original there. It’s universally true that everyone on...
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#WeKnowYouCare: On The Basis of Sex, masculinity, and caregiving
You cannot value something you cannot see Which is why we’re so excited about the campaign we’re running inspired by...
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One state’s solution for the financial burden of family caregivers: cash
This article first appeared in Considerable on January 4, 2019. Read the original there. Beth Hoban is a caregiver to...
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Gen X: Time Is on Your Side When It Comes to Saving for Retirement
This article first appeared in Kiplinger’s on January 3, 2019. Read the original there. Generation X has been called America’s...
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Want to Do Better by the Caregivers in Your Life? Here’s Some Advice — and an App — For That
This article first appeared in PopSugar on December 31, 2018. Read the original there. Just a few years ago, it...
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The most important job in the world is one no one wants anymore
This article first appeared in Quartz on December 12, 2018. Read the original there. A lot of caregiving policy feels...
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Let’s talk about (On The Basis of) Sex, culture, and caregiving
Pop culture can be a great entryway into meaningful conversations. For example, we were part of a deep conversation on...
Read MoreI am never going to let anyone else feel this level of despair and isolation. Shaista Kazmi on being committed to quality, affordable, culturally competent in-home care.
Shaista Kazmi is a family caregiver from West Bloomfield, Michigan. She’s experienced the isolation and guilt of caregiving, as well...
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I cannot imagine going back to the old ways. Jeffery Kearney on how getting the right support makes all the difference.
Jeffery Kearney is a life-long caregiver currently coordinating care for his mother from afar in Washington, DC. He’s always played...
Read MoreI feel like I’m running on fumes. Heather Bolden on the challenges – and rewards – of being a sandwich generation caregiver.
Heather Bolden is a family caregiver in her early 50’s from Farmington, Minnesota. She’s both a caregiver to her mom...
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