The Bay Center has grant funding from the Robert B. Lantz Foundation to explore the needs in the community for caregiver support and to launch a pilot program.
Julie Woods, who is researching local needs, said, “There is a collective agreement that caregivers need support.”
“A caregiver is defined as a family member or friend who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person,” said Woods. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports one in five Americans are caregivers and….
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