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42 people are interested
Volunteer to Help Family Caregivers
ORGANIZATION: Family Caregiver Alliance
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42 people are interested
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) is part of California's statewide system of nonprofit Caregiver Resource Centers serving caregivers and families for 30 years in the Bay Area. FCA offers information, education, publications, care planning, legal/financial consultations and respite assistance. Join us to help caregivers in the community. Volunteer with FCA!
We need ongoing help with collating, filing, preparing workshop materials, and general clerical tasks and projects.
Thanks for considering FCA for your volunteering time!
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About Family Caregiver Alliance
Location:
785 Market Street, Suite 750, San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Mission Statement
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) is a public voice for caregivers, illuminating the daily challenges they face, offering them the assistance they so desperately need and deserve, and championing their cause through education, services, research and advocacy.
Description
Founded in 1977, Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. FCA now offers programs at the national and local level to support and sustain caregivers.
History
30 years ago, a small task force of families and community leaders in San Francisco came together to create support services for those struggling to provide long term care for a loved one who did not "fit" into traditional health systems: adults with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injuries and other debilitating disorders. The diagnoses were different, but the families shared common challenges: isolation, lack of information, few community resources, and drastic changes in family roles.
The task force's early efforts had three lasting results: the formation of Family Caregiver Alliance; the genesis of a statewide network of Caregiver Resource Centers; and the beginnings of a national movement to recognize the immense contribution of family caregivers to the long-term health care of the ill and elderly in our country.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
785 Market StreetSuite 750San Francisco, CA 94103
DATE POSTED
February 29, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
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