Welcome!
Arizona Caregiver Coalition
A project facilitated by:
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Governor's Advisory Council on Aging (GACA)
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Social Health & Alzheimer's Committee (SHAC)
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Arizona Association of Area Agencies on Aging
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Division of Aging & Adult Services
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Division of Developmental Disabilities
Reasons for a Statewide Coalition -
- Promote awareness of caregiving and its challenges
- Lifespan Respite Care Act requirements (Arizona Lifespan Respite Care Network)
- Strengthen and unite existing resources, information, and people
- Develop and share advocacy campaigns
- Improve service delivery
- Reduce barriers to service
- Ease the burden of referring
- Create a mechanism for easy access to resources
- Provide advocacy, information, education, community awareness, and networking of the nonprofit sector
- Provide more information and ways of disseminating information
- Respond to community needs and provide for needs of caregivers now and in the future
- Improve public and private nonprofit collaboration
- Consolidate and share information
- Minimize overlapping services from agencies with common missions
- Assist caregivers statewide, including regionally, culturally, and ethnically diverse areas
- Provide a forum to exchange issues and information
Proposed Coalition Purpose Statement -
Addressing the identified needs for a statewide coalition through a statewide mechanism is beneficial to caregivers, coalition members and partners, the service delivery system, and our communities. By bringing caregiving issues to the surface, the coalition validates caregiving and the challenges caregivers face; empowers caregivers and care recipients by helping them identify and access resources; provides choices; works to decrease barriers to services; advocates for caregivers; and assists people in identifying themselves as caregivers. The coalition also assists relevant service agencies by providing referrals and recognizing similar missions among agencies and supporting their efforts. The coalition also provides an opportunity for collaboration among caregivers and professionals working with them. These efforts are all for the sake of improving the quality of care and quality of life of both caregivers and elderly care recipients.
Proposed Vision Statement -
The proposed vision of the Arizona Caregiver Coalition is for all Arizona caregivers to have knowledge of and access to resources that support them.
Proposed Mission Statement -
The proposed mission of the Arizona Caregiver Coalition is to create awareness of caregiving issues and improve the quality of life for caregivers and care recipients through advocacy, information and education, support, and access to resources.