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Winning programs awarded $20,000 each from Family Caregiver Alliance and The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four remarkable nonprofit programs that address the needs of caregivers for people with Alzheimer's disease have won the 2015 Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards. The winning programs, selected in a national competition, will each receive $20,000.

Sep 17, 2015, 10:32 AM, Posted on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health blog, by David Adler

Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA), with the ongoing support of The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, is pleased to announce that online applications for the 2015 Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards are now open.

This will be the eighth year the $20,000 prize has been awarded in each of three categories: Creative Expression, Diverse / Multicultural Communities, and Policy and Advocacy.

FCA applauds the Senate passage of the Older Americans Act that reaffirms the need for supporting older adults and their family caregivers. With the shifting demographics across the country and the growing need to support the 40 million unpaid caregivers that contribute an estimated 37 billion hours of care, the Older Americans Act contains vital services and support to those family members, neighbors, and friends who form the community network of care to enable older adults to remain in the community.

Thank you friends and supporters of Family Caregiver Alliance and California Caregiver Resource Centers!

Today, Governor Brown signed the California State Budget (2015-16) and the California Caregiver Resource Centers will receive an increase of $2 million!

Click here to review the signed budget. The CRC budget item is listed on page 27. It states:

Family Caregiver Alliance today launched its first crowdfunding campaign with Indiegogo in support of their longstanding Camp for Caregiving program.

The California Budget Conference Committee decision to include $3 million in the state budget for Caregiver Resource Centers (CRCs) now goes to Governor Brown. This is the LAST push to urge the governor and legislative leaders to keep $3 million in the upcoming budget.

I clearly remember the first time I met Herb. He had beautiful white hair framing a handsome face with an inviting smile. But he greeted me with decidedly exhausted eyes.

[Editor’s Note: “How to let go when a loved one is dying” is the title and subject of a new article by FCA‘s Bonnie Lawrence featured on the PBS NewsHour website.]