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Caregiver Families, This is Our Promise to Your Children

Jul 18, 2018 | Featured News, Wounded Caregivers

The weight of caregiving is often too much for grown-ups to bear so how is being a caregiver impacting our littlest heroes? The sad answer is: we don’t know. And that’s not ok. RAND estimates that there are 5.5 million military caregivers in America. So, we can expect that the children of these caregivers number in the millions too.

National Military Family Association and Elizabeth Dole Foundation Launch Initiative to Support Children of Military and Veteran Caregivers

Jul 11, 2018 | Press Release, Wounded Caregivers

NMFA and Elizabeth Dole Foundation hosted a forum focused on the children of caregivers. Participants worked together to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by these children and produce a shared action plan that will serve as the basis for future programming and support.