If you’re a caregiver, here’s an invitation. 
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP FINANCIALLY?
If you’ve ever been a caregiver, you know how difficult that job can be, and how much you wished for help that may not have come. That’ kind of help is what Caring For The Caregiver is here to provide – so if you’d consider contributing to our program, here’s the story.
For the past 2 years, Caring for the Caregiver has been supported by public funding and 100 hours a week of volunteer elbow grease (figure 5,000 hours per year!). We have had great hands-on support from the St. Bede’s Bishop’s Committee in Syosset, and major funding from Episcopal Charities of Long Island.
We received $20,000 in grants last year from 3 different sources and we were able to set up 5 different locations where our Caring For the Caregiving program has been introduced and currently running now. We’re supporting Long Island caregivers, week in and week out with our Caring and Healing Circles. We’ve applied to many more charitable organizations recently. Our mission – every caregiver on Long Island within 30 minutes of a Caregiver program! If we can fulfill our 2012 mission we can come pretty close with a total of 15 Long Island locations.
If you’d like to fund our entire program of 10 more Caregiver Fairs and Caring Circles on Long Island in 2012, we’ll need $40,000. Five more is $20,000, 1 additional location is $4,000. And you can help us select the location.
Or, we’ll acclaim you as SUPER-HERO! Ffor a donation of $1,000, HERO for $500, GREAT HUMAN BEING for $100.
Finally, we’ll say THANK YOU, VERY MUCH for whatever you give.
If you’re ready to act now, call me, Roger Schilling, at 516 747-6525 and I’ll come and pick up your check. Or click on the Click & Pledge Widget just below. It will take your name and address, your credit card information and your money! Everything will be processed perfectly, you’ll receive a proper receipt, and full credit for your charitable contribution.. .
Many thanks for your attention.
Caring For The Caregiver, 1/1/2012
FREE PROGRAM
Wednesday evening, 7:00-8:30pm, January 25, 2012
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Martin Spatz Conference Center, Room A 259 First Street, Mineola, NY 11501
“Caregiving is universal. There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” Rosalyn Carter
You are not alone!
You the caregiver need caring too!
When loving is not enough!
Learn about counseling for the caregiver!
Visit our Caregivers’ Fair!
Speakers: Rev. Greg Johnson, President’s Committee on Family Caregiving, Craig Jennings, founder of Caring for the Caregiver will address the problems you are going through. Local Caring and Healing Support Group coming soon. 25 page color manual on services and organizations for Caregivers like you. For location map : www.caringforthecaregiver.org/events.
The program is non-sectarian, non-denominational, and absolutely FREE to those who pre-register at 516-798-1122.
Caregiving Team at the Syosset Chamber of Commerce Street Fair.
eCareDiary‘s Co-founder Susan Baida spoke to Craig Jennings, Founder of Caring for the Caregiver that creates support groups in collaboration with community organizations.
Caregivers use their caregiving skill on one another. Upward Movement on the graph indicates healing.
| Level 1 | Victim | The whole world’s against you and there is no way out. |
| Level 2 | Complaint | The caregiver expresses unhappiness or dismay at his/her situation. |
| Level 3 | Reporting | The caregiver is just reporting facts. |
| Level 4 | Insight, Humor, Intention to Act | The caregiver sees a brighter picture, and is thinking about making changes. |
| Level 5 | Taking Action or Feeling Gratitude | The caregiver understands his/her Situation, is preparing to take steps to manage his/her own welfare, and embraces the support he or she is perceiving/receiving, |
This is described as a Likert Scale, and is an acceptable method for documenting attitude change. What we are so pleased to see is that Caregivers use their skills on one another, with such remarkable effect!
At the start of this year, our team we committed to creating 5 Caregivers’ Fairs and Caring Circles on Long Island.
Yesterday, we solidified commitments to keep that promise.
We started out with a fair in Syosset in March.
We have one in development , July 7, in Smithtown.
And we have commitments from three additional groups:
In Oyster Bay in September, Massapequa in October, and Medford in November.
By the end of the year, we should have achieved our goal – to have generated 5 Fairs, and created 5 places where
Caregivers can get ongoing support and new understanding about being a caregivers.
Details on our Events page.
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After The Caregiver’s Fair
60 plus caregivers evaluated this as the best-ever. 5% thought the program was good, 95% thought it was excellent to great!
Comments:
- We are not alone.
- This is a great group. This is exactly what I want.
- Loved the Round Table – healing.
- Thank you for remembering that I have worth and I am able to assist others by taking better care of me. Learning a little more about remembering “I’m a person too.” Atmosphere of warmth and caring, excellent resources of information, exhibitors seemed sincere, professional and caring. Want to hold programs at my church – use help for myself.
Reverend Greg Johnson speaks on family Caregiving
Click here to see photo gallery from The Caregiver’s Fair, March 12, 2011
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Caregiver’s Fair!
A roomful of Caregivers will assemble on Saturday, March 12, 2011, from 9am to 1pm, to hear about new options for Caregivers.
The keynote speaker will be the Rev. Greg Johnson, from Emblem Health, followed by Craig Jennings, creator of Caring For The Caregiver. Resources for free caregiver services will be made available,
And exhibitors for paid caregivers services will also participate.
There will be an opportunity to experience and attend our Caring and Healing Circles.
The Caregiver’s Fair will be held in Syosset, at 220 Berry Hill Rd., Syosset, NY 11791.
Directions:
There will be a continental breakfast and a sandwich lunch.
This program is entirely free if you pre-register by calling 516 921-0755. Admission without registration is $10.00
The program is supported entirely by The Bishop’s Committee of St. Bede’s Episcopal Church and is non-denominational and non-sectarian.
Donate:
Welcome, and who are you?
If you are a Caregiver, we invite you to join one of our support groups. All members are Caregivers so everybody understands...
Click here for: Caring Circle Meetings schedule and locations.
Each session is run by a trained moderator. Feel free to call.
Phone: 516-921-0755If you are a charitable organization, we would be pleased to have a conversation with you, or apply for a grant to support our Caring For The Caregiver program - as aligned with your objectives and interests. Call Craig at 516 944-6454
If you are interested in helping us grow our program, and can contribute either money, time and/or effort, please contact us, tell us what you think you would like to contribute, and let's see what we can set up. Call Karen at 516-380-3851
Address:
Caring For the Caregiver
220 Berry Hill Road
Syosset, NY 11791
Phone: 516-921-0755
You are welcome to any of our groups at any time of the year. Sign up here.
