Dear Friends of CaringKind, I hope this year-end letter finds you well and that you and your family are staying healthy. For those who have been impacted by Covid-19, our thoughts are with you and your loved ones. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DONATE NOW [https://donate.caringkindnyc.org/5nFehruK]If you need to reach us for any reason, including making a stock donation, please call 646-744-2900. --------------------------------------------- [...]

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CaringKind Alzheimer’s Walk 2020: We Did It! Back in May, when we made the decision to pivot the Walk to a fully virtual event, we were pretty nervous. After all, the Walk is our largest community fundraising event of the year. In the middle of a pandemic, would our Walkers return? And by going virtual, where would our Walkers be returning to, exactly? Well, we are very proud to report that our Walkers did return, and they met us on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. We’re also proud to report t [...]

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Adina Segal, Jewish Community Outreach Social Worker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Helping Caregivers Cope Covid-19 has hit dementia caregivers hard. Over the past nine months, the calls we received were from caregivers, already stressed by caregiving, facing additional stressors from the pandemic. Caregivers expressed concerns about themselves or their care recipient getting sick, navigating home care considerations and trying to figure out [...]

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Dasha Kiper Consulting Clinical Supervisor, Support Groups -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unpredictability is something all caregivers live with. Though, for some, there is one constant in their lives: CaringKind support groups. These groups provide the stability and empathy caregivers do not find elsewhere. Before Maria W. joined a support group, she thought she had to take care of her mother alone. But with the group’s encouragement, she ac [...]

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Meredith Wong, Manager of Connect2culture® -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make Time to Breathe As Covid-19 impacts access to home care and other support services, a caregiver has even more need for respite. It’s time to focus on themselves. Too often, a caregiver forgets about their well-being  — emotional, physical, and spiritual. While it may take some scheduling adjustments, it’s important for a caregiver to make time to breathe, spend time [...]

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