Caregiver Support Services
A Caregiver is an individual who provides services such as: assistance with activities of daily living, grocery shopping, financial assistance, house cleaning, or transportation. A caregiver can be a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, neighbor, doctor or social worker who attends to the needs of a child or an adult.
The Commission on the Affairs of the Elderly provides caregiver support services to individuals who are:
- Providing caregiver support to someone 60 years or older
- Individuals who are grandparents/grand relatives providing caregiver support to grandchildren/grand relatives.
Additionally, specialized caregiver services are available to support the diversity of the caregiver. The Commission, as a collaborative member of Caregiver Alliance of Suffolk County, works jointly with LGBT Aging Project and Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's KINnection Program to adopt and embrace diversity when delivering caregiving services.
Caregiver Alliance
Mission is to provide support, information and services to diverse generations of caregivers while promoting family well being, problem solving and planning.
LGBT Aging Project
LGBT Aging Project is an organization working to guarantee equal services for LGBT elders and caregivers.
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention and Cruelty of Children (MSPCC)
MSPCC's KINnection Program, in collaboration with Raising Our Children's Children (ROCC), provides family support services for grandparents raising grandchildren.
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