LOVE LETTERS: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
How does one repay the affection and attention that our family members have lavished upon us? We can’t – but we can ensure that we are prepared if the time comes that our loved ones can no longer take care of themselves and need our help. Why? Simply, Because We Care.
Experts tell us that by the year 2020, the United States will need more caregivers than teachers due to our rapidly aging population. Along with Hispanics, African Americans have the highest reported prevalence of caregiving. Ethnic minorities also provide more care, use less formal services, and subsequently report worse health than their White counterparts. The need to provide care to a loved one often comes without warning, and both receiving and providing care can have major legal, economic and health implications for the entire family.1
In March 2014, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc., and its National Collaborating Organizations launched Because We Care – an initiative in collaboration with AARP which featured a series of free forums that provide Black women and their families with the resources and tools to take better care of their loved ones and themselves. Recently, the organization expanded this initiative to introduce “Love Letters” a critical information template that helps families begin the conversation on providing and receiving care.
BWA encourages you to give yourself and your loved ones an invaluable gift – resolve to broach the subject of caregiving with your family and those close to you, again simply Because We Care.
For additional information on preparing to give or receive care, please click on the “Because We Care” or “Conversations on Caregiving” tabs on this website.
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1 Dilworth-Anderson, P., Williams, I.C. and Gibson, B.E. (2002). “Issues of Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Caregiving Research: A 20-year Review (1980-2000). Gerontologist, 42(2), 237-272.
OTHER NEWS
THE FOUNDATION OF WESLEY WOODS HONORS BWA BOARD MEMBER DR. DOLLY DESSELLE ADAMS & HER HUSBAND BISHOP JOHN HURST ADAMS
Dr. Dolly Desselle Adams, past president and executive board member of The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc., and her husband John Hurst Adams, Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (ret.), were among four individuals honored recently by the Foundation of Wesley Woods – a senior living not-for-profit that provides retirement solutions for more than 1,800 older adults in communities across Georgia.
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PROMOTES FIVE STEPS TO FINANCIAL SECURITY
In April, (Earlier this month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) invited Americans to celebrate the first National Social Security Month by learning more about the agency’s protections and developing a financial plan that includes Social Security.
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