Second National Conference for Caregiving Coalitions

Sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving.

Funding for the conference is provided by generous support from the Retirement Research Foundation and the Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation.

Wednesday, March 26, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

State and local caregiving coalition members are invited to attend the Second National Conference for Caregiving Coalitions on Wednesday, March 26, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

The conference will provide an opportunity for your caregiving coalition to: develop strategies for sustainability, fundraising and evaluation; receive technical assistance from seasoned coalition leaders; share best practices and lessons learned; and participate in the launch of the Coalitions Network Advocacy Committee.

Presenters: Mary Brintnall-Peterson, PhD, Program Specialist in Aging, University of Wisconsin Extension, Madison, WI; Carol DeGraw, MSW, LCSW, Community Impact Manager, United Way of Morris County; Brian Duke, MHA, MBE, Executive Director, New Jersey Foundation for Aging, Trenton, NJ; Moira Fordyce, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Laguna Niguel, CA; Rev. Gregory L. Johnson, Director, Care for the Family Caregiver Program, HIP Health Plan of New York; and James O’Neal, Associate Director of Marketing, VNS Choice, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

Registration is limited to 75 attendees. Cost is $100.

To register, click here.

If you've already registered for the 2008 Aging in America conference and would like to add this program to your registration, click here.

For more information, e-mail The National Alliance for Caregiving or visit the NAC website.