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WE OFFER EVENTS TO SUPPORT AND HELP FAMILY CAREGIVERS, INCLUDING: FOURTH ANNUAL BEGINNING AGAIN RETREAT --53 FORMER FAMILY CAREGIVERS REGISTERED TO JOIN US TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AS THEY ADJUST TO LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING ENDS. (ARCHIVE IS AVAILABLE AT CARINGOURWAY.COM.) SUPPORT FOR WORKING FAMILY CAREGIVERS WE OFFERED FREE EVENTS TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO WORK AND CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER: --15 REGISTERED TO JOIN US FOR "PLANNING YOUR TEMPORARY CAREER LEAVE." (ARCHIVE IS AVAILABLE AT CARINGOURWAY.COM.) --19 REGISTERED TO JOIN US FOR "PLANNING YOUR RETURN TO WORK AFTER A CAREGIVING LEAVE." (ARCHIVE IS AVAILABLE AT CARINGOURWAY.COM.) --31 REGISTERED TO JOIN US FOR A MORNING OF SUPPORT FOR WORKING FAMILY CAREGIVERS. (ARCHIVE IS AVAILABLE AT CARINGOURWAY.COM.) --95 REGISTERED TO JOIN US FOR A HEALING MORNING. (ARCHIVE IS AVAILABLE AT CARINGOURWAY.COM.) MEETINGS TO CREATE CAREGIVING PLANS WE OFFER FREE MONTHLY PLANNING SESSIONS TO HELP FAMILY CAREGIVERS CREATE CAREGIVING PLANS, INCLUDING: --A PLAN FOR YOU AFTER A FAMILY MEMBER'S DIAGNOSIS: HOW DO YOU MANAGE AFTER A FAMILY MEMBER'S DIAGNOSIS? JOIN US ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AT 1 P.M. ET TO TALK IT OUT, FIGURE IT OUT AND PLAN IT OUT. --CAREGIVING RECOVERY PLAN: AFTER AN INTENSE PERIOD, LIKE A HOSPITALIZATION OR DECLINE, YOU AND YOUR CAREE DESERVE A CAREGIVING RECOVERY PLAN. JOIN US ON THIRD TUESDAY AT 1 P.M. ET TO CREATE PLANS TO RECOVER. --FAMILY EMERGENCY PLANNING: CONNECT WITH A CERTIFIED CAREGIVING CONSULTANT ON THE FOURTH FRIDAY AT 1 P.M. ET TO CREATE YOUR PLANS FOR THE "WHAT IFS?". --GET PAID FOR GIVING CARE: THE DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE MEANS FAMILIES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HIRE OUTSIDE HELP. WE HELP YOU CREATE PLANS TO HIRE A FAMILY MEMBER. JOIN US ON THE SECOND FRIDAY AT 3 P.M. ET. --RESPITE IN PLACE PLANNING: WHEN YOU CAN'T LEAVE, WE'LL HELP YOU GET A BREAK RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE. WE'LL HELP YOU PUT A RESPITE IN PLACE PLAN SO YOU CAN CREATE A SPACE TO CALL YOUR OWN IN YOUR HOME, YOUR YARD AND YOUR COMMUNITY. JOIN US ON THE SECOND TUESDAY AT 1 P.M. ET. THE CARING AWARDS THE WINNERS OF THE CARING AWARD IN OUR CAREGIVING PROGRAM, CARING LEADER AND GRIEF PROGRAM CATEGORIES INSPIRE US TO START WHERE WE ARE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND THOSE WHO HELP THEM. WE HONORED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND PROGRAMS: --MARY MLOT AND TINA BARNETTE FROM LEARN, THE LIFELONG EDUCATION AND AGING RESOURCE NETWORK, INC., IN BOISE, IDAHO. LEARN WON IN THE CAREGIVING PROGRAM CATEGORY. --BETH CAMPBELL DUKE, WHO DEVELOPED LEARNING THE ROPES, WHICH ALSO WON IN THE CAREGIVING PROGRAM CATEGORY. --TAMYRA JOVEL, FAMILY CAREGIVER RESOURCE SPECIALIST AT MID EAST COMMISSION AREA AGENCY ON AGING, ELM CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WHO IS A CARING LEADER. --BARBARA CORLEY AND DIANE GLITTENBERG, WHO ARE CARING LEADERS FOR THEIR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DIRECT CARE WORKERS. --KATHY MURRI, WHOSE GRIEF MOMENT SESSIONS, ARE HONORED IN THE GRIEF PROGRAM CATEGORY.