Provides a 12-week education course and support for participants to learn critical information and acquire strategies related to caregiving.

All Franklin County residents needing assistance with navigating social service programs.

Offers training programs on how to improve communication with and care for persons with memory loss.

Offers more than 35 workshops annually for professionals and paraprofessionals who serve older adults and individuals with a disability. Offers continuing education credits for social workers, nurses and nursing home administrators.

Offers a variety of services to caregivers. Services are designed to fill gaps in current community services. Included are reimbursements for limited and temporary respite care, caregiver training to assist in the areas of health, nutrition, financial literacy, and in making decisions and solving problems related to caregiving roles. Support groups, information about services available to caregivers, a lending library, and individual training for caregivers in the home are also offered.

Provides an online directory of services for families and caregivers of someone with a disability. Lists both for profit and nonprofit organizations that offer services specifically targeting those with disabilities. Examples of services listed include medical equipment providers, counseling services, home care support providers, legal services, recreational camps/activities, and more. Offers educational programming on topics of interest to those caring for a person with a disability or special need and publishes a guidebook of services. Offers caregiver training for both consumers and profesionals.

Provides foster care, adoption and mentoring services to local children and teens in the child welfare system by recruiting, preparing, and supporting specialized families and supports. Also offer family and treatment foster care, step parent adoptions, foster/adoptive parent education classes, parent resource groups, pre/post adoption support services, mentoring, resources/referrals, and home studies. Diverse and inclusive. All Families-All Children Seal for LGBTQ+. COA Accredited.

Offers community education programs at various locations, virtually, and by request.

Provides support groups, and educational workshops for those who are caring for a dependent person, usually an older relative. Topics include sensitivity to aging, stress management, communication skills, assisting with personal care, decision making, community resources, nutrition, dementia, legal & financial issues, and palliative care.

Provides support, education, and service linkage to help caregivers better understand their role. Helps caregivers understand when and how to access and utilize assistance (and the consequenxes of doing so). Goal is to provide stress reduction and the ability to understand and better care for their loved ones. Provides services such as reimbursement for limited and temporary respite care and information about services available to caregivers.

Provides foster care, adoption and mentoring services to local children and teens in the child welfare system by recruiting, preparing, and supporting specialized families and supports. Also offer family and treatment foster care, step parent adoptions, foster/adoptive parent education classes, parent resource groups, pre/post adoption support services, mentoring, resources/referrals, and home studies. Diverse and inclusive. All Families-All Children Seal for LGBTQ+. COA Accredited.

Provides educational programs for caregivers and others who are interested in learning how to interact better with those individuals having memory impairment.

Provides caregiver training for those taking care of chronically ill, disabled, or elderly adults. Will provide in-home respite care.

Provides an educational course that focuses on understanding emotional, mental, and neurobiological disorder diagnoses (includes attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder {AD/HD}, major depression, childhood schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive/compulsive disorder {OCD}), developing coping skills, counseling and therapy, medications, crisis intervention, special education concerns, dealing with community agencies, and family advocacy. Classes are taught by a trained parent facilitator.

Provides four introductory sessions to Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Offers a variety of services to caregivers. Services are designed to fill gaps in current community services. Included are reimbursement for limited and temporary respite, counseling, caregiver training to assist in the areas of health, nutrition, financial literacy, and in making decisions and solving problems related to care giving roles. Support groups, information about services available to unpaid caregivers, and individual training for caregivers in the home are also offered.

The National Family Caregiver Support Program offers caregiver training.

A monthly meeting that provides speakers on various aspects of stroke or arthritis, followed by a session focused on the needs and problems of caregivers for stroke survivors. Refreshments are served.

A telephone-based coaching and support program for persons with chronic health condition(s) and their family and friends who care for them. Services provided include assessment to help families identify the type of help they need, steps to help them address their concerns, education, and ongoing emotional support. Those who participate receive regular check ins with staff who provide follow up on plans and suggestions for actions to take to manage the situation.

Provides an evidence based, eight-session educational program for families, friends, and significant others on mental health conditions so that they may better understand and advocate for their loved ones. Presenters are trained family members who have loved ones with an emotional or mental disorder.

Telephone assistance service staffed by Alzheimer's specialists providing information, support services and referrals.

Offers various trainings for caregivers of loved ones living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia.

Offers two separate programs: the Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS) and the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) which provide support and benefits for veterans and their family caregivers. PGCSS program provides peer support mentoring, skills training, coaching, telephone support, online programs, and referrals to available resources to caregivers of Veterans. PCAFC offers enhanced clinical support and services for caregivers of eligible Veterans who have a serious injury (or illness) and require in-person personal care services among other requirements.

Provides information and support to caregivers of older adults and adults living with a disability. Offers free workshops to community groups on topics related to caring for others. Offers telephone and in-person consultation for dealing with issues that arise in caring for others. Can provide short term respite care.

The Caregiver Support Program offers free support for private individuals that provide care to an older loved one, friend or neighbor or for a Kinship Caregiver who is raising children that are not their own, such as a grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin or a family friend. Individual consultations, one-on-one skills training, speakers for any size groups, educational courses, lending library and literature help increase knowledge and ability to provide better care for a longer time. Care planning and subsidized case-managed assistance with professional in-home services are available to provide relief and safety for caregivers. AAA 9 offers support for caregivers and is your one-stop-shop for all your caregiving needs including: information and assistance, individual consultations, one-on-one skills training and a multi-media lending library. Speakers are available to inform your group about PASSPORT, aging issues, caregiving issues, aging advocacy or any other topic related to aging. Schedule an AAA 9 professional to speak to your employees, church groups, service organization or other groups free of charge. AAA 9 can also customize a workshop to educate caregivers on a number of topics including: “Stress and Burnout in Caregiving", “Living With Alzheimer's", and many others.