Monday, March 15 th , 2010

Coalitions – Advocacy in Action “Strategies in Tough Times”

David Besst Caregiver Specialist Arizona Division of Aging & Adult Services 1789 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix AZ 85007 602-542-4446 [email protected]

Arizona Caregiver Coalition (Formed in 2008 after almost two years of preparation) • Advocacy and collaborative need were seeds • Catalysts to ACC Formation • Success of Central Arizona Kinship Care Coalition • Advocacy to establish LRCN – locally and nationally • Coalition component written into federal act • Engaged FCSP coordinator • Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging

Arizona Caregiver Coalition Formation Strategy • GACA/SHAC • Governors Advisory Council on Aging / Social, Health, and Alzheimer’s Committee sub-committee setup to explore creation of a caregiver coalition to advocate for family caregivers and collaboratively seek resources for support services • Caregiver Rally on Capitol Lawn – March 2008 • Formation Gathering (first official meeting) • Pre conference intensive to the 2008 Governor’s Conference on Aging

Arizona Caregiver Coalition Sustaining Strategy • Arizona State Plan on Aging • Updated every three years and submitted to AoA • AoA Grant Opportunities • ADRC, LRCP, CLP, ADDSP, EBDP • Family Caregiver Support Program • Coalition serves as network to AAA’s re: Caregivers

Follow the AoA Road Map

Aging and Disability Resource Centers Lifespan Respite Care Program

State Unit on Aging

Community Living Program Grant Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Services

Follow the Money Map

(Arizona examples) ADRC Grant - $750K

State Unit on Aging

LRCP Grant - $275K

Arizona Caregiver Coalition has a role in each grant

$3.3M Annually CLP Grant - $750K ADSSP - $1.9M

Coalitions – Advocacy in Action “Strategies in Tough Times”

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Thank You!

National Alliance for Caregiving for the opportunity, and thanks also to Sponsors: Pfizer, Evercare, and Valerie Langeloth Foundation