Exciting news-- what we've been working towards!
To our dear community,
Imagine starting your day thinking about the needs of another. “How reactive will she be today? Will she smile and remark on how I’m graying or am I in for a verbal barrage of hysterics?” Putting these thoughts aside you rush to finish breakfast for your son before running him over to school. There’s always a tinge of worry in those 15 minutes: praying Mom won’t stir and make a bid for the bathroom, fall and break something, but what are your other options? These haunting scenarios are not what you signed up for but they come daily. Exhaling deeply, your grip loosens around the steering wheel as you motor back home.
These are stories we hear everyday at The Caregiver Space. In the past two months we've stepped up our efforts and now have a growing community of over 21,000! We've brought on a new team member, hosted engaging webinars, created a lifestyle library and are about to add a custom caregiver fitness program! Our work stems from our commitment to give back to the growing community of caregivers.
In this next chapter, we're launching an online crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo to raise capital to enable us to offer more support and tools to the caregiver community. (Keep reading— we're not about to ask you to sell your second born chihuahua!) With crowdfunding, we rely on small contributions from a growing network of people who, like you, understand that supporting caregivers is not a distant cause. It's likely that many of us will step into a caregiver role for a family member at some point during our lifetime or know someone who already has.
A quick look at our IndieGogo campaign site!
We're working for all the caregivers out there whose work is so crucial. It's difficult to anticipate just how much support a caregiver will need—that's why we're here. Caregiving is not a job that's meant to be done alone. Our dedicated community space, journal, daily CareCards, weekly blog, caregiver store and lifestyle library are just part of what we offer because we realize the support someone needs looks different for each of us.
Up until now, our president and founder—Adrienne Gruberg has been funding this entire project out of pocket. The power of your contribution (whether it’s $5 or $105), is now magnified in this month long campaign. Your support helps put caregiving on the map because caregivers deserve recognition.
Let's make that possible.
Please visit our fundraising campaign to hear our story and learn how you can help. If you can’t make a monetary donation, please donate your time by forwarding this to handful of friends!
Many thanks,
From all of us at The Caregiver Space