Urge your U.S. Representative to Sign Congressional Letter Requesting $20 million for Lifespan Respite in FY 2024!
Immediate Action is Needed!!
Deadline for Members to Sign is Wednesday, March 22, 2023

House and Senate Bipartisan Agreement on Continuing Resolution includes Lifespan Respite Care and Older Americans Act Reauthorizations!
Action needed today to get it over the finish line! Last night, bipartisan House and Senate leadership released final legislative language for the must-pass Continuing Resolution. The National Respite Coalition…

Urge Congress to Pass the Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act (S. 4325) Immediately! Only two weeks remain in this legislative session!!
The good news is that the Senate passed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization bill this week and it was sent to the House for final passage, but urgent action is…

Urge Congress to Pass the Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act (S. 4325) and the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act (S. 4776) in the Lame Duck Session
Give Thanks to Family Caregivers as we Celebrate Thanksgiving and Honor Family Caregivers by Taking Action During National Family Caregivers Month During Thanksgiving week we give thanks to the nation’s…

Caregiver Nation Summit Provides an Opportunity for Collective Action to Support Family Caregivers
Protecting and advancing proven federal programs that support family caregivers are more important than ever. The National Alliance for Caregiving and their partners, with support from the John A. Hartford…

Your Immediate Action is Needed!! Swift Senate Action Needed on Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization (S. 4325)
Given the few legislative days left in this Congress, the National Respite Coalition is urging you to contact your Senators and urge that they bring the Senate Lifespan Respite Care…

Senate HELP Committee Approves Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Bill
Urge your Senators to Support S. 4325! On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions approved S. 4325, the Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization…

TAKE ACTION on FY 2024 Appropriations During the August Congressional Recess
You have the power and the voice! Background: Congress has a limited window to pass critical FY 2024 appropriations bills before the September 30th deadline. However, there are major disagreements…

Take Action on Proposed House Budget
House of Representatives leadership is demanding significant cuts to programs important to people with disabilities, older adults and their family caregivers in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling for one…

Ten House Members from both parties send Appropriations Request for $20 million for Lifespan Respite Care Program in FY 2024
Urge Your Members of Congress to Support $20 million in the FY 2024 Funding Bill. Visit them in their district offices this week during the Congressional recess to deliver the…

Urge your U.S. Representative to Sign Congressional Letter Requesting $20 million for Lifespan Respite in FY 2024!
Immediate Action is Needed!!
Deadline for Members to Sign is Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Lifespan Respite Care Program champions, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), are circulating a Dear Colleague Letter in the House asking Members to sign on to the…
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Deadline Extended to June 9 for Sign on Opportunity for National, State and Local Organizations
Letter Requesting FY 26 Funding Increases for the Lifespan Respite Care Program and the National Family Caregiver Support Program 📣Ā Deadline for Sign-ons has been extended to Tuesday, June 10, 2025…
Sign-On Opportunity for National, State and Local Organizations
Letter Requesting FY 26 Funding Increases for the Lifespan Respite Care Program and the National Family Caregiver Support Program Deadline for Sign-ons is Friday, May 30, 2025. The National Respite…
Take this Concrete Step to Save Lifespan Respite!
Urge your U.S. Representative to Sign Congressional Letter Requesting Funding for Lifespan Respite in FY 2026! Deadline for Members to Sign on is Thursday, May 22 at 12:00 PM ET Rep. Debbie…
UPDATE Take Urgent Action Now: House Set to Consider Billions in Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP This Week
QUICK READ TAKE ACTION Action 1. Join Sign on Letter to Oppose Medicaid Cuts Sign on your national, state, or local organization to this letter from the Consortium for Constituents…
Take Action Now: House Committee Set to Consider Billions in Cuts to Medicaid
Quick Read House Energy and Commerce Committee Set to Markup Reconciliation Bill Containing Massive Medicaid Cuts Next week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to markup its portion of…
Save Medicaid, SNAP, TANF and the Social Services Block Grant
The Budget Reconciliation process that is expected to include massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and TANF, and elimination of the Social Services Block Grant is underway in the Congress. All…
Take this Concrete Step to Save Lifespan Respite! Urge your U.S. Representative to Sign Congressional Letter Requesting Funding for Lifespan Respite in FY 2026!
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are circulating a Dear Colleague letter in the U.S. House of Representatives asking Members to sign on to a letter to…
Introduction of Senate Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act
We are very excited to share that today Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act in the Senate. The National Respite Coalition…
Protect Medicaid Call-In Day, Feb 25, 2025
The House is expected to vote on the Budget Resolution on Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025, in the early evening. Make your voices heard and demand that your Representatives make NO…
House Scraps Bipartisan Agreement on Continuing Resolution. Lifespan Respite Care and Older Americans Act Reauthorizations are at risk!
Urgent action needed to keep these important provisions from being dropped from the final bill! Yesterday, we wrote to you with great excitement that bipartisan House and Senate leadership released…
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