Recently,I learned about the American Association of Caregiving Youth, located in Boca Raton, Florida. AACY is the only organization of its kind in the United States for caregiving youth, a vulnerable and hidden population. Check them out on the web at http://www.aacy.org/.
The AACY mission is to recognize, support, and promote the awareness of dual role youth that are both students and caregivers within their families. AACY strives to address the needs of pre-teens, teens, families, and professionals through education and awareness, research, and direct services in cooperation with social, education, healthcare, government, and community corporations, organizations, and agencies. AACY seeks to utilize existing resources on a local, regional, and national level to effectively promote the valuable role a caregiving youth has within the family, in an aging society and in our health delivery system.
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