You're not alone!
There are many national and international organizations providing resources, training, and counseling for caregivers. The following list provides contact information and homepage URLs for some of these organizations.
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Organizations providing:
General Caregiver resources
Animal Caregiver resources
Family Caregiver resources
Trauma/Stress Caregiver resources
Caregiver Wellness
Compassion Fatigue and Chronic Sorrow Workshops
Jan Spilman, MEd. RCC
PO Box 44062
Burnaby, BC V5B 4Y2
(604) 297-0609
www.caregiverwellness.ca
caregiverwellness@shaw.ca
Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
Patricia Smith, Founder
www.compassionfatigue.org
patricia@compassionfatigue.org
Compassion in Balance: Online Courses + Coaching
Jessica Dolce, MS
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
(267) 242-5190
www.jessicadolce.com
jessica@jessicadolce.com
Compassion Unlimited
J. Eric Gentry Ph.D.
3205 South Gate Circle #21
Sarasota, Fl 34239
(941) 720-0143
(941) 827-9459 (fax)
www.compassionunlimited.com
Gift From Within
Joyce Boaz, Executive Director
16 Cobb Hill Rd.
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-8858
(207) 236-2818 (fax)
www.giftfromwithin.org
joyceb3955@aol.com
Healthy Caregiving, LLC
Patricia Smith, Founder
www.healthycaregiving.com
patricia@healthycaregiving.com
Kind Ethics
Viki Kind, M.A.
Mindful Schools
Christina Guerra, Training Coordinator
1944 Embarcadero East
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 535-6746
http://mindfulschools.org/training/
Professional Quality of Life
B.Hudnall-Stamm, PhD
PO Box 4362
Pocatello, ID 83205-4362
(208) 282-4436
www.proqol.org
TEND Academy
Providing Compassion Fatigue Live Training and Certified Online Courses
Françoise Mathieu, Co-Executive Director
Dr. Patricia Fisher, Co-Executive Director
PO Box 20
Kingston, On. K7L 4V6 Canada
www.tendacademy.ca
care@tendacademy.ca
The Courage Expert
Sandra Ford Walston
www.sandrawalston.com
sandra@sandrawalston.com
Well Spouse Association
Support for spousal caregivers
63 West Main St.
Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: (732) 577-8899
wellspouse.org
American Humane
Protecting Children & Animals since 1877
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
(303) 792-9900
www.americanhumane.org
Humane Society University (online and onsite training programs)
Makeda Crane, Workshop Coordinator
700 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(866) 481-6912
www.humanesocietyu.org
interFace Veterinary HR Systems, LLC
Katherine Dobbs, RVT CVPM PHR
3825 E. Calumet St.
Suite 400-187
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 450-1982
www.katherinedobbs.com
contact@katherinedobbs.com
Rekindle LLC
Julie Squires
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist
(914) 388-7068
www.rekindlesolutions.com
julie@rekindlesolutions.com
Steadfast Steeds of Western Colorado
Blaine Scott, M. Div CFS
PO Box 3953
Grand Junction, CO 81502
(970) 241-0939
www.steadfaststeeds.org
coloradomustangs@steadfaststeeds.org
Vet Tech
Tina Marconi
Joseph Morris
www.vettech.org
contact@vettech.org
Vets4Vets
Jordan benShea, Executive Director
www.vinfoundation.org
info@vinfoundation.org
About Assisted Living
www.aboutassistedliving.org/what-is-assisted-living
American Red Cross
Family Caregiving Program
National Headquarters
2025 E. St NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 303-4498
www.redcross.org
or contact your local chapter
A Place for Mom
Free senior care information service
(877) 369-9261
www.aplaceformom.com/senior-care-resources/caregiver-toolkit
www.facebook.com/aplaceformom
Dare to Care: Caring for our Elders
Cheryl Carmichael
www.facebook.com/DareToCareElders
Military Family Network
http://militaryfamilynetwork.org
National Family Caregiving Association (NFCA)
10400 Connecticut Avenue Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20985
(301) 942-6430
(301) 942-2302 (fax)
www.thefamilycaregiver.org
www.nfcacares.org
info@nfcacares.org
National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane
5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 718-8444
info@caregiving.org
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Georgia Southwestern State University
800 GSW Drive
Americus, Georgia 31709
(229) 928-1234
(229) 931-2663
www.rosalynncarter.org
www.rci.gsw.edu
rci@rci.gsw.edu
Trauma/Stress Caregiver resources
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology
Mary Schoenfeldt, President
PO Box 171
Hugo, MN 55038
(651) 312-1799
www.greencross.org
greencrosshq@gmail.com
Sidran Institute
Traumatic Stress Education & Advocacy
200 E. Joppa Road, Suite 207
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 825-8888
(410) 337-0747
www.sidran.org
sidran@sidran.org
Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult & Adolescent Psychotherapy, LLC
Trauma Research, Education, & Training Institute, Inc.
22 Morgan Farms Drive
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 644-2541
www.tsicaap.com
info@tsicaap.com
Well Spouse Association
Support for spousal caregivers
63 West Main St.
Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: (732) 577-8899
wellspouse.org
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