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Caregiver Support Group

Did you know….

  • 1 in 4 midlife LGBTs provide care for a loved one (parent/partner/spouse/friend)
  • 1 in 5 midlife adults in the general population acts as a caregiver
  • Gay men do more caregiving than their heterosexual peers

Source:
Out and Aging: The MetLife Study of Lesbian and Gay Baby Boomers, November 2006.

This is a free monthly group that welcomes new members to talk about the impact of providing care for a partner, parent, sibling, spouse or friend. Come for stress relief, resources and understanding. The group meets the first Monday of the month, 6pm – 7:30 pm in Jamaica Plain, MA. Contact group facilitator Joanne Peskowitz at 617.271.4182 for details.

Sponsored by the LGBT Aging Project and the Caregiver Alliance of Suffolk County.

Additional Resources:

Family Caregiver Alliance’s LGBT Online Caregiver Support Group (this group is in email format) click here

SAGE CAP (Caring and Preparing) National Telephone Support Group for LGBT Caregivers – click here

Additional Reading:

Reflections of a Gay Caregiver

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