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Standing “Os” for Youth Caregivers and Champions

Boca Raton, FL – The audience sprang to its feet after middle schooler Ali Enlow’s described how she helps care for her little sister with cerebral palsy.

“Eva needs extra help showering and I put her to bed. I love caregiving so much… and I love sharing my story,” the 13-year-old seventh-grader at Logger’ Run Middle School said at the AACY Community Caregiving Champions Breakfast in Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center. 

“Not only do I have a group of peers I connect with, but I can talk about things and now I have amazing support,” said the daughter of Adriana and Matthew Enlow who attended with Ali and Eva, 7.  

This is Ali’s second year with the Boca Raton-based American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY), serving 505 youth in 35 Palm Beach County middle and high schools, who care for family members at home. 

“These youth face a different set of challenges,” said WPEC Channel 12 news anchor Matt Lincoln, who emceed the breakfast.    

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Published On: Thu, Apr 20th, 2023