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American Association of Caregiving Youth Day

At the Board of County Commissioners meeting on June 6, 2023, Vice Mayor Sachs presented a proclamation declaring June 6, 2023, as American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY) Day.  Caregiving youth assist family members who are chronically ill, injured, elderly or disabled. Helping to reduce the stress on caregiving youth includes a variety of services […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AACY Caregiving Youth Conference

AACY 2023 Virtual Caregiving Youth Institute Conference to Address Research, Policy, and Practice for Caregiving Youth in the US Boca Raton, FL – The American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY) and the Caregiving Youth Institute are pleased to announce the annual AACY 2023 Virtual Caregiving Youth Institute Conference on Monday, April 17, 2023, from 1 […]

American Association of Caregiving Youth End-of-Year Giving Campaign 2022

Please consider an end-of-year gift to the American Association of Caregiving Youth. Did you know: Florida was the first to acknowledge Caregiving Youth in the 2019 Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) of public middle and high school students? Results indicated that 16.4% of high schoolers and 23.6% of middle schoolers provide care, or more […]

“Let’s Talk Charity” with Dr. Ann Faraone

Our Director of Education Services, Dr. Ann Faraone, sat down for an insightful and inspiring interview for Legends Radio’s (Satellite 100.3) “Let’s Talk Charity!” special. Joined by hosts Sherrye Sammons and Gina Franano, Dr. Ann Faraone represented the American Association of Caregiving Youth for an opportunity to spread awareness. On this Sunday’s Let’s Talk Charity […]

In This Time of National Family Caregiver’s Month, Please Remember Caregiving Youth!

It’s National Family Caregiver’s Month, and we kindly ask you to also recognize the millions of Caregiving Youth in our country! Here in the state of Florida, there are over 290,000 students alone who care for a chronically ill, injured, disabled, and/or elderly loved one. It’s important that we keep these Caregiving Youth in mind […]

Annual Conference Honors Student Caregivers

Posted on 04/22/2022   The word “caregiver” brings to mind adults caring for loved ones with medical or other challenges. But for hundreds of Palm Beach County students, caregiving is part of daily life. “My 13-year old son is a great, great kid,” Desiréé Warnick said, as she fought back tears. “I’m disabled and he […]