Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance

WFACSA Works to Support Family Caregivers During COVID-19 Crisis

Please refer to the document, Guidance for Family Caregivers for helpful strategies during the crisis.  (Look under General Resources.)  For up-to-date and accurate information about COVID-19, please refer to the DHS COVID-19 Website and the CDC Website.

WFACSA Conducts Survey of over 500 Family Caregivers 

A statewide survey of family caregivers was administered across the state to collect information about how family caregivers find and utilize resources to help care for themselves and their loved one.  514 Wisconsin caregivers responded to the survey, helping us understand where the gaps in services are and what needs are not being met.

  

 

The Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance (WFACSA) will address the needs of families who provide care, improve resource coordination, increase access to family supports and sustain Wisconsin families into the future.


Vision Statement

 

Our communities will be accepting places for people of all ages and abilities to live with the supports needed for the person, their families and caregivers. Our communities are stronger when we work together to support each other.

 

We believe

  • Our communities are stronger when we work together to support each other.
  • When family caregivers know information, have options and access to opportunities, they can better advocate for their needs and the needs of their loved one.
  • The needs of the caregiver drive the prioritization of our shared resources.
  • In encouraging one another to strive for positive outcomes and evidence-based decisions to further our mission and mutual goals.
  • The community of family caregivers is a growing and changing population served best when diversity is respected and celebrated.

 

Mission Statement

 

Our mission is to raise awareness of family and caregiver support needs and increase the availability of and access to services and supports (both paid and unpaid) which will keep people across the lifespan engaged in their community as long as they desire.

 

Membership

Disability and Aging advocacy groups and organizations are invited to be listed as members of the Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance. The WFACSA does not engage in lobbying activities but seeks to educate its members about public policy and other issues related to improved supports for caregivers. If you would like to sign on to WFACSA as an organizational or individual member, follow this link.  WFACSA Membership.  For more information send an email to wfacsa@gmail.com or contact Co-Chairs Lisa Pugh Pugh@thearc.org or Lynn Gall Lynn.Gall@dhs.wisconsin.gov. 

 

Steering Committee Organizations

The Arc Wisconsin
Family Voices of Wisconsin
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources
Parent University
Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
WisconSibs, Inc

Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities

Wisconsin Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources 
Wisconsin Women's Council

 

Supporting Organizations

 

Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance Handout