AARP Events Online - AARP FREE Virtual Community Center
FREE interactive online events and classes designed for learning, self-improvement, and fun.
AARP Fitness at Your Fingertips
Your Personalized Guide to Fitness! At AARP, we know that staying fit is one of the pillars of healthy living, and we want to help guide you on your fitness journey. Find our comprehensive fitness offerings at AARP Fitness at Your Fingertips. Enjoy your workout!
AARP - Friendly Voices
If you or someone you love is feeling isolated or anxious in these challenging times, hearing a friendly voice on the phone may help. That’s why we created the AARP Friendly Voice program – a trained, caring group of volunteers standing by ready to chat, listen, or just say hello. It’s easy. Request a call by dialing AARP at 1-888-281-0145 for English or 1-888-497-4108 for Spanish, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. local time.
American Cancer Society
Call us or use our Live Chat feature for assistance with the following or any other inquiries you may have: Cancer-related information and referrals to patient-related programs or resources, Donations, website or event-related assistance, Tobacco-related topics, and Volunteer opportunities.
Alzheimer's Association - Wisconsin Chapter
Several Webinar/Phone Family Caregiver Education Programs can be accessed via their website.
Caregiver SOS On Air:
This half-hour weekly radio show/podcast airs on Saturdays and Sundays on 930 (AM) The Answer KLUP in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Tampa, FL. Hosted by nationally recognized gerontologist Carol Zernial and veteran broadcaster and attorney Ron Aaron, and features a wide variety of caregivers, medical experts, and others. Caregiver SOS On Air explores issues important to you.
Caregiver Teleconnection Program
One-hour conference calls two to three times each week, as well as archived programs for any caregiver.
Caring Better & Braver • A podcast on Anchor
Offered by LaCrosse County, Caring Better & Braver: Caregiving is both a joy and a challenge. Most of the time, we don't see ourselves as "caregivers". Instead, we identify as the wife/husband/parent/grandparent/child/sibling/friend or neighbor. Suddenly, you realize that you've become a caregiver and it's a real job - often unpaid. Millions of people find themselves in this situation every year. About 1 in 7 Americans take on the role of an unpaid family caregiver at any given time. Caring Better & Braver offers family caregivers a means to feel recognized, connected, supported, and informed. You are not alone!
Certified Direct Care Professional (CDCP)
Free training, bonuses, and access to job opportunities. Get a jump start on a new healthcare career. A free online program to become a Certified Direct Care Professional (CDCP) trains you to make life better for older adults and people with disability. Becoming a CDCP will prepare you to enter the caregiving workforce, the first step on a career path with unlimited opportunity.
D.I.A.L.
The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) helps people with disabilities get connected to information about local community resources that support independent living. Launched in 2021 to help people with disabilities access COVID-19 vaccinations, DIAL also provides information about essential services such as transportation, housing support, disability rights, and more.
Falls Free WI for Caregivers
Caregivers give so much to others. It’s especially important to take steps to prevent your own falls to be able to continue to care for loved ones.
Journey Ahead - Aging Well in the Chippewa Valley
Features upbeat conversations with area experts on how you or your aging loved ones can live life to the fullest in the Chippewa Valley.
Lorenzo's House:
We are a nonprofit social impact organization designed to empower youth and families living with younger-onset dementia.
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Classes to help caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for a friend or relative.
Reach To Recovery
If you are facing breast cancer, it may help to connect with someone who knows what you're feeling – someone who is a breast cancer survivor, someone who can answer your questions because they have “been there." Through our secure Reach To Recovery website and app, you can create an online profile and match with trained volunteers based on your diagnosis and treatment options.
Sit and Be Fit
Public television's #1 healthy aging program. Followers of all ages love Sit and Be Fit's easy, safe, and effective workouts with TV Host, Mary Ann Wilson, RN, and her daughter, Gretchen.
Trualta
Overwhelmed By Learning How To Be A Caregiver? Access quick and targeted answers for daily care tasks through Trualta's learning library, which includes on-demand videos with practical advice, Toolkits for quick, hands-on learning, and 500- articles from caregiving experts.
The Respite Care Provider Training (RCPT)
Is a series of free courses for anyone interested in providing respite care as a career, a part-time job, or even a volunteer activity to individuals with varying disabilities and ages. Learners can work at their own pace to complete the ten required online courses, stopping and starting as needed.
United Way
211 Wisconsin, in partnership with AARP, is offering direct and consistent contact to caregivers throughout the state. This project is intended to reach informal/unpaid family caregivers who are 18 years or older, who are providing care to those 18+. If you, or someone you know, could benefit from this type of connection, call 211.
Wisconsin Dementia Care Project Learning Center
Are you interested in learning more about dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease? Are you a family or professional caregiver or do you play another role in the life of someone who is living with dementia?
This program offers a series of online and classroom-style dementia courses, originally developed for and approved by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The curriculum is appropriate for a variety of learners from beginning to advanced levels.
VA Caregiver Support Program - Caregivers Support Line (CSL)
A toll-free number for caregivers, family members, friends, Veterans, and community partners to contact for information related to caregiving and available supports and services.
Walk With Ease: About the Program
The Arthritis Foundation’s program is proven to reduce the pain of arthritis and improve your overall health. Available in both a Self-Guided Format and an In-Person Community Format.
The Wisconsin Adoption & Permanency Support: Program hosts support groups and events for Grandparents and Relative Caregivers.
