Family caregivers support others in a variety of caregiving situations and communities. This page features tools, promising practices, and webinars to help the aging network better understand and support kinship caregivers, tribal caregivers, and other caregiver populations through caregiver-centered approaches.
Tools, Practices, and Events
- Desk References — Provides conversation prompts and resource information to help staff identify and support Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian caregivers (NCSC TACC, 2026)
- Promising Practice Spotlights — Highlights evidence-based, evidence-informed, and innovative approaches that organizations can adapt to strengthen caregiver support in their communities. Access the other spotlights in the series (NCSC TACC, 2026)
- Project Healthy Grandparents — Features a home-based support model that helps grandparents raising grandchildren access case management, health services, parenting support, and connections to community resources
- Action Guide Series: Caregiver Services and Supports — Offers aging network organizations action-oriented guidance to support the development of innovative caregiver services and supports that meet the needs of a growing population of caregivers. Access other action guides in the series (USAging, 2026)
- Fostering Partnerships Between Child Welfare and Aging Systems to Improve Recognition of Support for Kin Caregivers — Offers strategies to help aging and child welfare systems strengthen partnerships, improve recognition of kin caregivers, and expand support for kinship families
- Title VI Chat: Caregiver Assessments (YouTube)— Highlights strategies and considerations from Title VI programs to help tribal communities strengthen caregiver assessment practices and better understand Native American caregivers’ needs (NCSC TACC, 2025)
- Title VI Chat: Caregiver Support Roundtable (YouTube)— Highlights Title VI program perspectives on supporting family caregivers and strengthening caregiver services in tribal communities (NCSC TACC, 2024)