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AARP VI, Alpha Kappa Alpha Collaborate to Honor Caregivers as Part of AKA National Family Caregivers' Day

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., in collaboration with AARP on Monday will present “Caring for Our Caregivers Before & After the Call of Care”, in celebration of AKA National Family Caregivers' Day, a release issued Saturday has made known. This virtual conversation, “Honoring Caregivers and Preparing Persons to Care”, will be hosted at 6:00 p.m. Live on Facebook and Instagram. Speakers include Dr. Migdalia Brathwaite and Pamela Toussaint of AARP. "This day of observance is our opportunity to recognize and honor these individuals who often place the needs of family members and others before their own," stated the release. A caregiver helps another person with daily grooming, medical and/or physical care, and/or finance management due to advanced age, disease, mental disorders, or disability. Caregivers are usually unpaid family members. Almost 44 million Americans serve as caregivers to adults or children, and according to the Institute on Aging, 75% of caregivers are female an...