Events Set to Mark National Family Caregivers Month
November 8, 2004
In observance of National Family Caregivers Month, Project LIFE Area Agency on Aging will hold two educational events for family caregivers during November.
On Nov. 2, Barbara Schwartz, chief of the Bureau of Intergenerational Programs for the Illinois Department on Aging, will speak about programs available to assist grandparents or other relatives raising children through age 18. A question-and-answer session will follow.
On Nov. 9, Benjamin Brown, an attorney with Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation Inc., will discuss debt collection and how caregivers may be affected.
Both programs are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
To register for one or both, call Project LIFE Area Agency on Aging at 787-9234 or (800) 252-2918.