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65 million people. That’s more than the total populations of California and Texas, combined. And it’s the number of family caregivers in the US who, day in and day out, do the incredibly important but undervalued work of caring for aging loved ones or people with disabilities. Now hear what caregivers themselves say they need.

Calling all writers and bloggers! We are extending an open invitation to participate in our third #Blog4Care, in honor of National Family Caregivers Month in November. The topic? What caregivers need most.

At the beginning of October, Caring Across Generations held the first-ever Home Care Workers Rising Summit in St. Louis, MO, bringing together home care workers and care consumers from all around the country. The following photos and stories are from some of the Direct Care Alliance members who attended the summit.

Caring Across Generations Co-Director Ai-jen Poo was selected as one of the Class of 2015 MacArthur Foundation Fellows.

This summer, hundreds of people told stories about their amazing grandparents in the ThrowbackYearbook contest. See the winners here!

There’s a growing recognition that these kinds of policies supporting our aging residents and the workers who care for them are exactly what we need to build the caring economy of the 21st century.

On Grandparents Day, our partners around the country like Take Action MN are coming together to celebrate and support grandparents and seniors.

Caring for our aging parents is an incredible and important task, and our stories and experiences matter.

I’m Sarita, one of the co-directors of Caring Across Generations. In honor of Father’s Day, I wanted to share the story of my dad, and why this work is so personal to me.

I joined the Caring Across movement because of my mother, Rebecca. In honor of Mother's Day, I want to tell you a story about my mom, and the reason why I believe so strongly in the movement we’re building.