Caregiver Support Organizations
There are many national and international organizations providing resources, training, and counseling for caregivers. A partial list with contact information is provided below. If you are affiliated with an organization you would like to have listed here or would like to link to our site, please contact us.
General Caregiver Resources
Caring.com
127 Scaleybark Road
Charlotte, NC. 28209
800 973-1540
For your free guide to learn more about caregiver stress and burnout, go to:
https://www.caring.com/caregivers/burnout/
Caregiver Wellness
Compassion Fatigue and Chronic Sorrow Workshops
Jan Spilman, MEd. RCC
PO Box 44062
Burnaby, BC V5B 4Y2
(604) 297-0609
www.caregiverwellness.ca
caregiverwellness@shaw.ca
Compassion Unlimited
J. Eric Gentry Ph.D.
3205 South Gate Circle #21
Sarasota, Fl 34239
(941) 720-0143
(941) 827-9459 (fax)
www.compassionunlimited.com
Gift From Within
Joyce Boaz, Executive Director
16 Cobb Hill Rd.
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-8858
(207) 236-2818 (fax)
www.giftfromwithin.org
joyceb3955@aol.com
Healthy Caregiving, LLC
Patricia Smith, Founder
www.healthycaregiving.com
patricia@healthycaregiving.com
Kind Ethics
Viki Kind, M.A.
www.kindethics.com
Mindful Schools
Christina Guerra, Training Coordinator
1944 Embarcadero East
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 535-6746
www.mindfulschools.org
Professional Quality of Life
B.Hudnall-Stamm, PhD
Whitefish, MT
(208) 282-4436
www.proqol.org
bhstamm@centurylink.net
TEND Academy
Providing Compassion Fatigue Live Training and Certified Online Courses
Françoise Mathieu, Co-Executive Director
Dr. Patricia Fisher, Co-Executive Director
PO Box 20
Kingston, On. K7L 4V6 Canada
www.tendacademy.ca
care@tendacademy.ca
The Courage Expert
Sandra Ford Walston
www.sandrawalston.com
sandra@sandrawalston.com
Caring.com
127 Scaleybark Road
Charlotte, NC. 28209
800 973-1540
For your free guide to learn more about caregiver stress and burnout, go to:
https://www.caring.com/caregivers/burnout/
Caregiver Wellness
Compassion Fatigue and Chronic Sorrow Workshops
Jan Spilman, MEd. RCC
PO Box 44062
Burnaby, BC V5B 4Y2
(604) 297-0609
www.caregiverwellness.ca
caregiverwellness@shaw.ca
Compassion Unlimited
J. Eric Gentry Ph.D.
3205 South Gate Circle #21
Sarasota, Fl 34239
(941) 720-0143
(941) 827-9459 (fax)
www.compassionunlimited.com
Gift From Within
Joyce Boaz, Executive Director
16 Cobb Hill Rd.
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-8858
(207) 236-2818 (fax)
www.giftfromwithin.org
joyceb3955@aol.com
Healthy Caregiving, LLC
Patricia Smith, Founder
www.healthycaregiving.com
patricia@healthycaregiving.com
Kind Ethics
Viki Kind, M.A.
www.kindethics.com
Mindful Schools
Christina Guerra, Training Coordinator
1944 Embarcadero East
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 535-6746
www.mindfulschools.org
Professional Quality of Life
B.Hudnall-Stamm, PhD
Whitefish, MT
(208) 282-4436
www.proqol.org
bhstamm@centurylink.net
TEND Academy
Providing Compassion Fatigue Live Training and Certified Online Courses
Françoise Mathieu, Co-Executive Director
Dr. Patricia Fisher, Co-Executive Director
PO Box 20
Kingston, On. K7L 4V6 Canada
www.tendacademy.ca
care@tendacademy.ca
The Courage Expert
Sandra Ford Walston
www.sandrawalston.com
sandra@sandrawalston.com
Animal Caregiver Resources
American Humane
Protecting Children and Animals since 1877
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
(303) 792-9900
www.americanhumane.org
Compassion in Balance: Online Courses + Coaching
Jessica Dolce, MS
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
(267) 242-5190
www.jessicadolce.com
jessica@jessicadolce.com
Humane Society University
Online and Onsite Training Programs
Makeda Crane, Workshop Coordinator
700 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(866) 481-6912
www.humanesocietyu.org
interFace Veterinary HR Systems, LLC
Katherine Dobbs, RVT CVPM PHR
3825 E. Calumet St.
Suite 400-187
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 450-1982
www.katherinedobbs.com
contact@katherinedobbs.com
Rekindle LLC
Julie Squires
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist
(914) 388-7068
www.rekindlesolutions.com
julie@rekindlesolutions.com
Steadfast Steeds of Western Colorado
Blaine Scott, M. Div CFS
PO Box 3953
Grand Junction, CO 81502
(970) 241-0939
www.steadfaststeeds.org
coloradomustangs@steadfaststeeds.org
Vet Tech
Tina Marconi
Joseph Morris
www.vettech.org
contact@vettech.org
Vets4Vets
Jordan benShea, Executive Director
www.vinfoundation.org
info@vinfoundation.org
American Humane
Protecting Children and Animals since 1877
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
(303) 792-9900
www.americanhumane.org
Compassion in Balance: Online Courses + Coaching
Jessica Dolce, MS
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
(267) 242-5190
www.jessicadolce.com
jessica@jessicadolce.com
Humane Society University
Online and Onsite Training Programs
Makeda Crane, Workshop Coordinator
700 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(866) 481-6912
www.humanesocietyu.org
interFace Veterinary HR Systems, LLC
Katherine Dobbs, RVT CVPM PHR
3825 E. Calumet St.
Suite 400-187
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 450-1982
www.katherinedobbs.com
contact@katherinedobbs.com
Rekindle LLC
Julie Squires
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist
(914) 388-7068
www.rekindlesolutions.com
julie@rekindlesolutions.com
Steadfast Steeds of Western Colorado
Blaine Scott, M. Div CFS
PO Box 3953
Grand Junction, CO 81502
(970) 241-0939
www.steadfaststeeds.org
coloradomustangs@steadfaststeeds.org
Vet Tech
Tina Marconi
Joseph Morris
www.vettech.org
contact@vettech.org
Vets4Vets
Jordan benShea, Executive Director
www.vinfoundation.org
info@vinfoundation.org
Family Caregiver Resources
About Assisted Living
www.aboutassistedliving.org
American Red Cross
Family Caregiving Program
National Headquarters
2025 E. St NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 303-4498
www.redcross.org or contact your local chapter
A Place for Mom
Free senior care information service
(877) 369-9261
www.aplaceformom.com
www.facebook.com/aplaceformom
Dare to Care: Caring for our Elders
Cheryl Carmichael
www.facebook.com/DareToCareElders
Military Family Network
militaryfamilynetwork.org
National Family Caregiving Association (NFCA)
10400 Connecticut Avenue Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20985
(301) 942-6430
(301) 942-2302 (fax)
www.thefamilycaregiver.org
www.nfcacares.org
info@nfcacares.org
National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane
5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 718-8444
info@caregiving.org
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Georgia Southwestern State University
800 GSW Drive
Americus, Georgia 31709
(229) 928-1234
(229) 931-2663
www.rosalynncarter.org
www.rci.gsw.edu
rci@rci.gsw.edu
About Assisted Living
www.aboutassistedliving.org
American Red Cross
Family Caregiving Program
National Headquarters
2025 E. St NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 303-4498
www.redcross.org or contact your local chapter
A Place for Mom
Free senior care information service
(877) 369-9261
www.aplaceformom.com
www.facebook.com/aplaceformom
Dare to Care: Caring for our Elders
Cheryl Carmichael
www.facebook.com/DareToCareElders
Military Family Network
militaryfamilynetwork.org
National Family Caregiving Association (NFCA)
10400 Connecticut Avenue Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20985
(301) 942-6430
(301) 942-2302 (fax)
www.thefamilycaregiver.org
www.nfcacares.org
info@nfcacares.org
National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane
5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 718-8444
info@caregiving.org
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Georgia Southwestern State University
800 GSW Drive
Americus, Georgia 31709
(229) 928-1234
(229) 931-2663
www.rosalynncarter.org
www.rci.gsw.edu
rci@rci.gsw.edu
Trauma/Stress Caregiver Resources
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Psychological First Aid Certification
615 N.Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 614-3274
www.jhsph.edu
prepared@jhsph.edu
Greater Good Science Center
Research on Mindfulness, Happiness, Gratitude, Compassion
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
510 642-2490
www.greatergood.berekley.edu
greater@berkeley.edu
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology
Mary Schoenfeldt, President
PO Box 171
Hugo, MN 55038
(651) 312-1799
www.greencross.org
greencrosshq@gmail.com
Sidran Institute
Traumatic Stress Education and Advocacy
200 E. Joppa Road, Suite 207
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 825-8888
(410) 337-0747
www.sidran.org
sidran@sidran.org
Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult and Adolescent Psychotherapy, LLC
Trauma Research, Education, and Training Institute, Inc.
22 Morgan Farms Drive
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 644-2541
www.tsicaap.com
info@tsicaap.com
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Psychological First Aid Certification
615 N.Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 614-3274
www.jhsph.edu
prepared@jhsph.edu
Greater Good Science Center
Research on Mindfulness, Happiness, Gratitude, Compassion
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
510 642-2490
www.greatergood.berekley.edu
greater@berkeley.edu
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology
Mary Schoenfeldt, President
PO Box 171
Hugo, MN 55038
(651) 312-1799
www.greencross.org
greencrosshq@gmail.com
Sidran Institute
Traumatic Stress Education and Advocacy
200 E. Joppa Road, Suite 207
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 825-8888
(410) 337-0747
www.sidran.org
sidran@sidran.org
Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult and Adolescent Psychotherapy, LLC
Trauma Research, Education, and Training Institute, Inc.
22 Morgan Farms Drive
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 644-2541
www.tsicaap.com
info@tsicaap.com