·Territorial program
National Family Caregiver Support Program - U.S. Territories
The National Family Caregiver Support Program provides caregiver support services through grants to states and territories. In the U.S. territories, the aging network can fund information, access assistance, counseling, support groups, caregiver training, respite care, and limited supplemental services for family and informal caregivers.
What it offers
Territory-administered caregiver support funded through the Older Americans Act Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Program. Services can include caregiver information, help accessing services, counseling, support groups, training, respite care, and limited supplemental services. Availability and local intake details vary by territory; use the Eldercare Locator or the territory State Unit on Aging to find the local contact.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Virgin Islands?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?