HHS Seats RAISE Family Caregiver Act Advisory Council

The RAISE Family Caregiver Act, which became law in January 2018, was created to support the development and execution of a national family caregiving strategy through the convening of a Family Caregiving Advisory Council. On August 28th-29th, the Advisory Council will meet for the first time.

The Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) announcement also includes the complete list of advisory council members. In keeping with the RAISE Family Caregiver Act’s mandate, the council includes 15 voting members, representing the diversity of family caregivers and those who receive support. The council also includes 14 non-voting federal members from The Administration for Community Living (ACL), Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Veterans Affairs, and other relevant departments and agencies overseeing labor and workforce, economic, government financial policies, community service, and other impacted populations. View the list of council members and get more information on the first meeting HERE.

The first meeting of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Council has also been announced, and is set to occur on August 28-29th. Information on this meeting can be found HERE. Both the RAISE Family Caregiving and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Council meetings are open to the public and will be available on live stream.