BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:360@mycarefriends.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240902 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240903 DTSTAMP:20240626T135321Z URL:https://mycarefriends.com/events/caregiving-youth-hidden-in-plain-sigh t-a-my-care-friends-series-week-6/ SUMMARY:Caregiving Youth: Hidden in Plain Sight (a My Care Friends series) - Week 6 DESCRIPTION:My Care Friends and the sisters of Confessions of a Reluctant C aregiver are joining together to launch a special podcast series titled “Caregiving Youth: Hidden in Plain Sight.” The series aims to spotligh t over 5.4 million children and teenagers in the U.S.\, plus the tens of m illions of youths worldwide\, aged 21 or younger\, who are currently or ha ve previously provided care for individuals with complex illnesses\, chron ic conditions\, disabilities\, and mental health issues as well as for agi ng loved ones.\n\nThe program has two distinct\, yet inter-related series of events: Tuesday caregiving youth podcasts\, and Thursday education on t he caregiving youth topic hosted by Todd Keitz (CEO of My Care Friends) an d Natalie Elliott-Handy (Chief Energy Officer\, Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver.) All are recorded podcasts\, except for the final session that 's a live webinar with NBC/MSNBC News Anchor\, Richard Lui. Richard is a p owerful advocate for caregiving youth and the producer of the film\, Sky B lossom\, which focuses on this topic related to kids taking care of their family members who are U.S. Veterans.\n\nEach episode will drop on the soc ial media platforms of My Care Friends\, Confessions of a Reluctant Caregi ver\, and their leadership Todd Keitz\, Katie Seymour\, Natalie Elliott-Ha ndy\,  and JJ Elliott-Hill. The schedule is below:\n\nWeek of July 29: Tu esday Podcast -->\; Rebecca Dowhy\, Caregiving Youth // Thursday Educati on -->\; Caregiving Around the World panel: American Association of Care giving Youth (U.S.)\, Carers Trust (UK)\, Little Dreamers (Australia)\, an d Hospice Toronto - Young Carers Program (Canada)\n\nWeek of August 5: Tue sday Podcast -->\; Kaylin Jean-Louis\, Caregiving Youth // Thursday Educ ation -->\; PYX Health\n\nWeek of August 12: Tuesday Podcast -->\; AAC Y Caregiving Youth // Thursday Education -->\; Kids Kicking Cancer - Her oes Circle\n\nWeek of August 19: Tuesday Podcast -->\; Caregiving Youth from Carers Trust (UK) and Young Carers Program (Canada) // Thursday Educa tion -->\; Jason Resendez\, National Alliance for Caregiving &\; Rita Solnet\, Parents Across America - State and Federal Lobbyist\n\nWeek of A ugust 26: Tuesday Podcast -->\; Dr. Feylyn Lewis\, Associate Dean at Van derbilt Univ.\, TEDx talker\, former Caregiving Youth // Thursday Educatio n -->\; Lorenzo's House\n\nWeek of September 2: Little Dreamers Australi a\, Caregiving Youth // Thursday Education -->\; LIVE Instagram roundtab le with caregiving youth guests\, moderated by Richard Lui\n\nFollow My Ca re Friends on LinkedIn and Facebook for updates and announcements about th is program and the other programs such as Women &\; Autoimmune Diseases : Getting it Right\, Dementia &\; Alzheimers: Around the World\, and mo re.\n\nContacts: Katie Seymour\, katie@mycarefriends.com / Todd Keitz\, to dd@mycarefriends.com LOCATION:http://www.mycarefriends.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR