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Caregiver Resource Centers

Generated from the delivery-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

Caregiver Resource Centers offer caregivers information and assistance, counseling, support groups, and caregiver training, and connect caregivers with AAA programs and other community-based services.

  • Owner record: ny/caregiver-resource-centers
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: caregiver
  • Review by: 2026-11-28
  • Authority: New York State Office for the Aging

Offering 1: caregiver_support

Caregiver Resource Centers offer information and assistance, training, support groups, counseling, and technical assistance, and connect caregivers with AAA programs and other community-based services.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Family members or other informal caregivers of frail older adults and/or individuals with a disabilities"

Access route 1.1

  • Where: Area Agencies on Aging
  • How: Find your community's Area Agency on Aging office for caregiver support services.
  • Url: https://aging.ny.gov/local-offices

Owner confirmations

  • /offerings/0/access/0: sha256:a741e916ea198df724fea04f01f95c689b17a7c25d57bf017b9e4f17f3fb5742

Evidence

  • /name: "# Caregiver Resource Centers" (source, capture 7e838274e5132c9affcf2a98b707ea1a6125f652d3a99d9ae36406d79efa1ce9)
  • /authority: "Section 206 of the NYS Elder Law, Article II, Title I established the Caregiver Assistance Program within the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA). Through this program, NYSOFA is authorized to develop and support training and assistance initiatives for caregivers of frail older adults and individuals with disabilities." (source, capture 7e838274e5132c9affcf2a98b707ea1a6125f652d3a99d9ae36406d79efa1ce9)
  • /caregiving_effect: "Since the late 1980s, NYSOFA has provided annual funding to 17 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)to operate local Caregiver Resource Centers (CRCs). These centers offer caregivers a wide range of services, including information and assistance, counseling, support groups, and caregiver training. CRC initiatives also include specialized training curricula designed to meet the needs of caregivers supporting adults with developmental disabilities and caregivers from minority populations." (source, capture 7e838274e5132c9affcf2a98b707ea1a6125f652d3a99d9ae36406d79efa1ce9)
  • /caregiving_effect: "* Provide a single, centralized point of access for family members and other informal caregivers\n* Offer information and assistance, training, support groups, counseling, and technical assistance to help caregivers sustain their caregiving roles\n* Connect caregivers with AAA programs and other community-based services" (source, capture 7e838274e5132c9affcf2a98b707ea1a6125f652d3a99d9ae36406d79efa1ce9)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "* Provide a single, centralized point of access for family members and other informal caregivers\n* Offer information and assistance, training, support groups, counseling, and technical assistance to help caregivers sustain their caregiving roles\n* Connect caregivers with AAA programs and other community-based services" (source, capture 7e838274e5132c9affcf2a98b707ea1a6125f652d3a99d9ae36406d79efa1ce9)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* Family members or other informal caregivers of frail older adults and/or individuals with a disabilities" (source, capture 7e838274e5132c9affcf2a98b707ea1a6125f652d3a99d9ae36406d79efa1ce9)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "AAAs provide important services such as home-delivered meals, congregate meals, nutrition counseling, health insurance counseling, caregiver support services, and much more." (source, capture e181850970c5ef621842e3ae8823d8700fed1895d4210fad3c265deee84d498b)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "Find an Office" (source, capture e181850970c5ef621842e3ae8823d8700fed1895d4210fad3c265deee84d498b)