JAMAL'S STORY REPRESENTS AN EXAMPLE OF THE 1.4 MILLION CHILDREN WHO ARE YOUNG CAREGIVERS. AND THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG CAREGIVERS WHO LIVE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

     THANKS TO JOHN BODEN, A YOUNG CAREGIVER PROJECT PARTNER THROUGH ELDERISSUES.COM, A 4- YEAR SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN FUNDED. IT lS THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE GEORGE SNOW SCHOLAR- SHIP FOUNDATION, THAT A YOUNG CAREGIVER IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR SPECIFIC RECOGNITION BASED ON FOR HIS/HER FAMILY CARE RESPONSIBILITIES!

     WE ARE ARE SO EXCITED FOR THIS STUDENT OPPORTUNITY'' SAYS LAURIE CONNORS, PROGRAM MANAGER OF THE YOUNG CAREGIVER PROJECT. IT IS A FIRST BUT BIG STEP IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE WORK AND THE VALUE OF CAREGIVING YOUTH. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. CONTACT DR. CONNIE SISKOWSKI OR LAURIE CONNORS AT 561-391-7401 OR EMAIL INFO@AACY.ORG . LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUNG CARE- GIVERS AND HOW YOUR HELP IS NEEDED AT WWW.AACY.ORG