About
About the Act on RAISE Campaign
The Act on RAISE Coalition – powered by the National Alliance for Caregiving – is focused on driving implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (National Strategy). The Coalition brings together stakeholders across the caregiving continuum (aging, patient advocacy, disability, and caregiving organizations) to strengthen our nation’s first-ever National Strategy to support America’s 63 million family caregivers.
Coalition Goals
- Accelerate implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
- Strengthen federal-level coordination needed to support America’s 63 million family caregivers.
How We Work: Coalition Pillars
Steering Committee
Act on RAISE Partners
What is the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers?
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (National Strategy), a first-of-its-kind comprehensive roadmap for federal and state policymakers, agencies, the private sector, community leadership, and philanthropic leaders to increase coordination and access to support and services for family caregivers across the United States. The National Strategy was developed jointly by the advisory councils created by the RAISE Family Caregiving Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act, signed into law in 2018, with extensive input from the public, including family caregivers and the people they support.
Spearheaded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the National Strategy catalyzes action across 15+ federal agencies to advance five core goals:
Increase awareness of, and outreach to, family caregivers
Advance inclusion and engagement of family caregivers within care teams
Advance innovations in family caregiver services and supports
Strengthen financial and workplace security of family caregivers
Advance a family caregiver national research and data collection strategy
In September 2024, ACL released a report to Congress detailing the progress made by federal agencies in implementing the National Strategy. The National Strategy also outlines a series of policy changes to support implementation of the strategy.
Why do we need a campaign?
According to Caregiving in the US 2025, a report from NAC and AARP, there are 63 million family caregivers – 1 in 4 people – in the United States providing care for a family member, friend or neighbor with a health care need or functional disability. Family caregivers report increasing strain in meeting the medical and economic needs of their care recipients. Without adequate and affordable services and supports, the escalating demands on family caregivers will contribute to physical, emotional, and financial strain on this essential, yet often invisible workforce.
Advocating Family Caregivers
As a Coalition, we advocate strong policies that impact the daily lives of family caregivers. We work systematically with federal policymakers, agency leadership, and administration officials to ensure the timely implementation of the National Strategy, ensuring transparency and accountability. The Coalition also creates a space for information sharing and coordination among caregiving, healthcare, patient advocacy, aging, and disability groups around the national strategy.
Together, we can make family caregiving more sustainable, equitable, and dignified.
Who funds this Coalition?
The Act on RAISE Coalition is supported by a cornerstone investment from The John A. Hartford Foundation, and a grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
