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Message from the President

Family caregivers play a vital role in the care of our aged, disabled and chronically ill loved ones. The value of the services family caregivers provide is estimated to be $306 billion a year. Although rewarding, the newness of the role comes with challenges, choices and decisions
Our mission is to educate and equip community leaders with the tools to develop and implement the C.O.M.E. Outreach Family Support Model and to ensure that resources for family caregivers are readily accessible within the community in which they live. We endeavor to increase the awareness, recognition and appreciation for the role of the family caregiver.

Each day allows C.O.M.E. to fulfill our vision. Daily, we are transforming the role of family caregivers from one of crisis, to one of knowledge, confidence and authority. We empower family caregivers with accessible resources and knowledge so that they may make comfortable choices and decisions that will have a positive impact upon the quality of life for themselves and their loved ones. However, fulfillment of this vision cannot be undertaken alone. Our vision includes each of you. It is you, community leaders and individuals, who have taken a moment to see the compassion, selflessness, and relentless endurance in family caregiver's actions. It is you who have decided to take a stand for the needs and concerns of family caregivers within your communities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to express my gratitude for your support, and for making a difference in the lives of those who serve as family caregivers to the elderly.

Be Blessed,
Diane Cooper RN, GNP, M.Ed.
Founder/Executive Director

Save The Date: Saturday, November 10th 2012

Caregivers Outreach 6th Annual Family Caregivers Award Luncheon

Accepting Nominations for the 2012 Leon David Simmons Award

for family caregivers of the elderly