Our Vision

What We Believe

Caregiving is a profession deserving of respect and recognition.
Everyone should be able to access training.
Training improves the quality of life for caregivers.
Training promotes improved quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities.
The benefits of training extend to the systems of care.
Training is one element of a larger, complex system of long-term care.

Building the workforce of highly trained caregivers that Californians can’t live without
High-quality Training
Research
Policy and Advocacy
Communications
Community Building

We champion the underserved, particularly immigrant women of color who comprise the majority of the workforce.
We welcome all communities, languages, genders, and ages.
We center our work in race and health equity.
We design educational offerings that promote
cultural and linguistic competence.

Boost in confidence, self-efficacy, and job retention. Changes in knowledge and skills, increased self-efficacy, increased confidence, decreased stress and isolation, decreased depression
Caregiving as a respected and recognized profession. Increased public awareness of the value of training, public policies promote and incentivize career pathways
Seniors and people with disabilities living longer, healthier, and happier lives. Increased access to health services, decreased isolation, decreased institutionalization, decreased emergency room visits, decreased hospitalizations, decreased fall rates
Higher standards of care. Caregivers can recognize systems of care and other resources, decreased costs, caregivers seen as invaluable members of the care team, increased diversity in health professions