Recognition
Helping others understand the real work, time, and responsibility involved in family caregiving.
Advocacy
Caregivers deserve to be seen, supported, and heard.
Family caregivers carry responsibilities that are often invisible—managing appointments, medicines, finances, paperwork, work, family life, and the emotional weight of caring for someone they love.
Lighthouse by Dragonfly believes caregivers deserve practical support, fair recognition, and a voice in the decisions that affect their families.
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Our ongoing advocacy essays live on Substack, where we can go deeper into the realities caregivers face, the changes families need, and the voices too often left out of the conversation.
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Our focus
What we’ll advocate for
Practical support
Following issues that affect caregivers’ financial stability, access to helpful resources, and ability to continue caring safely.
Caregiver voices
Creating space for lived experiences to inform conversations about policies, programs, and community support.
First advocacy issue · Updated September 30, 2026
If family can’t provide the care, who will?
No one should be forced to give up their life to provide care. But when family cannot do it, the person who needs help should not be left without safe, affordable options. That is a question for families, communities, employers, and policymakers.
The numbers show how many families are already in this position. AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving estimate that about 63 million Americans provide ongoing care to adults or children with a medical condition or disability. About one in three caregivers is under 50; among caregivers ages 18–49, 49% name a parent or parent-in-law as their main adult care recipient. Among caregivers under 50, 47% are also caring for a child under 18 at home.
We are asking elected leaders to help ensure families can find reliable care choices—including support at home and in the community, respite, clear guidance, a strong paid care workforce, and residential care for people who need it.
Read the 2025 Caregiving in the U.S. report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving, along with its findings on caregiver age and relationships and caregivers’ living situations.