Program News & Webinars

 

Get the latest WA Cares Fund program updates, announcements and details of upcoming webinars. See our full monthly webinar series.

UPCOMING WEBINAR

WA Cares Basics: What Workers Need to Know

Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Join us to learn more about what long term care includes, how caregiving responsibilities impact families and the workplace, who contributes to the fund, how exemptions work, how workers will meet contribution requirements (including a pathway for near retirees) and more.

Panelists: Kristen Maki, WA Cares Fund Community Relations & Outreach Program Manager

WA Cares Conversations: Resources for New Family Caregivers

Monday, Nov 4, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Live captions and ASL interpretation will be available.

Kristen Maki, WA Cares Fund Community Relations & Outreach Program Manager

Program News

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Getting help with hearing loss

Approximately 300,000 Washingtonians have hearing loss and other hearing disabilities. As we age, many of us will experience hearing loss and need long-term services and supports to go about our daily activities.
Wednesday, Aug 21st
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Caregiving and the workplace

For many working caregivers, care responsibilities impact their daily work in significant ways and can even drive them out of the workforce. Companies have an important role to play in supporting workers who are caring for a loved one.
Monday, Jul 29th
Brain Health

Brain health resources

There are many ways your brain health can be impacted over your lifetime, including diseases like dementia or a traumatic brain injury.
Wednesday, Jun 26th
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Caring for Stroke Survivors

A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain is blocked by a clot or there is sudden bleeding in the brain. Stroke survivors often need long-term care during their recovery, which the WA Cares Fund will be able to help with in the future.
Friday, May 24th
Workers with disabilities Blog

Supporting workers with disabilities

Here are resources that may be helpful for workers with disabilities and their employers, along with ways the WA Cares Fund will help these workers in the future.
Thursday, Mar 28th
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