The Meaning & Hope Institute: Support for Dementia Caregivers

January 22, 2022

Are you or someone you know caring for someone with dementia? The Meaning & Hope Institute is a program of Duet: Partners In Health & Aging, a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Institute provides services and support for America’s approximately 15 million family and friends who are caring for someone who…

The Arc’s FREE Virtual Program Library

January 19, 2022

Looking for safe, at-home activities to keep you and your family busy this winter? The Arc’s virtual program library is a free hub of on-demand activities that can be done from home by people with disabilities, their families, and service providers. Browse listings to find activities like: Participating in dance, yoga, and other movement…

SLN Podcast #8 Juggling Multiple Caregiver Roles

January 18, 2022

Check out our new podcast! Episode #8 Juggling Multiple Caregiver Roles In this episode we discuss some challenges and resources for siblings taking on multiple caregiving roles with Director of the Sibling Support Project, Emily Holl and Dr. Meghan Burke from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Transcript for this episode Resources mentioned in this episode: SLN’s…

January 20th is International Day of Acceptance

January 17, 2022

January 20th is International Day of Acceptance by 3E Love! Mark your calendars! January 20th is the International Day of Acceptance. This day celebrates all of the things that the International Symbol of Acceptance stands for while also honoring the late founder, Annie Hopkins. What is 3E Love? “3E Love, LLC. is a social entrepreneurial…

January Sibposium – First in SLN’s Monthly Series!

January 14, 2022

The Sibling Leadership Network (SLN) is excited to launch a monthly virtual peer support for sibling caregivers of people with disabilities…Sibposiums! Sibposiums will provide a chance for adult siblings to connect with other siblings to receive information and peer support. This 1-hour interactive forum will bring sibling caregivers together from the comfort of their own homes! (This event…

Newly Crowned Miss America Puts Focus On Disabilities

January 13, 2022

Check out this interesting piece on Disability Scoop. Newly Crowned Miss America Puts Focus On Disabilities “I am real. I have flaws, I have ADHD, I have dermatillomania (chronic skin-picking),” said Broyles, 20, who hails from Anchorage. “In preliminary competition, she won a $1,000 scholarship for her social impact initiative, Building Community Through Special Olympics.…

Sibshop Facilitator Certification Training

January 12, 2022

From our friends at the Sibling Support Project! Sibshop Facilitator Certification Training dates are LIVE for the first half of 2022! Please share with anyone you know who may want to become a certified Sibshop Facilitator or learn more about siblings! https://siblingsupport.org/events/

STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS to the SLN’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

January 10, 2022

We are still accepting applications! The SLN is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We recognize a need to devote energy and action toward these critical issues and therefore we are creating a DEI Committee. We welcome all who are interested in joining this committee, especially siblings from diverse backgrounds. Being a member of this…

Is Parentification a Generational Pattern?

January 8, 2022

Check out this amazing article from PsychCentral‘s Caregivers Chronicles! Something many siblings can relate to. Is Parentification a Generational Pattern? Illustration by Alyssa Kiefer “Ignorance isn’t always bliss. Sometimes, you know something’s going on with you but can’t tell what it is. Such is the case with parentification.” “Parentification occurs when, for different reasons, a…

Welcome to Our New Vice Chair, Linda Monterroso

January 6, 2022

New SLN Vice Chair, Linda Monterroso The Sibling Leadership Network would like to welcome our new Board of Directors Vice Chair, Linda Monterroso! We are very excited to have you with us! Linda lives in Las Vegas, NV but was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She has a brother, Steve with intellectual and…

The Meaning & Hope Institute: Support for Dementia Caregivers

The Arc’s FREE Virtual Program Library

SLN Podcast #8 Juggling Multiple Caregiver Roles

January 20th is International Day of Acceptance

January Sibposium – First in SLN’s Monthly Series!

Newly Crowned Miss America Puts Focus On Disabilities

Sibshop Facilitator Certification Training

STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS to the SLN’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Is Parentification a Generational Pattern?

Welcome to Our New Vice Chair, Linda Monterroso

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