November is National Family Caregivers Month!

Many families and individuals are caregivers to a loved one. These caregivers can be sons, daughters, parents, spouses, siblings, other relatives or even a friend of the person needing assistance. According to the NFCA, the service provided by Family Caregivers represents 80% of all home care services, which is conservatively valued at $425 billion a year.

The National MS Society supports the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) in their efforts to recognize family caregivers through our endorsement and recognition of November as National Family Caregivers (NFC) Month. This is a nationally recognized time set aside every year to thank, support, educate and celebrate more than 61 million family caregivers across the country!

The National MS Society knows that being a Caregiver is a huge responsibility that comes with joy, frustration as well as sacrifices and we want to give something back to Caregivers who have given so much, and given up so much to support others. To help us do this, please register for the program so we may ask for the name of your caregiver by clicking the "Register my Caregiver" button below, or over the phone at 1-800-344-4867 (select option 1 at the prompt).

Registration is required by November 7th, 2014.

We will mail a special gift package to your caregiver during the month of November.