"Each year over 26 million Americans care for an adult family member who is chronically ill or disabled. ... We commend PBS for their dedication to this issue and hope you ... will find time to watch this important broadcast." (full text - pdf file) |
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Olympia J. Snowe, Barbara A. Mikulski, John Breaux
United States Senate |
"The rise in the number of individuals caring for the elders in their family ... allows us to restate in very concrete terms just what we mean to each other. ... And Thou Shalt Honor approaches this issue in a comprehensive manner, sensitively framing the concerns, hopes and dreams of the care recipients as well as those who provide the care."
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Edwin Mendez-Santiago, Commissioner
New York City Department for the Aging |
 "Caregiving in formal and informal settings determines the quality of life for individuals as well as the integrity of our communities ... I lend my support to the PBS Project on CareGiving, And Thou Shalt Honor. This project will create nationwide attention and result in improvement of the quality of life of millions of Americans."
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James K. Hahn, Mayor
City of Los Angeles |
 "Demographic trends suggest that most residents of Fairfax County will be facing long term care issues for themselves, their relatives or their friends some time during thenext decade. Our designation of Oct. 1-7 as Long Term Care Awareness Week recognizes the premier of And Thou Shalt Honor.
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Gerry Connolly, Providence District Supervisor
Fairfax County, Va., Board of Supervisors |
"The Alabama Department of Senior Services is committed to raising awareness of the importance of caregiving and we wholeheartedly support the PBS Project on Caregiving, And Thou Shalt Honor. Hopefully, this program will bring nationwide understanding of the prevalence and challenges of caregiving."
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Melissa Mauser Galvin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Executive Director
State of Alabama Department of Senior Services
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"This is indeed a significant and exciting project and, on behalf of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, I wholeheartedly endorse it."
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Michael O'Keefe, Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Human Services |
"Without informal caregivers, our long-term care system would be overwhelmed. Family and informal caregivers are truly the backbone of the system, and whatever tools we can give them are useful and needed." |
Kenneth Moritz, Chair
Minnesota Board on Aging
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"Caregiving is a crucial issue facing America and its changing demographics. The Governor's Advisory Council on Aging has made Caregiving their main focus for 2002, and we avidly endorse the PBS Project on CareGiving, And Thou Shalt Honor.
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Barry Gold, Executive Director
Arizona Governor's Advisory Council on Aging |
