2.9: Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways: Lesson 2

  • Recognize the Challenge: Young caregivers often go unrecognized, making proactive outreach and community awareness essential.
  • Know Where to Look: Identify caregiving youth through schools, healthcare providers, and community services already connected to the person receiving care.
  • Build Intentionally: Map your local network and prioritize strong partners that can support referrals, program delivery, or both.
  • Develop Relationships: Build trust, connect young caregivers to a partner’s existing mission, and start conversations early.
  • Expand Awareness: Utilize one-to-one meetings alongside YCA-led training sessions or webinars to educate frontline professionals across your region.
  • Grow Sustainably: Focus initially on a few high-priority partnerships, establish clear expectations, and formalize delivery roles through an MOU.

Before You Move On…
Before completing Lesson 2, make sure your organization has:

❏ Mapped your community and identified potential partners and referral sources.
❏ Identified what you need — referral partners, Powerhouse® program delivery partners, or both.
❏ Selected your priority partners and identified who you will reach out to first.
❏ Identified who within your organization will lead community outreach and partnership development.
❏ Planned your first outreach step, whether that’s a one-to-one conversation, a YCA-led awareness session, or a community webinar.
❏ Reviewed the outreach tools and templates available to support your next steps.
❏ Understood the requirements for program delivery partnerships, including the MOU, confidentiality, roles, and resources.