The Caregiving Project--Tell Us Your Story!

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Caregiving is work. But caregiving is often unpaid labor, especially for women, and unpaid labor that happens on top of a work schedule that frequently offers little flexibility. When it is paid, it is often low pay and few benefits. The lack of support for caregiving in the workforce is a crisis.

The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the US economy loses up to $840 billion annually in economic output due to the suppression of women in the labor force caused by lack of caregiving support. Bread and Roses Missouri is creating a community-generated play that highlights this issue, currently called The Caregiving Project.

Bread and Roses Missouri is seeking people who are or have been caregivers, both paid and unpaid, to tell us their story about caring for other people--the challenges and the joys. We invite:

Parents or guardians caring for young children
People giving care to elder relatives
People giving care to relatives with a disability
People who are paid to take care of young children, in-home or in daycare facilities
People who work in nursing homes and care facilities
People who are paid to provide in-home care to others
People who receive support from a caregiver, either now or in the past

If you'd like to tell us your story of caregiving, please fill out the form below, and we will get in touch with you to arrange a time for us to hear your story. We may arrange for a live one-on-one interview, an online interview, or we may invite you to participate in a story circle with a group of caregivers, either live or online.

If you or your organization would like to host a story circle with a group of caregivers in your space, please indicate on the form below and we will be in touch.

Our playwright Mariah Richardson will create a play based on the collected stories, to uplift people who do the work of caring for other people. Jacqueline Thompson will direct the production that will be available in the Summer and Fall of 2024.

The Caregiving Project is supported in part by the Arts & Education Council's Arts & Healing Initiative.

Questions or want to get involved? Contact Emily Kohring, Executive Director, director@breadandrosesmo.org or 406-475-0951

Your Name *

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Please provide your email or phone number that is the best way to reach you: *

The best time of day to reach me: *

Morning 9-12

Afternoon 12-5

Evening 5-9

Please choose what best describes you: *

I care for young children related to me

I am the guardian of young children

I care for an elder who is related to me

I care for a relative who has a disability

I am a paid caregiver of young children

I am a paid caregiver of elders in a facility or in-home

I am a paid caregiver of a person with a disability

I receive the support of a caregiver who is a relative

I receive the support of a caregiver who is paid to provide care

Other:

Please indicate how you'd like to participate (choose one or more options) *

A live 30-45 minute interview

A 30-45 minute online interview

A 60-minute storycircle with other caregivers at a location tbd

A 60-minute storycircle with other caregiver at a location tbd

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OPTIONAL: Tell us in just a few sentences about your relationship to caregiving.

OPTIONAL: Are you interested in hosting a storycircle with up to a dozen caregivers, either in your home or at your organization, facilitated by our creative team? (We will contact you to tell you more)

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If applicable, please tell us the name of your organization:

Thank you for your willingness to share your story!

We'll be in touch with you. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Kohring, Executive Director, director@breadandrosesmo.org

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