Family of Standards LLC

Our Mission

The CareGivers Grief Commission exists because no Family CareGiver should have to walk this road without knowing that real, support exists.

Most caregivers discover resources too late because the systems are fragmented, and hard to navigate when you’re already exhausted and in survival mode.

We’re changing that by addressing what comes first: the emotional impact of the losses that present with careing for a loved one.

When caregivers have space to process, breathe, and reset, they can finally take the next steps of accessing the help, resources, and decisions that follow.

Our focus is on creating tools, conversations, community and systemic change that help family caregivers:

Our focus is on creating tools, conversations, community, and systemic change that help caregivers:

Use their voice to shape the systems that serve them.
Build endurance through faith, skill, and real support.
Lead conversations that change how caregiving is understood.
Reclaim purpose, identity, and peace in every season of care.

Every dollar and partnership fuels that mission. Expanding emotional access, building awareness, and putting real tools in the hands of families nationwide. As we grow, we will continue to build toward what comes next: scholarships, opportunities, and support for caregivers rebuilding life from their caregiving season.

We’re making space for caregivers to keep showing up for their loved one and for themselves!

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Voices of CG Project - Living Petition

What It Is

The Voices of CG Project is a national campaign from the CareGivers Grief Commission. It’s an open invitation calling current and past Family CareGivers to share your story of love, loss, faith, and endurance. Every story helps make caregivers visible, breaks the silence, and builds a movement pushing for the changes needed to help us keep showing up for our loved ones.

How to Participate

Sharing your story is simple and powerful. Visit the submission page, answer a few reflection questions, and upload your written, audio, or video story. Whether it’s one paragraph or a full reflection, your experience adds strength, language, and connection for Family CareGivers everywhere. Every story shared has the power to heal someone else’s silence.

Share Your Story Here !

Prompts to Get Started

Every story adds a face, and every face makes this movement real.

Behind each caregiver is a journey of love, endurance, and grace that deserves to be seen.

When we share our faces, names, and truths, we show the world that behind every act of care are real needs, limits, and hearts. It's why caring for the caregiver too must be part of the plan.

What People Are Saying

"I’ve done the first reflection, and it’s already helping me. Naming the ask and the challenges I feel when thinking about that ask. It makes it so much easier to see and process when it’s written down. This is all about ENDURANCE! I’m looking forward to using the journal to handle the issues my dad and I face more proactively, and to give myself more grace and understanding when I say no to some asks I know are best."

Adult Daughter Caring for Her Dad

"I reached out just to check on her but I left feeling seen, blessed, and uplifted. As someone who’s walked the path of caregiving and grief, I didn’t expect our conversation to minister to me the way it did. Suzanne has a rare gift: her transparency makes every word relevant, real, and deeply relatable. She doesn’t just speak from experience, she speaks from a place of obedience, healing, and purpose. What she’s doing isn’t just helpful… it’s exceptional."

— A Fellow Caregiver and Grieving Daughter

"Reading through the journal was a moving experience. I found myself reading most of it in one sitting because of how raw, honest, and powerfully written it is. Suzanne has created something truly special. An offering that speaks directly to the heart of caregiving and grief.

One line in particular stood out: 'Love doesn’t always show up in warm hugs or quiet smiles, it often shows up in schedules, reminders, hard conversations, and sacrifice.' That statement resonated deeply with my own experience and reflects the emotional clarity this journal offers.

-Fellow CareGiver

Walking Grief Road: Unpublished Pages

There wasn’t room for every page I wrote. But it didn’t feel right to keep those moments tucked away. So instead of trying to force them into limited space, I decided to share them in other ways

Papa, I’ve had some dreams not every night, but enough to stay with me. The other night i dreamt, I woke up startled. I heard you yelling for me. You’d fallen in the closet and couldn’t get up. You told me not to come in, and then somehow, you got yourself up. I said, “Good job, Dad,” and then I woke up. I know it’s normal. But it still shakes me.
Today’s Reflection: Grief shows up in the quiet, in the night, in dreams that blur memory and emotion. Maybe that dream is just my heart sorting through it. I think it was about you wanting to protect me, even then. You were strong, Papa. "And I’m learning to be, too."

The CareGivers Grief Commission

Suzanne J. Horton is the founder of the CareGivers Grief Commission™, a national initiative naming and supporting the silent grief Family CareGivers carry. As a licensed therapist and CG advocate & peer-educator, she brings lived experience and clinical insight to this work. We create tools and spaces for caregivers that speak directly to the weight of the journey.

Our Mission