{"id":27964,"date":"2025-12-01T12:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/?p=27964"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:16:37","slug":"voices-of-care-a-community-conversation-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/es\/voices-of-care-a-community-conversation-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of Care: A Community Conversation to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, November 30, 2025, Sandwiched KC and Gilda&#8217;s Club Kansas City hosted a caregiver forum which included a panel of local family caregivers from all walks of life who shared their insights and experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topics that were discussed at Voices of Care included caregiver burnout and mental health, navigating systems, working and caregiving, day to day life as a caregiver, support and resources, and relationships and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were blown away by the powerful stories and wisdom our panelists shared at this event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the panelist discussion and view photos from our event below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Voices of Care: A Community Conversation\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WlzaMnBKNAo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"27966\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/voices-of-care-event-photos-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sandwiched KC board members and volunteers with Voices of Care Panelists and Gilda's CLub Program Director\" class=\"wp-image-27966 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/voices-of-care-event-photos-3-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/voices-of-care-event-photos-3-480x320.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"27965\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/voices-of-care-event-photos-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sandwiched KC board members and volunteers with Gilda's CLub Program Director\" class=\"wp-image-27965 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/voices-of-care-event-photos-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/sandwichedkc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/voices-of-care-event-photos-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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Your questions, insights, and presence made the event such a meaningful conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A special thanks to our partners at Gilda&#8217;s Club Kansas City for co-hosting this event with us. We also want to send a shoutout of gratitude to NKC Health for allowing us to use their space and technology! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned for more opportunities to connect and share your story \ud83e\udd6a\u2665\ufe0f<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, November 30, 2025, Sandwiched KC and Gilda&#8217;s Club Kansas City hosted a caregiver forum which included a panel of local family caregivers from all walks of life who shared their insights and experience. 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