America Got

Celebrating the heroes who form the foundation of healthcare — with dignity, recognition, and respect.

 

As part of the Massachusetts pilot, selected caregivers will receive a small honorarium as a gesture of appreciation, along with public recognition and community celebration.

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What Is America’s Got Caregivers

America’s Got Caregivers is a recognition and awareness initiative designed to honor caregivers who embody compassion, commitment, and service.

It is community-powered, facility-supported, and focused on restoring dignity to a profession that is essential—but often unseen.

Why It Matters

Caregivers hold families, facilities, and communities together. Yet the profession faces growing burnout, negative bias, and loss of pride.

Workforce stability cannot be solved through systems alone. It begins with recognition, respect, and restoring the human value of care.

Before we fix processes, we must honor people.

Recognition reinforces the value of care work — boosting morale, affirming dignity, and strengthening the caregiving identity in communities where it’s too often unseen.

Massachusetts Program

  • Step 1 – Open Nominations Dec 16 - Jan 16
    Care facilities, colleges, community organizations, peers, and families may nominate caregivers across Massachusetts.
  • Step 2 – Independent Selection Review Jan 19-Jan 23th
    A community-based panel reviews nominations to ensure fairness and integrity.
  • Step 3 – Celebration & Recognition Jan 30
    Ten caregivers are invited to be honored in a small, dignified celebration.

Who Can Participate

Eligible collaborators include:
  • Assisted living and care facilities
  • Community colleges and training programs
  • Workforce and community organizations
  • Faith-based and local groups
  • Peers, supervisors, and families
Participation is simple and voluntary.

What This Program Is Not

  • Not a recruiting program
  • Not a staffing or hiring initiative
  • Not a commercial campaign
  • There is no cost and no obligation to participate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our mission and initiatives.

No. America Got Caregivers is a recognition and awareness initiative, not a contest.
Caregivers are honored for their impact and service — not ranked or compared.

Caregivers form the foundation of healthcare, yet their work is often unseen and undervalued.
This program exists to restore dignity, recognition, and respect to the caregiving profession.

Nominations are welcome from:

  • Care facilities and care homes

  • Community colleges and training programs

  • Community and faith-based organizations

  • Coworkers, supervisors, families, and peers

Anyone who has witnessed a caregiver’s impact may nominate.

Any caregiver working in Massachusetts during the pilot period may be nominated, including roles such as:

  • Caregivers

  • CNAs

  • Home Health Aides

  • Direct Care Workers

The focus is on impact and compassion, not title.

Nominations are reviewed by an independent, community-based selection panel to ensure fairness, integrity, and diversity of representation.

Selected caregivers will be:

  • Publicly recognized and celebrated

  • Honored as part of a community-driven initiative

  • Offered a modest honorarium as a gesture of appreciation

Recognition is always shared only with caregiver consent.

No. The honorarium is not a prize, wage, or employment benefit.
It is a gesture of appreciation recognizing the caregiver’s contribution and impact.

No. There is no cost or obligation to nominate, participate, or be recognized.

No. This program is not connected to hiring, recruiting, or staffing in any way.
It exists solely for recognition, awareness, and dignity.

Caregiver stories or names are shared only with explicit consent.
Personal information is used solely for recognition-related communication.

America Got Caregivers is a People-First initiative, supported operationally by XenMedCare Network to ensure thoughtful execution and long-term impact.

Organizations may participate by:

  • Submitting nominations

  • Encouraging caregivers to be recognized

  • Supporting local awareness and celebration

For collaboration inquiries, contact:
info@thepeoplefirstai.org

Get Involved​

If you would like to nominate a caregiver or collaborate as a community partner, we welcome your participation.​
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This program reflects our belief that workforce challenges begin with dignity, trust, and recognition.