Dear John,

Lillian's List Foundation is committed to developing a strong pipeline of women ready to run for elected office at every level in North Carolina. And we are so proud of the women already elected to the General Assembly, who continuously work to improve the lives of all North Carolinians.

To celebrate these amazing legislators, we are featuring them in a weekly #WomanCrushWednesday spotlight. This week, our #WomanCrush is Representative Linda Cooper-Suggs!

FAST FACTS

Name: Linda Cooper-Suggs
District: 24 (Wilson)
In office since: 2020
Key Committees: Appropriations, Appropriations (Health & Human Services); Families, Children, & Aging Policy; Health; Redistricting
Past job: Teacher

FEATURED BILL: EXPAND PROJECT C.A.R.E/FUNDS

By 2025, more than 200,000 North Carolina seniors are projected to have Alzheimer's disease [[link removed]]. Much of the care for these individuals will be provided by unpaid family caregivers, who face tremendous financial, physical, emotional, and social challenges in their care.

That's why Rep. Cooper-Suggs , along with her colleague Rep. von Haefen introduced the Expand Project C.A.R.E/Funds [[link removed]] bill in May.

The bill [[link removed]] would allocate more than half a million dollars to the Department of Aging and Adult Services to expand Project C.A.R.E. [[link removed]] (Caregiver Alternatives to Running on Empty). Project CARE provides care consultation services [[link removed]] to unpaid caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s or other dementia diagnoses.

Given that women [[link removed]] make up a majority (60%) of unpaid family caregivers, this bill will help many women receive desperately needed support for themselves and their loved ones.

In solidarity,

Pia Nargundkar
Communications Director

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