Faith and communities
Guides across religious and secular worldviews, support for caregivers, and kits for community groups.
How to use these guides
- Ask the person directly.
- Practice varies within every tradition and worldview.
- Involve their chosen faith leader, chaplain, humanist celebrant, or care team.
Worldview guides
Islam
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideChristianity – Roman Catholic
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideJudaism
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideHinduism
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideBuddhism
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideChristianity – Protestant
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideSikhism
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideIndigenous & Native Traditions
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideMulti-faith and Interfaith Perspectives
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideJehovah's Witnesses
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideOrthodox Christianity
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideLatter-day Saints
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideBaháʼí Faith
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guideSecular and nonreligious
[Tradition guide] Pending: to be written with, and checked by, advisors from within the tradition
Current guide
Caregivers
Value of unpaid family care, and hours per week
Data pendingIntended source: AARP Public Policy Institute, Valuing the Invaluable 2023The dollar value is hours multiplied by an assumed wage, not a measured expense.
Caregiver support evidenceCommunity kits
For congregations
Kit pendingIntended source: Written with community partners, then reviewedFor community groups
Kit pendingIntended source: Written with community partners, then reviewedFor family conversations
Kit pendingIntended source: Written with community partners, then reviewed