Caregiving changes who you are. If you’re not rooted in the truth of your own generosity and fierce devotion, the role can convince you that you’re failing. You don’t have to lose yourself inside the role.
Most people don’t plan to become caregivers. It starts quietly — a task here, an emergency there — until you realize you’re carrying more than anyone can see. The emotional weight, the cultural expectations, the decisions, the grief and love woven together.
Caregiving reshapes your identity — but no one gives you the language for that.
Kapwa AllCare exists because caregivers deserve clarity, support, and belonging — not just more tasks to manage.
Kapwa is a Filipino concept meaning shared identity, shared humanity, shared being.
It’s the recognition that we are connected — that our lives are intertwined, and that no one is meant to carry care alone.
I chose the name Kapwa because so many caregivers feel isolated in what they’re holding. Not because people don’t care, but because we live in systems and societies that overlook caregiving and rarely name its emotional, cultural, or identity impact.
As families grow smaller and work demands increase — in the U.S., the Philippines, and globally — caregiving often becomes minimized or overlooked, even though it touches every part of life.
AllCare reflects the truth that caregiving spans the entire lifespan — caring for children, partners, elders, chosen family, and ourselves.
Together, Kapwa AllCare stands for a simple truth:
care is communal and human, not something any one person should have to navigate alone.
Our work reconnects caregivers to identity, reflection, and belonging — the things that sustain us when the systems around us fall short.
Caregiving changes your identity — but without support, many people stay stuck in overwhelm.
Our Caregiver Identity Framework gives language to these shifts and helps caregivers recognize where they are in the stages. They’re not linear; they’re opportunities.
This work restores clarity, capacity, and a sense of self.
Caregiving comes with endless tasks and decisions, and most caregivers are left to piece it all together on their own.
Through our advisors and tools, we connect caregivers to curated, trusted resources that actually fit their situation—so they’re not doing all the “figuring it out” alone.
Caregivers are everywhere, yet most systems still overlook them.
We bring caregiver identity and cultural context into workplaces, public dialogue, and advocacy, helping leaders understand what caregiving really asks of people—and what meaningful support actually requires.
Grace moved her parents across state lines right before the pandemic, and they lived with her family through the shutdown — a period filled with emotional, logistical, and cultural realities of aging and care. She managed full-time work, her parents’ needs, and two teenage boys at home.
The sudden loss of her sister-in-law intensified everything. Her brother and nephew needed her support through the crisis, while her parents’ needs continued to rise. Grace felt isolated, overwhelmed, and scared of what the future would demand as her parents aged.
Even with a loving husband, strong family relationships, and a solid foundation at home, caregiving stretched her in ways she never imagined. If it felt this overwhelming with support, she realized how impossible it must be for caregivers navigating it alone.
At the same time, she noticed something else — something that became impossible to ignore:
there was a deafening silence around caregiving.
Unlike becoming a parent, caregiving had no shared conversations, no cultural norm, no community infrastructure… and no roadmap.
That silence — paired with the intensity of her lived experience — became the catalyst for Kapwa AllCare.
Kapwa AllCare grew from this truth:
caregiving was never meant to be done alone, and care demands far more than tasks. It requires identity work, agency, connection, and systems that finally reflect what caregivers really have to navigate.
Kapwa AllCare exists to make caregiving visible — to name what is so often unspoken, unseen, and carried alone.
We are committed to helping caregivers own their caregiving journey as part of who they are, access support that actually fits, and navigate care without losing themselves in the process.We advocate for systems that recognize and support caregiving as a real and universal part of life — not an exception or an afterthought.
And we stand for a future where caregivers are acknowledged, supported, and valued for the essential role they play in every family and every community.
