
What Is CaringBridge?
CaringBridge is a nonprofit health platform dedicated to supporting family caregivers and their loved ones during a health journey. CaringBridge makes it easier to communicate with loved ones, rally support, and feel less alone.
When someone is sick or healing, community matters. But keeping everyone informed through endless calls, texts, and emails along with caregiving duties can quickly become overwhelming, isolating, and often very lonely. That’s where CaringBridge comes in. By creating a no-cost, private page, families can share health updates, coordinate help, and receive encouragement all in one place.
For family caregivers, who often juggle more than 30 hours of caregiving each week on top of full-time jobs, CaringBridge offers a practical way to manage the emotional and logistical challenges that come with caring for someone you love.
How Does CaringBridge Work?
Since CaringBridge launched in 1997, nearly 3 billion visits have been made to the site, and over 300,000 people use our health communications platform every single day to communicate and coordinate essential help with meals, transportation, and financial assistance. We have the tools needed to navigate a health journey and we are always adapting based on our community’s feedback.
We believe healing happens when surrounded by loved ones, and CaringBridge provides simplified connection and community when it matters most.
1. Communications Platform to Post Updates
When you or a loved one is on a health journey, even something simple like texting or emailing updates to friends and family members is one to-do too many. CaringBridge is a dedicated space for sharing health updates with everyone in your circle—saving precious time and energy.
In 2024, a new CaringBridge page was created every 11 minutes- each one a testament to the power of community.
2. Ways to Get Help
We know and understand the incredible challenges family caregivers face- our Ways to Get Help feature is designed to simplify asking for and receiving support from your community.
You're able to set up a GoFundMe or start a Meal Train, request gift cards for essentials like groceries, gas, or transportation through InComm Payments Gift Cards, and use Instacart grocery delivery support to receive groceries directly- all through CaringBridge.
Additionally, our Request post type exists within your page and empowers you to ask for practical support with real-life needs- whether it’s child care, transportation, meals, or errands. These categories have been recommended by Caring Bridge users who have walked in your shoes.
Once a Request is posted an email notification is sent to all of your followers, making it easy for loved ones to step in and offer help when it's needed most.
3. Safety
Unlike other communication platforms, privacy—not profit—is our main concern. CaringBridge is a secure, ad-free community that never sells your data. You’re able to choose from three different privacy settings when creating your page, offering you peace of mind when it comes to choosing who is able to view your page.
4. Expertise
For nearly 30 years, we’ve been supporting hundreds of thousands of people while working to fulfill our vision of a world where no one goes through a health journey alone. We know firsthand how powerful capturing a health journey and coordinating support through a platform like CaringBridge can help with positive health outcomes. 77% of CaringBridge pages created have positive health outcomes- the connection and support CaringBridge provides through community plays an important role in the process of healing.
5. Quick Set-Up
Create a CaringBridge for your health journey in just a few steps–it only takes five minutes.
6. Easy to Use
Personalizing your page and sharing written updates, photos and more are straightforward with our easy-to-use interface. Our Customer Care team is also readily available to answer your questions.
A no-cost CaringBridge page has all the tools you need to communicate with your loved ones and coordinate essential support during a difficult time. As a nonprofit, we put your and your loved one’s needs first.
Don’t spend another minute alone. Your community is ready to help.