Many recent studies show us how important emotional support is to caregivers this is especially true of spousal caregivers who in many instances become the sole financial supporter, acting single parent, and household decision maker in addition to being full time caregivers. Feelings of guilt, isolation, anger, and intimacy issues require discussions not suited to other family caregivers.

Learn more about the work of our organization in the pages to follow.  We invite your interest and/or support for WSA as we seek to expand our programs to truly marvelous but mostly unheralded men and women found in communities small and large throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. We welcome the relationship which will benefit your interests while supporting our cause!

WSA has a goal of one day offering memberships to spousal caregivers at no cost to them. Help us to reach our goal by providing your support to your clients and to our mission with a Professional Membership. Highlight your product or service to our caregiver community, while supporting the only national organization to support all spousal caregivers - regardless of the illness or disability faced.

To join WSA in Professional Membership, or Corporate Partnership print our Membership Form for professionals.
Send this form to our office with your membership dues.

Professional Memberships:
Individual doctors, social workers, clergy and other professional individuals are invited to join us in professional membership supporting the Well Spouse mission!  A yearly fee of $50 gives you the following benefits of membership:

• A listing under our professional supporters on our website, which boasts 30,000 hits a month
• A second listing under the Resources category on our website that is most appropriate to services or products offered
• Inclusion of your printed materials in our new member packets
• Unlimited WSA brochures and printed materials to distribute to your clients
• 10% discount on additional advertising and sponsorship opportunities
• The satisfaction of supporting spousal caregivers through our mission

Corporate Partnerships:
Local and national businesses and corporations are invited to join us in corporate partnerships supporting the Well Spouse mission! A yearly fee of $100 gives your company the following benefits of membership:

• A listing under our corporate partnerships on our website, which boasts 30,000 hits a month
• A second listing under the Resources category on our website that is most appropriate to services or products offered
• Inclusion of your printed materials in our new member packets
• Unlimited WSA brochures and printed materials to distribute to your clients
• 20% discount on additional advertising and sponsorship opportunities
• The satisfaction of supporting spousal caregivers through our mission

Sponsorship Opportunities:
Well Spouse runs many events during the year (please see additional items in this category for more information on each opportunity) including:

• The Caregiver Journey workshop
• Upcoming Regional Respite Weekends
• Annual WSA National Conference
• and see Recaps of Past Events

Advertising policy of the Well Spouse™ Association for Professional and Corporate Memberships.

There are two ways to advertise:

A. Membership -- Professional or Corporate

1. A Professional Membership is available for professionals, clergy and non-profit organizations: $50 per year.

2. Corporate Membership, for a for-profit organization: $100 per year.

Professional/Corporate Membership form here.

Website benefits of a 1-year Professional or Corporate Membership:

You are entitled to two listings in our Resources section:

     a. In the category "Find A Professional"
     b. In the category most relevant to the professional or corporate member's business.

You will be notified when the listings are posted. We are open to negotiation as to which subject category the listing should go under.

B. Advertise on the website or in our newsletter

 We also offer companies and organizations the opportunity to take out a banner advertisement:

     a. on our website and
     b. in our quarterly newsletter, Mainstay.

Advertising price schedule, Well Spouse™ Association: 

     a.  Website Banner Advertising Rates for 2011: 
          $500.00 per year.
          $150 per quarter (3 months) 

         Submit your advertising banner, which would be accessible on every page of our website, www.wellspouse.org. 

     b. Mainstay newsletter:     

c. Companies or organizations who place an annual ad in our newsletter receive banner space on our website FREE. Bring your company's products or services to the attention of a very special audience - spousal caregivers. Mainstay, the Well Spouse Association's quarterly newsletter reaches a nationwide readership of wives and husbands caring for an ill or disabled partner. We mail out over 1400 issues to our members plus we distribute several hundred more copies of Mainstay at conferences and through the offices of health care providers. Mainstay is published in an 8.5 x 11 two-column layout. The newsletter is printed on 20lb matte brite white paper. We use Microsoft Publisher as our principal layout software.

All advertising subject to availability of space and must conform to the policies set forth by the WSA Board of Directors.

Professional/Corporate Membership form here.