Marcy’s Corner

Welcome to Marcy’s Corner! Here are Marcy’s helpful resources and tips for January.

Marcy and Jeff Thomas

Prescription Medication Discount

These websites help you search for discounts on your medication. Use GoodRx and CostPlusDrugs to help you find the lowest prices for your medications!

Click on these links to get started:

https://www.goodrx.com/

https://costplusdrugs.com/

Tax Benefits for Caregivers

Through the 2025 tax year, the IRS allows family caregivers to claim some individuals related by adoption, blood or marriage — and even some friends — as “other dependents” on their federal tax return and receive up to $500 in “Credit for Other Dependents”, as long as both parties meet requirements of legal residency, income, dependence, and living arrangements.

To find out more specifics and see if you qualify, check out this article: https://tinyurl.com/caregiverstaxbenefits

Hope Heals Camp

Hope Heals Camp just opened its camper applications for the summer. It is one week for families with disabilities in Alabama. Some families at Austin Speech Labs have attended in the past. Marcy and her husband, Jeff, have attended for the past 4 years. Contact Marcy if you have any questions or just want to know more about the program!

Conversations about Emotional Well-being

Marcy discovered a musical platform that helps caregivers communicate with their children and loved ones about tough subjects, like anger, loss, racism, and more: https://sounditouttogether.org/