Savy Makalena is founder/CEO of Gimme A Break, a nonprofit focused on caregivers’ well-being by giving them breaks and providing resources.

Savy shares about keeping her promise to care for her parents as they aged, particularly after her mom experienced a stroke and her dad fell down a flight of stairs. She writes "I had no choice but to temporarily put my career on hold, move in with my parents, and uphold my promise."

Through her experience, she started a nonprofit to offer a support group for family caregivers. Savy says that paid family and medical leave "helps working people balance work and family, giving them time to develop plans of action to create a smoother transitions for their loved ones."

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