AWARE president Barbara
Glass has announced the grant recipients for the 2020-2021 year.
Applications were submitted from nonprofit organizations located in Dallas and
Collin County that are working on the front lines in the fight against
Alzheimer’s disease.
The final selections have been made and the recipients are:
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION: Salary
support for the Baylor AT&T Memory Center to provide a trained specialist
on site at the Center. At the point of care patients and families are
provided with disease education, caregiver training and support groups, elder
law and financial planning, and a 24/7 helpline.
BISHOP ARTS THEATRE CENTER: Support for
the Silver Stories Storytelling Circle, a continuing program incorporating
stories, music, visual arts, and dance to improve the quality of life for
individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
CASA DE VIDA: Support for the Casa de Vida
program at NorthPark Presbyterian Church giving respite relief to caregivers by
providing trained volunteer one-on-one care for individuals with Alzheimer’s
and other dementias.
DALLAS ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL SOCIETY: Support for
expansion of the Memory Garden nature program that incorporates horticulture,
conversations, and crafts to enrich the life of those affected by Alzheimer’s
and other dementias.
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART: Support for Meaningful
Moments, a DMA program designed to provide participants with Alzheimer’s
disease and other dementias and their families or caregivers with ways to
engage in art, providing a continuing cultural opportunity regardless of the
abilities.
ED-U-CARE: Support for a symposium designed to
educate caregivers about Compassion Fatigue and build resilient professionals
and family members caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
FOR LOVE AND ART: Support to bring the art experience
to people with cognitive impairment and limited mobility in long term care
facilities to stimulate art enrichment and memories while empowering caregivers
to love people in creative and transformative ways.
HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Support for
the Journey Program, a no-fee program designed to allow participants with early
stage Alzheimer’s and other dementias to thrive, while giving their caregivers
much-needed respite.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: Support for the Older Adults
Program staff to provide in-home mental health counseling, care management, and
daily living support to older adults with Alzheimer’s and other dementias,
allowing them to remain living in their own home.
JULIETTE FOWLER COMMUNITIES: Support for
facility dementia care programs, including the expansion of “I’m Still Here,” a
six-month intensive dementia care training program for staff members throughout
the Fowler communities.
PLANO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Support for Healing Notes, a
free music-therapy program targeted toward low-income seniors dealing
with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
THE SENIOR SOURCE: Support for the Senior Companions
program matching trained volunteers with low income individuals with
Alzheimer’s disease and their families needing assistance with meals, errands,
and light housekeeping, providing caregivers with respite and/or time to work
outside the home.
THE MEADOWS MUSEUM AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY: Support for
the Meadows Museum memory care programs, which provides social and emotional
support to those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, their care givers and
partners through engagement with art.
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES: Support for the outpatient
memory care program to provide cognitive stimulation therapy, a short-term
evidence-based intervention for individuals with mild to moderate dementia.
STOMPING GROUND COMEDY: Support for the Improv for
Caregivers program, a therapeutic and psycho-educational workshop that uses
improvisational comedy techniques to teach caregivers effective communication
skills that are specific to the needs of Alzheimer’s patients.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER: Support
for research to develop a formula that estimates how much time a patient might
have from initial diagnosis of Alzheimer’s to the need for full-time care.
TEXAS WINDS MUSICAL OUTREACH: Support for
the Concerts for Seniors program providing interactive concerts in 95 nursing
homes and adult day care facilities bringing joy, relief from isolation, and
peace to individuals affected by memory loss.
VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS: Support to
evaluate clients of the Meals on Wheels program with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
and other dementias for need of a higher level of care.
WILSHIRE BAPTIST CHURCH: Support for the Friday
Friends Program addressing the need to provide respite for those who care for a
dementia relative at home, and who have little or no assistance for relieving
them of the constant care and supervision of their loved one, while
providing a stimulating day of art, music and games for the individual
with Alzheimer’s.
Myrna D. Schlegel AWARE Scholarship Fund: Support for
scholarships for nursing students at Baylor University, Texas Woman’s
University, and Texas Christian University toward their studies in gerontology,
especially in the field of dementia.
To learn more about AWARE, membership benefits, special events, educational
programs and more, visit the website at www.AWAREDallas.org
Together with compassion and dedication, we are making a difference. Membership is open to men and women. Join AWARE now and join the fight.
