STATUS:  Open

CLIENTS SERVED: For those living with Dementia and their caregivers.

DESCRIPTION:  This nonprofit seeks to enhance the quality of life for those living with Dementia, their caregivers, and the community at large with education, resources, life enrichment programs and the research impacting Dementia.

SERVICES / PROGRAMS: Our mission is to increase awareness, education, and resources around Dementia and Brain Health. In addition, we fund groundbreaking Dementia research and engage individuals, families, and communities impacted by Dementia through programs that spotlight art, music, movement, touch, and more.

The Ginny Gives Program underwrites grants to help promote quality-of-life, non-medical activities, including music, art, dance, movement, touch, and many other life-enriching therapies and experiences, for those living with Dementia and their care partners. The Operation KeepSafe Program provides those living with Dementia, who may elope (leave or wander) from home, with a medical ID kit and a personalized online profile to help first responders and others obtain critical life-serving information about the individual.

HOW TO APPLY:  Please call 1-800-DEMENTIA (1-800-336-3684) OR visit their website at https://DementiaSociety.org 

Dementia Society of America is your volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity serving the nation for all potential causes of Dementia, including:  Alzheimer’s (AD), late & young-onset Vascular Dementia / Mixed Dementia / Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) / Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)/ CTE, TBI, HIV, L.A.T.E., and many other causes.