We are pleased to announce an upcoming opportunity for you to join a growing movement and become a Dementia Friend!
Since its inception in May of 2018, Dementia Friends Pennsylvania has worked closely with several communities across Pennsylvania to launch Dementia Friendly Community Initiatives. A Dementia Friendly Community is a community that comes together to foster meaningful access to support and engagement in community life for people living with dementia and their family and friend care partners. Communities across Pennsylvania utilize the Dementia Friends curriculum as the vehicle through which community members gain the increased knowledge and awareness necessary to decrease stigma among all community members and to better support those living with dementia.
During and following the Information Session, we encourage you to reflect on how you could best bring this vital information to the communities you serve. Help us achieve the goal set forth this year by Aging Secretary Robert Torres to have a Dementia Friends Champion in every county across the Commonwealth! We look forward to meeting you virtually.
