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in North Texas since 1989

 

AWARE is grateful for the many donors, patrons, and online auction participants who were generous beyond expectations. Thanks to their generosity, AWARE will be able to continue funding the many worthy organizations that are on the front lines of helping those living with Alzheimer's disease in Dallas and the greater North Texas community.

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Baylor Healthcare System

Casa de Vida

Center for Brain Health Mosaic of Meaningful Moments

Center for Vital Longevity Optimizing Neuro-cognitive Functions in Healthy Living

Dallas Museum of Art Meaningful Moments Program

Jewish Family Service Older Adults Program

Juliette Fowler Communities

The Senior Source

Stomping Ground Comedy

Texas Winds Musical Outreach

University of Texas Southwestern Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

Wilshire Baptist Church

AWARE is dedicated to fighting Alzheimer's disease by providing funding and support to programs, projects, and research provided by nonprofit organizations that actively help individuals affected by Alzheimer's in Dallas and the greater North Texas area.

AWARE is a component fund of The Dallas Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) publicly supported charity.  In partnership with the Foundation AWARE conducts an annual grant review process by which grant applicants are carefully and thoughtfully vetted to ensure that grant dollars are awarded to organizations that provide outstanding services to Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers, and to those research institutions that are at the forefront of medical research in the treatment, prevention, and cure of Alzheimer’s disease. 

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Why We Give

Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, and the 3rd leading cause among seniors.

An estimated 5.8 million Americans has Alzheimer’s disease
More than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.

These caregivers provided an estimated 18.5 billion hours of care valued at nearly $234 billion. Between 2000 and 2017 deaths from heart disease have decreased 9% while deaths from Alzheimer’s have increased 145%.

1 in 10 people age 65 or older has Alzheimer’s or a related dementia.

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1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.  It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

Early-onset Alzheimer’s can strike individuals as young as age 30.
Only 16% of seniors receive regular cognitive assessments during routine health check-ups.

In 2019, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the nation $290 billion. By 2050, these costs could rise as high as $1.1 trillion.

 

5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 14 million.

Every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops the disease.
Texas ranks fourth in the number of Alzheimer’s cases and second in the number of Alzheimer’s deaths.

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