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AWARE is proud to support nonprofit organizations that share our mission and dedication to fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Together with compassion and dedication we can make a difference.

OUR 2021-2022 GRANT RECIPIENTS

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Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation

Salary support for the Baylor AT&T Memory Center to provide a trained care navigation 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. 

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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.

CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH AT UT DALLAS

Support for production of a series of educational videos, Alzheimer’s Voices: Creating a New Narrative, distributed worldwide via the Center’s YouTube channel, that will change the conversation about Alzheimer’s by communicating a strengths-based approach with testimonials to help others navigate a positive path.

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Dallas Arboretum and Botantical 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.

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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 their abilities.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Plano Symphony Orchestra

Support for Healing Notes, a free music-therapy program targeted toward low-income seniors dealing with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. 

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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. 

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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.  

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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.

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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.

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The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University

Support for the Meadows Museum memory care programs, Connections and Re-connections, which provide social and emotional support to those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, their caregivers and partners through engagement with art.

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The University of Texas Foundation for the Callier Center

Support   for a clinical trial research program to determine whether noninvasive   brain stimulation (NIBS) technology is an effective treatment for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and associated memory problems.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Support   for a clinical trial research program to determine whether noninvasive   brain stimulation (NIBS) technology is an effective treatment for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and associated memory problems.

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Visiting Nurses Association

Support for the VNA RN nurse navigators 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.

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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 Women’s University, and Texas Christian University toward their studies in gerontology, especially in the field of dementia.

 

 

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BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DALLAS FOUNDATION

CASA DE VIDA

DALLAS ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL SOCIETY

DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

ED-U-CARE

FOR LOVE AND ART

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE

JULIETTE FOWLER COMMUNITIES

PLANO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

THE SENIOR SOURCE

TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES

STOMPING GROUND COMEDY

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER

TEXAS WINDS MUSICAL OUTREACH

VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS

WILSHIRE BAPTIST CHURCH

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The Dallas Foundation, a 501(c)(3) publicly supported charity, Federal Tax ID 75-2890371, is the fiscal sponsor of AWARE.

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