Memory Café’s Impact Individuals and Families by Measuring Smiles and Friendships

Today, Lori La Bey the host of Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio speaks with a panel of passionate professionals who truly understand the power of Memory Café’s and the impact they are having on families around the globe. What you will Learn What is a Memory Café? Who Attends and Memory Café? Can anyone start a Memory Café? Are Memory Café’s in-person or virtual meetings? What do people do at a Memory Café? How often do you meet and for how long? What is the average size of you your café? Is there a cost to attend a Memory Café?   Copy & Paste the URL Below to Watch the Video Interview https://youtu.be/yhv0-ZfN0s8 Apple Podcast - Listen & Subscribe Below https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alzheimers-speaks/id986940432 Spotify – Listen & Subscribe Below https://open.spotify.com/show/4Fr8hwfUM3uzH8dMEkYrOE   We ask each of our listeners to BE A GIVER OF HOPE by sharing this episode with your friends, family, colleagues, and followers.  All of us can spread hope by sharing resources, tools, and products to help people live a better life.  It will take you only a few seconds for you to make a powerful difference in someone else’s life.  We never know when someone might need this type of support for themselves, or a loved one. Join our movement and be a Giver of Hope! Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites since 2011. Contact our Panelists Beth Soltzberg - JF&CS Memory Café, and JF&CS Memory Café Percolator - in Waltham, MA Email     [email protected]           Phone   781-693-5628 Website   www.jfcsboston.org/Percolator  - Find free resources for starting and sustaining a memory café from the JF&CS Memory Café Percolator, including step-by-step toolkits, PSA videos, a guest artist directory, a leadership guide for cafe participants living with dementia, and much more!  The Percolator PSA video shows a range of memory cafés in action.  The PSA is in the following languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese.   Angela Meyers Library Memory Project - in Wisconsin A network of 21 public libraries that share in a rotation of offering 6 memory cafes per month. We’ve been offering memory cafes since 2015. Website   www.librarymemoryproject.org Facebook  @librarymemoryproject Email  [email protected] Phone  262-896-8245   Debra Sheets - Memory Café Victoria - In Victoria, British Columbia  Canada Website www.memorycafevictoria.org Email  [email protected] Phone 236-562-0240   Karri Brower & April Grimaldi - Memory Lane Cafe - in Henderson, Nevada Karri Email   [email protected] Phone   702-670-1810 April Email    [email protected] Phone    702-660-1140 FaceBook   Memory Lane Cafe SNV   Alyss Amster - Connection Café - Dementia Spotlight Foundation - in Roswell, GA               Email [email protected] Website   www.dementiaspotlightfoundation.org Facebook  Phone 678-332-1711   Emily Kearns & Jamie Samaque Nature Café - Dementia Friendly Baltimore County Dementia Friendly Coordinator      Baltimore County Department of Aging, Caregivers Program 611 Central Avenue, Towson, MD 21204 Phone   410-887-4751m Email   [email protected]   Tami Hurst - Memory Cafe - with Olathe Public Library – in Olathe, KS  Email    [email protected]   Maria Skinner - Guest Artist with Ageless Grace Brain Health Fitness Educator & Trainer - Groton, MA Email   [email protected] Phone  978-314-2735 Websites  www.mariaskinner.com       www.agelessgrace.com   Additional Resources Great Tik Tok Videos   https://www.tiktok.com/@bewegen.is.leven?fbclid=IwAR1VExhufKXNU7kdNuvj1Y8rst6VrnwT27Sj29lNKECy-BK5QOEghRL4nXU Memory Café Directory for 6 Countries https://www.memorycafedirectory.com/ Dementia Mentors https://www.dementiamentors.org Dementia Action Alliance https://daanow.org Dementia Together https://dementiatogether.org Dementia Map https://www.dementiamap.com/ Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.