Category: Advocacy

Advocacy volunteers share their insights from the field.

October 12, 2020

Advocating for the rights of people with dementia during COVID

By Susan DeMarois Susan DeMarois, Director of Public Policy for the Alzheimer’s Association® has worked tirelessly to ensure the rights...

January 3, 2020

Caregiving for a parent with Alzheimer’s can be challenging. It’s even harder when both parents have the disease. Add on...

December 30, 2019

Jasmeen Karan’s mother Bibi was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014, when Jasmeen was 25. After connecting with the Alzheimer’s Association...

November 25, 2019

When California’s 31-member Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force gathered last week in Sacramento for its first meeting, the voices...

April 12, 2019

Would you travel across the country to talk to your representatives? That’s exactly what 60 advocates from Northern California and...

February 25, 2019

If you are traveling with Elizabeth Santos of Ukiah, odds are high that she will ask you to take a...

January 25, 2019

With almost 50 years of fire service experience, Bob Durfee understands the importance of planning and preparedness. After retiring as...

January 4, 2019

When Ria Rabun of Fairfield started volunteering for the Alzheimer’s Association, she didn’t think her family had been affected...