Dementia Community Collaboratives™ (DCC) and Dementia Aware America™ encourage grassroots Dementia advocacy, care, and awareness initiatives amongst interconnected businesses, professionals, nonprofits, faith-based, and civic and governmental organizations.

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- Our Mission -

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Promote Dementia initiatives through community-wide sector engagement. Sectors include retail, hospitality, finance, government, first responders, healthcare, faith-based communities, nonprofits, transportation, housing, home care service providers, community care organizations, and more.

 

Importantly, we seek to include those living with Dementia and their care partners in all we do.
 
We recognize that Dementia is not a disease in and of itself but rather the outward expression of memory loss, behavioral and functional changes, and a myriad of other cognitive challenges that can occur along with diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, CTE (chronic concussion-related Dementia), traumatic brain injury (TBI), among many others.
 
We understand that Dementia is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and subject to stigma, fear, taboo, and apathy. We aim to create a ready, supportive, and informed environment committed to truth, love, and compassion.

We offer an "open door" to all those affected and seek to make the most meaningful actions today to create the best possible tomorrows.

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We are philosophically aligned with the following initiatives: AARP Age-Friendly Communities, USAging Dementia Friendly / Dementia Friends, and the World Health Organization's Global Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.