Caregiver Support Group Facilitators

 

• Help facilitate a support group in your community

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Training and onboarding is available to make sure it will be a good fit, and that you feel prepared to enter these confidential spaces to help caregivers navigate the variety of challenges they encounter during the journey with dementia.

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Day Program Volunteers

 

Join in with one or both of DSNW’s Old Friends Clubs, social respite programs for those living with dementia. 

 

• Assist with program activities with guidance from DSNW’s OFC staff members

• Socialize with program members

• Lend a hand preparing the daily lunch

• Share your talents and passions: Music, art, hobbies, collections, etc!

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Project Lifesaver

 

• Search and Rescue

Become a registered emergency worker in Whatcom County and receive regular training to aid in search and rescue efforts to locate program members in cases of wandering.

 

• Program Maintenance

Help perform regular equipment maintenance including battery and band replacements alongside DSNW’s program coordinator.

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Dementia Friendly Events

 

Weekly breakfast clubs, community gardening groups, seasonal art classes, summertime concert attendance, and more help provide caregivers with the opportunity to connect with one another in low-key 

social settings, helping to alleviate the isolation that so often accompanies dementia. 

 

If you have an idea for a new event, or would like to join in helping with one that’s already on our calendar, we’d love to hear from you.