Kid Caregivers
An
intergenerational program to benefit Alzheimer’s patients, and provide support
to caregiving youth
Kid Caregivers (www.kidcaregivers.com) is a 501c(3) organization that
was founded by Hailey Richman, age
11.5, who has a grandmother with Alzheimer’s disease. She has been a caregiver
for her grandma since she was 4 years old. Hailey was named a Hasbro Community Action Hero and a Prudential
Spirit of Community National Honoree for her dedication to Alzheimer’s
work. She is also the Associate Director of Puzzles To Remember. The mission of Kid Caregivers is to provide
support to caregiving youth; and intergenrational programs to benefit the
dementia community.
Max Wallack is
Associate Director and Advisor at Kid Caregivers. He is a Harvard
Medical School student, currently doing research at the Center for Neurological
Imaging. He was a caregiver to his great grandma who had Alzheimer’s disease.
He is the founder of Puzzles To Remember
www.puzzlestoremember.org
a 501c3 organization that has supplied over 100,000 puzzles to Alzheimer’s
facilities.
1.4
million kids are acting as caregivers in the United States
47 million people worldwide,
and 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease THERE IS NO CURE!
But Kid Caregivers has
a program which offers support and helps slow the progression.
Kid Caregivers has chapters in over 16 states, and 4 countries, and is rapidly
expanding!
•
In
person and online peer-to-peer support for caregiving youth
•
Intergenerational
Alzheimer’s programs (Puzzle Time and Creative
Arts)
•
Community
service credit awarded for civic engagement
We are
recruiting youth, ages 9-17. For more information about volunteering and becoming a Global Ambassador
visit us at: www.kidcaregivers.com or
email us at: kidcaregivers@gmail.com
If you
are interested in having Puzzle Time at your care facility or nursing
home please contact us at kidcaregivers@gmail.com! We will
donate therapeutic Alzheimer’s puzzles to your facility, and locate students to
volunteer with your residents!
We are always
looking to expand!
All
contributions to Kid Caregivers are tax-deductible, under Sec.501c(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code. EIN 61-1888629
Wish List
• Low piece count puzzles
• iPod Shuffles
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