Puzzle Time Program in Portland, Oregon

We are very pleased to share that our NYC kid Caregiver's Puzzle Time Volunteer, Amina, is going to be the Oregon Ambassador, she will be introducing the program and facilitating it in a memory care home in Portland! We are so happy, and know how much the dementia community will benefit from her program!

Please contact us if you would like to start a program (become a Global Ambassador) or would like to participate in a program that is already established.

A Cute Video About Your Brain

https://mybrainrobbie.org/

The Us Against Alzheimer's Summit: The Last Generation Intergenerational Caregiving and Advocacy

This video addresses demonstrates the need for caregiving youth to have their voices heard.
I begin speaking at 31:00 minutes.




https://www.facebook.com/UsAgainstAlz/videos/330260457737335/UzpfSTE2NTM5NDEzNzc6MTAyMTYxNjAxNjUyMzA4ODg/

Kid Caregivers Shared In Portugal :-)

https://patient-innovation.com/post/1953We are excited that a nonprofit in Portugal has shared Kid Caregivers

#SpiritofMyCommunity | Hailey Richman of Long Island City, New York

Our New Flyer

Kid Caregivers

An intergenerational program to benefit Alzheimer’s patients, and provide support to caregiving youth

Kid Caregivers is a 501c(3) organization that was founded by Hailey Richman, age 11, 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 www.puzzlestoremember.org

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 almost 100,000 puzzles to Alzheimer’s facilities. Max co-authored a children’s book about Alzheimer’s disease available here: http://amzn.to/12peGuT

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
* Opportunities for leadership and service awards

We are recruiting youth, ages 9-17! For more information about volunteering and becoming a Global Ambassador email us at kidcaregivers@gmail.com

 All contributions are tax-deductible, under Sec.501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. EIN 61-1888629

                                                  Our Wish List

36 piece Springbok puzzles for Alzheimer’s patients https://bit.ly/2aBHQxI

iPod Shuffle or Nano players/headphones