WELCOME
Our mission: To educate, empower and engage the Latino caregiver of Alzheimer’s and Memory disorders family members by providing: skill building training and compassionate support programs.
Since 2008, we have served more than 8,500 Latino families through our Bilingual/Bicultural programs in Chicago, New York, DC, and Los Angeles. Our programs are support by 160 collaborators (clinics, senior centers, hospitals, universities, and other institutions) located in the mentioned cities.
In the U.S. one third of Hispanic households report having a least one family member caregiver (8,147,000) according to Evercare Study 2008.
Our commitment is to provide education and support programs in the Latino communities of Illinois to increase awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. Intergenerational curriculum for children and grandchildren has been designed.
The other important part of the Alliance was created to explain the socio-cultural context as well as emotional and physical health consequences of caregiving among Hispanic/Latinos by our Cultural Competence training for professionals. After taking the training, the Latino family will perceive the Health Institution as part of the community rather than an impersonal organization.