Website: dementiafriendlyelginarea.org
Facebook: Dementia Friendly Elgin
Dementia Friendly Elgin Area (DFEA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that hosts the monthly Elgin Area Memory Café, provides no-cost dementia awareness training for local businesses and organizations, and participates in community tables across Kane County to provide resource materials on dementia care, caregiving, and older adult health and wellness. Our advisory council meets every other month and consists of dedicated partners from local government, faith communities, first responders, businesses and agencies that serve older adults, and citizens of the community.
Mission
As a dementia friendly community, we are committed to strengthening and supporting those with cognitive changes and their care partners by raising awareness, reducing societal stigma, providing education, and communicating best practices.
Vision
Our vision is to improve the lives, welfare, and dignity for those with cognitive changes, while maintaining the greatest level of compassion, expertise, and integrity.
Dementia Friendly Elgin Area Activities
*Elgin Area Memory Café meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month at the South Elgin Public Works Building, 1000 Bowes Rd., South Elgin. New? Please call (847) 289-5848.
*Recurring library programming, designed in short segments, on topics of interest for 26 senior/developmental care communities and independent living apartments, serving 700 monthly by library staff and up to 16 active older adult volunteers.
*No-Shushing movie at South Elgin Branch Library.
*Proclamations of Dementia Friendly Elgin Area from Mayor Dave Kaptain, 2019 & 2024.
* Global Picnic serving 85 with first languages in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian for caregivers and those living with dementia.
*Illinois’ first bilingual memory café: Cafecito entre’ Amigos, meeting quarterly.
*Resource Guides in first responder vehicles and downloadable from website.
* Free 20-minute Dementia Awareness Training: Dementia 101 & Communication Tips.
Dementia Friendly Elgin Contact
Glenna Godinsky
ggodinsky@gailborden.info
(847) 289-5848
