Dear Friends,

The fall starts a busy season for many New Yorkers. Back from vacation, there is renewed energy as school starts and new projects commence. But the summer was a busy time for the NYC Chapter as we planned new initiatives to meet the needs of the Alzheimer’s community. As we start the season, I thought you would be interested in a sample of these:

• Paulette Michaud, Manager of Early Stage Services, will pilot MemoryWorks, a cognitive enhancement program for persons with early stage AD. This program will include mentally stimulating activities in a friendly, social and supportive environment. Throughout the coming year, Paulette will offer counseling and support for persons with early-onset AD, where the disease strikes those under the age of 60.
  
  
• With Artists for Alzheimer’s – a Hearthstone Foundation project – we will co-sponsor the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project at the Bowery Poetry Project this Fall and make a trip to the Big Apple Circus with persons with early and middle stage AD.
  
  
• At our 2006 Annual Meeting, a distinguished panel of experts from New York’s science community will attempt to answer the question, “What is really going on in Alzheimer’s research?” Please join us on October 4^th at The Rockefeller University.
  
  
• Please join us at Portraits & Promises a lecture and art exhibition sponsored by Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., at the New York Academy of Medicine on October 25^th. This powerful exhibition will highlight the power of art as a vehicle for the artist to express his internal struggle with AD. Please click here for more information.
  
  
• We know children feel the same profound sense of sadness, loss and helplessness as adults, without the background and basic information to help them cope with these feelings. Our Care Consultant, Janet Mitchell, is planning a pilot program for children who have a relative with AD.
  
  
• We are delighted to report the NYC Council has restored funding for our Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return^® program, allowing us to continue our outreach effort. Thanks to the City Council for ensuring all New Yorkers have access to this important resource.
  
  
• We are pleased to welcome Nancy Hendley, Dementia Care Trainer. Nancy is responsible for implementing our 43 hour home care training programs, which are funded by a generous grant from the Hearst Foundation. We will continue to provide home care education in English, Spanish and Chinese through our training contracts with the NYC Department for the Aging and 1199.

We continue to provide our core services and to ensure that through the 24-hour Helpline, Web site, Support Groups, Diversity, Outreach & Education programs, we continue to serve the Alzheimer’s community with the highest quality programs and services. We are always looking at ways to serve the community more effectively. You can help us by taking our brief on-line survey by clicking here. If you see a need we haven’t met, you can reach me at jlevine@alznyc.org. I look forward to hearing from you.

— Jed Levine
Executive Vice President,
Director of Programs & Services

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