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Give MonthlyEarly-Stage Social Engagement Programs
Early-Stage Support Groups
Alzheimer’s Association early-stage support groups, conducted by trained facilitators, are a safe place for people living with dementia to share their experiences with others who understand. Pre-screening is required to join a support group. To register, call our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900.
Melville Early-Stage Support Group
12:30-1:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month
Alzheimer's Association office
300 Broadhollow Road, LL100
Copiague Early-Stage Meetup
(Caregiver Support Group will meet concurrently)
1-2 p.m. Tuesdays from Jan. 6-Mar. 3
Copiague Memorial Library, 50 Deauville Blvd., Copiague
Virtual Early Stage Meetup for People Living with Dementia
9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays from Jan. 26-Mar. 23
Memory Cafe
This is intended for those with memory concerns to attend with a family member, friend, or other care partner. Dates and Times will be announced. For questions or interested in hosting a Memory Cafe, please email longislandchapter@alz.org.Virtual Caregivers Book Club
Facilitated by Linda Martinez, LCSW, Social Worker at NYU Langone Geriatric Medicine - Long Island, we will relate this story to our own experiences and feelings in our journey of loving somebody living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. We will relate this story to our own experiences and feelings in our journey of loving somebody living with dementia. Participants will be mailed paperback books.- The Unexpected Journey by Emma Willis
We will use Emma Willis’s memoir as a catalyst to help participants share their own experiences of loving somebody living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia.
Mondays, Mar. 2-30 from 12-1 p.m.