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News & Events
2024 Impact Report
Over the past year, the Dementia Empowerment Network has grown from an idea into a vibrant network of 11 empowerment groups, supported seven community-led projects with seed grants, hosted over 19 public events, and built partnerships with 13 organizations. Our team has reached 15,959 people through events, media, presentations, and resources. You can check out our impact report below.
There are many ways to support your brain health in your daily life.
Research and public health guidance often point to habits like regular movement, quality sleep, managing blood pressure and diabetes, avoiding smoking, eating well, protecting your head, and staying mentally active.
For this post, we’re highlighting three everyday habits that can be practical starting places.
Brain health is not about perfection. It can mean showing up in small ways, building supportive routines, staying engaged, and finding what is realistic for your life.
July 14 is International Non-Binary People's Day. Dementia care has not always been a space where everyone feels seen, and that is worth saying out loud. People whose identities sit outside what systems were built to recognize often have to work harder just to access support that fits, and that does not change when memory changes enter the picture. It can get harder.
We do not have all the answers, and we are not going to pretend we do. What we can say is that we are paying attention, we want our spaces to be genuinely welcoming, and if there are people in our communities who need something we are not yet offering, we want to know. That is how better things get built.
#InternationalNonBinaryPeoplesDay #DementiaSupport #InclusiveCommunity #2SLGBTQ #HamiltonON
July 11 is World Population Day, a global observance that invites us to think about the communities we live in and what people need to live well. One of the clearest trends shaping communities across Canada and around the world is that our populations are aging, and with that comes a growing number of people living with dementia and memory changes, along with the families and care partners who support them.
What that means in practice is that communities need to be ready. Ready to include, ready to support, and ready to make space for people at every stage of life. That is the kind of community we are trying to help build, one gathering at a time, across the Hamilton region.
#WorldPopulationDay #HamiltonON #dementiasupport #agingwell #memorychanges