The aging conference held last year for the first time in November has been moved to January of 2023, to avoid competing with numerous fall events. Since the event outgrew Tumbleweed Recreation Center in Chandler, it is now being staged at Risen Savior Lutheran Church’s new Worship Center. Speakers and details are still being prepared…
Tag: Neighbors Who Care
Generals, September 2022
Successful Aging Conference 2022
Join us for “Successful Aging Conference 2022: Uncovering the Keys to Aging More Successfully,” presented by Sun Lakes United Methodist Church and the Sun Lakes Coalition of Care, on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church. Sometimes life comes at you F-A-S-T! Are you prepared for the…
Generals, September 2022
Save the Dates: Dementia Friendly Training
Neighbors Who Care and Creative Engagement Partners have applied for Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes as a Dementia Friendly community. Many in Sun Lakes have already been trained in understanding dementia and how to best help friends living with it. This means that residents here care and are part of a movement to help our community…
Generals, August 2022
Dementia Friendly Champion Class—Learn to Teach Others About Dementia
Your neighbors living with dementia must be supported in the communities they live in. In Sun Lakes, you can help by sharing with your friends and neighbors how to understand dementia and tactics on helping caregivers and those living with dementia as a neighbor in our community. Neighbors Who Care is one of the driving…
Generals, July 2022
NWC Hosts Dementia Friend
Info Session People living with dementia need to be supported in the communities they live in. In Sun Lakes, you can help by becoming a Dementia Friend as Sun Lakes seeks Dementia Friendly status. Neighbors Who Care is one of the driving force agencies to establish Sun Lakes as a Dementia Friendly community. Dementia is…
Generals, June 2022
Neighbors Who Care Unveiled Its New Van to Provide Support to East Valley Seniors
Neighbors Who Care, the Chandler-based non-profit dedicated to assisting seniors in Sun Lakes and South Chandler, celebrated with 100 of its friends, volunteers, and clients by unveiling our new van at a volunteer appreciation event in April, held at Risen Savior Lutheran Church parking lot. The new van was funded by contributions from the community,…
Generals, June 2022
With the Heat Comes the Summer Slow Down—NWC Clients Still Need Our Help!
Neighbors Who Care (NWC) delivers services to our homebound and disabled clients through our corps of community volunteers. NWC helps people free of charge, a remarkable fact that permits the agency to help people by providing $3 in direct service for every $1 in donations we receive. We love our volunteers. They are everyday people…
Generals, June 2022
Save the Dates: Dementia Friends Training
Neighbors Who Care and Creative Engagement Partners have paired up to formally request that Sun Lakes be declared Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes as a Dementia Friendly community, and many in Sun Lakes have already been trained. All this means is that residents here care and are part of a movement to help our community of…
Generals, May 2022
Save the Date: Dementia Friends Training
Neighbors Who Care and Creative Engagement Partners have paired up to formally request that Sun Lakes be declared Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes as a Dementia Friendly community, and many in Sun Lakes have already been trained. All this means is that residents here care and are part of a movement to help our community of…
Generals, May 2022
Neighbors Who Care—Grateful for Sun Lakes Community Support
This winter and spring, community groups in the Sun Lakes area generously held events meant to bring folks together for some fun and to raise money for Neighbors Who Care. With a few years of isolation behind us, as Neighbors Who Care volunteers slowly become more comfortable and begin returning to volunteering, these dollars will…