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Join the cause

The Alzheimer’s Association--Connecticut Chapter invites you to become an Alzheimer advocate. Join us and speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families.

Add your voice to ours — become an advocate today.

Upcoming events

Connecticut Legislative session begins on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, and is scheduled to end on May 7, 2008.  Join us for Memory Walk

What is an advocate?

Alzheimer advocates play an important role in improving the quality of care and quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families by working to improve dementia care and services; improve access to community-based care; improve quality care in residential settings; and expand funding for research and public programs serving people with dementia.

As an advocate, you will:

• Receive regular updates about current legislative and public policy issues.
• Stay on top of policy and legislative issues through alerts and updates.
• Make calls or write to legislators to forward public policy priorities to improve quality of life for those living with Alzheimer’s.

Become an Advocate Today!

Connecticut advocacy

Alzheimer’s Respite Care Line Item Receives $1 Million Boost
The Alzheimer's Association set out to increase the state budget line item for Alzheimer’s respite care to $3 million in order to provide respite services to more Alzheimer’s patient families. We kicked our grass roots lobbying into high gear and the Alzheimer’s Respite Care Line item was increased by $1 million to $2,292,388 for each of the next two fiscal years ’07-’08 and ’08-09. Effective July 1, 2007.

Action needed: Thank the elected officials listed below for hearing us and helping us to help more families care for their loved ones at home. Thank them for the $1 million respite funding increase.

Governor Jodi Rell, toll free 800-406-1527, Governor.Rell@po.state.ct.us
Lt Governor Mike Fedele, 860-524-7384, LTGovernor.Fedele@ct.gov
Senate President Pro Temp Don Williams, toll free 800 842 1420, williams@senatedems.ct.gov
House Speaker Jim Amann, toll free 800-842-1902, Jim.Amann@cga.ct.gov
House Minority Leader Larry Cafero, toll free 800-842-1423, Lawrence.Cafero@housegop.ct.gov

For more information on our success see the 2007 Legislative Wrap Up and Scorecard.

Federal advocacy

• Federal update
• National priorities