How To Find A Memory Cafe Or Start One!
Lori La Bey talks with Beth Soltzberg, a clinical social worker at JF&CS in Boston who directs the JF&CS Memory Cafe Percolator and is part of the lead team for the national Memory Cafe Alliance.
Beth Soltzberg is a clinical social worker at JF&CS in Boston. She directs the JF&CS Memory Cafe Percolator, and along with Anne Basting, Susan McFadden, and Sam Goodrich, is part of the lead team for the national Memory Cafe Alliance. The Memory Cafe Alliance is hosted by Dementia Friendly America and was launched in autumn 2024 through the hard work and support of many organizations and people, including Maude's Ventures of the Ferry Foundations, Brookdale Foundation, EMC2 Alliance, JF&CS of Greater Boston, Lifetime Arts, Dave Wiederrich, and hundreds of Memory Cafe leaders who shared their wisdom.
Learn:
- What is a Memory Café?
- When and where were they developed?
- Who attends Memory Cafés?
- Who benefits from Memory Cafés and how so?
- How can an individual or organization start a Memory Café?
- Who should facilitate a Memory Café?
- Is there training to start a Memory Café?
- How do I find a Memory Café?
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Contact Information
Website
www.memorycafedirectory.com
What is a Memory Cafe?
https://dfamerica.org/what-is-memory-cafe/
Find a Memory Café
https://dfamerica.org/memory-cafe-directory/
Do You Have a Memory Café? Add it to the Memory Café Directory
https://dfamerica.org/create-mca-profile/
Email to Learn More About Our Training Videos to Start a Memory Café
Memory Café Resources
https://dfamerica.org/memorycafe-resources/
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/memory-cafe-alliance/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573920820635#
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/memorycafealliance/
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