BvB funds provide the staff and resources to achieve a 25% increase in engagement and access to dementia education, resources, and support in the Black/African American, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer or Questioning communities.
BvB Dallas funds and supports Juliette Fowler’s initiatives that assist people with various levels of cognitive health. Programs such as “ I’m Still Here” as well as Dementia Friendly Dallas help create better awareness and care for caregivers and people with dementia here in Dallas.
Funding from BVB Dallas will support ongoing programing of The Senior Source provided to enhance the well-being of older adults affected by Alzheimer’s related dementia as well as those who care for them, specifically through the agency’s Caregiver Support and Guardianship Programs.
BvB Dallas will continue to partner with UT Southwestern Medical Center by funding the Clinical Neuropsychology Alzheimer’s Disease Fellowship, which provides the opportunity to rapidly develop expertise in differential diagnosis and treatment of dementia.
BvB will also support UT Southwestern in their research to diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease by optimizing and validating techniques to deliver human tau antibodies across the blood brain barrier in patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
