Fox Valley Memory Project has been awarded a $115,555 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation to enhance the quality and availability of dementia-specific respite care for people living with dementia and their caregivers in Calumet, Outagamie, Waupaca and Winnebago counties.
Fox Valley Memory Project is one of 41 recipients chosen to receive grant funding from more than 200 applicants across the country. Funds will be used to support a new program offering called Thryve: Where Connections and Joy Take Root. This program is available for $20 and is located at the Goodwill Community Campus, 1800 Appleton Road, Menasha, every Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A snack and lunch are included.
“Fox Valley Memory Project is excited to be included in this elite group of community-based service providers,” said Carrie Esselman, executive director. “Caring for someone living with dementia can be overwhelming. This grant will help us provide much-needed dementia-specific respite care and services for people living with dementia and their caregivers living in the communities we serve.”
In conjunction with the grant, Fox Valley Memory Project will also receive online training and ongoing technical assistance from the CDRI to ensure respite services are dementia-capable and to support sustainability. The CDRI will also collect data and evaluate the impact of these innovative projects from all grant recipients to inform public policy.
The Alzheimer’s Association created the CDRI in 2024 after receiving a $25 million grant from the Administration for Community Living, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
