You’re invited to the next Virtual Jewish Family & Children Service Memory Cafe! It will be held on the first Friday of the month, Friday, July 7th, from 10 AM to noon. A welcoming place for individuals and families living with changes in their memory or thinking. Bring your coffee and enjoy conversations with new friends of all ages.
Join Guitarist/vocalist Doug Schmolze as he leads us in singing, looking at images, and hearing music history and stories on the theme of “Boom and Bust” – music from the Jazz Age and the 1930s
Interested in Joining?
If you want to attend this memory cafe, Please RSVP to [email protected] by noon on July 6, and he will send the Zoom link.
Check out the full invitation: here!
Note that during the warm months, we plan to alternate meetings in person and on Zoom. A summer schedule is attached here: JF&CS Memory Cafe Gatherings – Summer 2023:
Recorded JF&CS Memory Café
Visit the JF&CS Memory Café YouTube playlist to see facilitated activities from some of our previous virtual JF&CS Memory Café gatherings. At our June 2 café gathering, we recorded an inspiring 12-minute talk by advocate Laurie Scherrer about living well with dementia. Feel free to share Laurie’s video and the whole virtual JF&CS Memory Café video playlist with anyone who may enjoy it!
Want to Join Another Memory Cafe?
Many Massachusetts memory cafés now offer virtual programs, some are meeting outdoors, and some are gearing up to resume indoor meetings. You can find our directory here: www.jfcsboston.org/MemoryCafeDirectory (Look for the blue sidebar listing virtual cafés, on the right side of the page), it’s continuously updated. There is also a national virtual café directory here: www.memorycafedirectory.com/cafe-connect/.
Here is a one-minute video in English, Portuguese, and Spanish that shows memory cafés in action, including virtual and in-person cafés. Please share this with anyone who would like to know what a memory café is all about!
Assisting Hands of Boston Northwest – A Proud Sponsor of JF&CS Memory Cafes
Assisting Hands Home Care of Boston Northwest is proud to be in our third year of supporting the great Memory Cafes that the Jewish Family and Children’s Service put together to help those who are affected by dementia.
Caring for an aging loved one can be extremely rewarding but it can also be difficult at times. If you need a little help with caring for a loved one with dementia, we can help! Reach out to us to find out what we can do and to get started!
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