Join the cause
The Alzheimer’s Association--South Carolina 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.
Recent events
 
Photos courtesy of Living in South Carolina Magazine.
Thank you to advocates across the state who joined us on April 22, 2009, for Lobby Day! Our volunteers gathered at the South Carolina State House and boldly spoke with their state legislators about how Alzheimer's disease has affected them. They asked legislators for their continued support of state funding for caregiver respite and raised awareness of the recently released report of the Purple Ribbon Alzheimer's Task Force.
If you participated in Lobby Day, please click here to download and submit feedback about your legislator visits.
Questions? Call 1-800-908-9690 or email beth.sulkowski@alz.org.
Photo courtesy of Living in South Carolina Magazine.
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.
South Carolina advocacy
We are pleased to announce the recently released report of the Purple Ribbon Alzheimer's Task Force, entitled Conquering the Specter of Alzheimer's Disease in South Carolina. This important strategic document assesses the resources for those living with Alzheimer's in South Carolina and issues public policy recommendations to better meet observed needs. The task force released its final report in March 2009. Click here to view the report.
View the 2009 Public Policy Platform of the Alzheimer's Association - South Carolina Chapter.
Federal advocacy
For more information about advocacy & public policy, please contact Beth Murff Sulkowski, Director of Communications & Advocacy, at 1-800-908-9690 or beth.sulkowski@alz.org.
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