Support for people with dementia and their relatives
As part of the last city council of the year, the city council traditionally collected for a non -profit organization in Darmstadt. This year the donation went to the Dementia Forum City. V .. On February 7, 2025, city councilor Yücel Akdeniz, together with Hans-Jörg Daum, the head of the office of the city council, handed over a donation of 2,000 euros to the managing director Tatjana Kießling-Wirth.
Valuable work for those affected and relatives
“As a city council, the support of people with dementia and their relatives is important to us. The Demenzforum has been doing excellent work here for 25 years and is an important point of contact for those affected and their families. ” Yücel Akdeniz emphasized the importance of the organization. The association offers advice, support and rooms for encounter not to leave relatives alone in the often challenging situation. The donation should contribute to the fact that the dementia forum can further expand its offers .
New projects: The memory house is being built
The donation is important support for the association. Tatjana Kießling-Wirth thanks the name of Demenzforumdarmstadt e. V. and emphasizes: “With the money we can further expand our offers for people with dementia and their relatives. Our new memory house, which will open in the summer of 2025, will be an important point of contact for those affected and their families. ”
About the Demenzforumdarmstadt e. V.
The Dementia Forum City e. V. is the local Alzheimer's society-self-help dementia and sees itself as a contact for people with dementia and their relatives in Darmstadt. The association offers advice, discussion groups, visiting services and seminars . The aim is to support those affected and to sensitize the public to the topic of dementia .
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