The difference you’ll make
Listen to our CEO, Kirsty Porter’s 15 minute interview on ABC Radio, about Dance Against Dementia.
Skip to the 1hr.17min mark
We will build more dementia cafés nationwide.
Our mission is to support local communities to help their people living with dementia by improving their social connection and well-being.
Umbrella Dementia Cafés™ is a charity bringing hope, connection and a better quality of life for people living with dementia and their family carer. We are a building a network of informal and multigenerational community peer support groups, called 'dementia cafés', designed for families and people living with dementia to improve social health and well-being. Our cafés are all managed and operated by Umbrella Dementia Cafés staff, along with crucial support from local volunteer teams.
We believe the key to personal well-being is social connectedness and having a community support network around you. Understanding you, accepting you and including you. We support people living with dementia to regain their autonomy and boost their self-esteem by improving their social health and well-being.
Every Umbrella Dementia Café is fully supported by a team of strong volunteers with an understanding of dementia (personal or professional).
Together we work under one supportive umbrella facilitating greater social connections between people living with dementia, their family and their community.
“Ten minutes of social interaction a day helps improve the well-being of people with dementia”
Why your support is so important
Funds raised from this fundraising event will go towards maintaining and establishing new Umbrella Dementia Cafés in local communities and in particular rural areas where resources are at their lowest.
Keep our Cafés Open
Umbrella Dementia Cafés™ innovate, support and empower hundreds of people experiencing dementia to feel friendship, social connection and resilience to live well with dementia. All our cafés are proudly multicultural and intergenerational.
Set up New Cafés
Our mission is to empower every community in Australia to establish their own dementia café through a supportive Umbrella Dementia Cafés™ Community of Practice model, particularly in rural areas where dementia support is hard to reach.
We’re in it together!
Our ‘cafés’ and events help raise awareness and knowledge about dementia, and brain health. Our vision is to inspire the next generation to be free of stigma and have the courage to find the best dementia care solutions to benefit us all.
Use it or lose it!
Promoting brain health, advocating for greater socially engagement and preventing dementia are our greatest passions! Just by being a part of this event, you’re taking your first steps to improving your own brain health.
Get ready to dance like nobody’s watching!
Follow the journey #DanceAgainstdementia