Historical Highlights
* The Alzheimer’s Family Day Center was established by Lin Noyes Simon in 1984 with the Alzheimer’s.
* Association to benefit people who were not being served by existing community services, specifically people in the middle to late stages of dementia. The concept for the Center came from the minds and hearts of the members of the very first support group in Northern Virginia.
* AFDC had its first day of business in 1984 with three participants.
* In 2001, the board of directors passed a resolution to change the name of the organization to better reflect who we are and what we do, and adopted “Alzheimer’s Family Day Center.”
* In 2004, the Center moved to a new location specifically designed for people with Alzheimer’s type illnesses. This newly renovated space has twice the square footage of our former facility and allows the Center to provide services to more participants each day.
* In 2005, AFDC hosted the first annual Tribute to Caregivers luncheon, raising awareness of the growing need to support caregivers, and to raise funds for our programs and services.
* In 2006, AFDC founded the Circle of Friends Monthly Giving Program, allowing members to contribute to our sustainability through a reliable source of monthly funding.
* In 2006, AFDC was named one of the “best small charities in the Washington region” by the
Catalogue for Philanthropy.* In 2007, AFDC added a professional Activity Assistant to the staff team to enhance the therapeutic activity program and added the service of a Licensed Occupational Therapist to work with individual participants twice each month.
* In 2007, AFDC increased average daily attendance from 23 to 30 participants per day; held 32 caregiver support groups; offered 39 educational programs for family caregivers; provided 44 early intervention Mind and Body workshops for individuals who have been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
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