Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research.

Everything begins with our vision:

A world without Alzheimers and all other dementia.

That vision drives our mission:

The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

We enhance care and support

• We have local chapters across the nation, providing services within each community.

• Our professionally staffed24/7 Helpline(1.800.272.3900) offers information and advice to more than 250,000 callers each year and provides translation services in more than 170 languages.

• We offer more than 4,500support groupsand connect thousands of people across the globe throughALZConnected, our online community.

• We deliver 20,000education programsannually and offer online information in 17 languages.

• We house theAlzheimer's Association Green-Field Library, the nation's largest library devoted to increasing knowledge about Alzheimer's and related dementias.

• Our annualWalk to End Alzheimer'sis the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research.

We advance research

• We advance the understanding of Alzheimer's through our peer-reviewedresearch grant program.

• We help people find clinical trials through our free service,Alzheimer's Association TrialMatch.

• Our annualAlzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC)brings together thousands of researchers to share information and findings.

• Ourscientific journalsprovide the global scientific community ways to share its diverse knowledge.

• Our professional society,Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), is the only professional society designed exclusively for individuals dedicated to Alzheimer's and dementia science.

• See all of ourmajor milestones in research.

We advocate

• We develop policy resources, includingAlzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, to educate decision makers on the economic and emotional toll that Alzheimer's takes on families and the nation.

• Our advocates engage elected officials at all levels of government and participate in our annualAIM Advocacy Forum, a march on Capitol Hill to meet with elected representatives.

• With our chapters, we work to pass legislation at thefederal,stateandlocallevel.