Response to president's Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal

Public Policy Issue Brief: Consumer-Directed, Home and Community Services for Adults with Dementia

Your voice can make a difference.

Advocacy is a major component of the Alzheimer's Association mission. Advocates are people with Alzheimer's and related disorders, caregivers, friends and families whose voices together are a powerful tool for change and hope of a future without Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer advocates are calling for advancements in research and enhanced care and support at the federal, state and local levels. The payoff has been phenomenal to date: substantial increases in federal research funding, growth in state-supported services and improvements in the quality of care for those in nursing homes.

You can make a difference in our battle against Alzheimer's disease and we invite you to become an advocate.

This section will provide you with an overview of our priorities and tools you can use as an advocate to advance our mission.

In this section:

• Our Priorities

• Where We Stand

• Successes

• Join Us

• Resources

• Contacts

• Write Congress

• Public Policy Forum