Dementia Friends USA State Program Directory
There are more than 265,000 Dementia Friends across the country!
Click on your state below to contact the Dementia Friends program in your area. Your state lead will be able to connect you with local opportunities and information sessions.
If you do not see your state or territory below, it means they do not yet offer in-person sessions. But you can still become a Dementia Friend Online!
If your state/territory does not have a program and your organization would like to learn more about licensure, please submit an inquiry form.
International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2)
IA2 serves as a national licensee for American Indian and Alaska Native communities
Alabama
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Alabama?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Alaska
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Alaska?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Arizona
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
California
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles
Colorado
Colorado Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Connecticut
LiveWell
Delaware
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Delaware?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Florida
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Dementia Care and Cure Initiative
Georgia
Division of Aging Services
Georgia Department of Human Services
Hawaii
University of Hawaii, Center on Aging
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Illinois
Illinois Cognitive Resources Network
Indiana
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
Iowa
Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Kansas
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Kansas?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Louisiana
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Louisiana?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Maine
Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging
Maryland
Senior Family Supports, LLC
Massachusetts
Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Michigan
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan
Minnesota
Trellis
Mississippi
Mississippi State Department of Health
Missouri
Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Nebraska
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Nebraska?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Nevada
Dementia Engagement, Education, and Research (DEER) Program; School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno
New Hampshire
NH Department of Natural & Cultural Resources - New Hampshire State Library
New Jersey
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to New Jersey?
Please email mek@usaging.org
New Mexico
Memory Care Alliance
New York
PSS Circle of Care
North Carolina
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Aging
North Dakota
Nelson County Health System
Ohio
Ohio Council for Cognitive Health
Oklahoma
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Oklahoma?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Oregon
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Oregon?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Pennsylvania
Jewish Health Care Foundation
Puerto Rico
The Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Association of Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to Rhode Island?
Please email mek@usaging.org
South Carolina
Adult Enrichment Center Inc
South Dakota
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to South Dakota?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Tennessee
River Valley Health
Texas
Texas Christian University
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Utah
Utah Department of Health
Healthy Aging Program
Vermont
Vermont Department of Health
Virginia
Leading Age Virginia
Washington
University of Washington
Memory and Brain Wellness Center
West Virginia
Interested in bringing Dementia Friends to West Virginia?
Please email mek@usaging.org
Wisconsin
Fox Valley Memory Project
Wyoming
Wyoming Association of Senior Project Directors