Are you interested in making your community one that respects, supports and empowers people with dementia and their families? Register now for “Collaborating for a Dementia-Friendly Washington: Building Momentum” – Washington’s statewide conference on building dementia-friendly communities! This event is co-sponsored by the de Tornyay Center.

Join us from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Monday October 27, 2025 at Tukwila Community Center.

Learn more and register here.

The conference is for anyone who wants to take action to make their community more dementia-friendly, including people with dementia, care partners, and people who work/volunteer in a variety of public settings: aging and senior services, arts and culture, chambers of commerce, city, state or tribal government, community centers, cultural associations, faith communities, libraries, neighborhood groups, parks and recreation, service clubs, social or health care services.

The event is organized by the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center, on behalf of the Washington State Dementia Action Collaborative, with primary funding from the Aging and Long Term Support Administration, and with a planning committee made up of advisors from across the state.