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PARTICIPATING CONGREGATIONS: |
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Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church |
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Calvary Baptist Church |
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Chapel Hill Baptist Church |
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Christ Episcopal Church |
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Covenant Presbyterian Church |
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First African Baptist Church |
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First Baptist Church |
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First Presbyterian Church |
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First United Methodist Church |
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First Wesleyan Church |
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Forest Lake United Methodist Church |
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church |
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Holy Spirit Catholic Church |
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Ridgecrest Baptist Church |
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St. Mark United Methodist Church |
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Taylorville Methodist Church |
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Temple Emanu-El |
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Trinity United Methodist Church |
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Woodland Forrest Baptist Church |
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Caring Congregations has started a new program.
In response to the growing need for sitters to work with
individuals with Alzheimer's and other memory disorders, Caring
Congregations is now providing sitter training classes. |
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Training sessions include the expertise of DETA,
the American Red Cross, the Lifelong Learning Center, Amedysis
Home Health, the University of Alabama, and Caring Days Adult
Day Care. In a cooperative effort, we were able to train more
than 40 sitters. We will now be able to provide a list of
trained sitters to caregivers in need. |
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Caring
Congregations, a faith-based organization, provides
services in the West Alabama area to enhance quality
of life for individuals with memory disorders, their
caregivers, and other related populations.
Caring Congregations is operated by sponsoring faith groups that
seek to meet human need through the love of God with active,
supportive participation of our personal and community
resources.
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PROJECT LIFESAVER
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| Project Lifesaver is a cooperative program with
the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office. State-of-the-art
technology is used to assist those who care for individuals with
Alzheimer's and other dementias. The program provides the
technology needed to quickly locate someone who has become
disoriented and lost. The ability to find someone quickly
prevents injury and provides peace of mind to caregivers. This
program can also be used for locating children with autism, Down
Syndrome, or other brain disorders. |
| People participating in the program
wear a
bracelet that contains a transmitter with a personal recorded
frequency that can be tracked on foot, by car, or by helicopter.
Each one-ounce battery-operated radio transmitter emits an
automatic tracking signal every second, 24 hours a day. |
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www.tuscaloosaso.com |
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