Volunteers can provide valuable support for adult day providers and organizations across the continuum serving people who are living with dementia and their caregivers, by enabling organizations to expand their capacity and plan for long-term sustainability. The webinar, which was offered on August 30th by ACL and the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, focused on how selected dementia programs recruit, train, and retain volunteers, by providing volunteers with meaningful work with evidence-based programs, intergenerational programs, and marketing programs. View the slides here.

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Rachel Monger, JD, LACHA is President/CEO. Rachel joined LeadingAge Kansas in 2011 as the Director of Government Affairs and has been a powerful voice for our membership ever since. Rachel is a Kansas licensed attorney and adult care home administrator. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, MA, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Over the years, Rachel has served in many volunteer roles in her community and in the state of Kansas to support senior needs, aging services education, and community mental health services. She is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. As an award-winning trial lawyer, turned award-winning senior care advocate, she has spent nearly two decades passionately supporting quality of care and quality of life for Kansas seniors. When not at work, Rachel loves reading, crafting, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her partner Steven. You can reach Rachel directly at 785.670.8046.