Personalized navigation
Caregivers answer a short series of questions and receive a plan based on their needs, location, language, cultural preferences, and available time.
Who we are
Teens Against Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Teens Against Alzheimer’s and Dementia is a youth-led initiative working to support people affected by dementia through service, education, music, and community-centered innovation.
Through projects such as the Caregiver Navigator and Community Music Archive, we aim to make dementia support more accessible, personal, and connected to the experiences of families themselves.
We believe young people can contribute meaningfully to dementia advocacy by listening to caregivers, collaborating with experienced professionals, and building resources around real community needs.
Instagram · @taad_orgAbout our work
Making dementia support feel more human and easier to navigate.
Caregiver Navigator helps families move from uncertainty to one practical next step. We combine personalized resource guidance, culturally responsive support, and community storytelling to make dementia care less isolating.
What we do
We turn overwhelming information into meaningful action.
Our digital tools are designed to help caregivers identify what feels hardest, understand their options, and connect with relevant support.
Community connection
We help families find support groups, caregiver services, educational resources, and other forms of assistance that may be available nearby or online.
Musical memory
Our Community Music Archive preserves recordings and stories that reflect how music can create comfort, familiarity, and connection for people affected by dementia.
Why we started
A resource only matters when a caregiver can actually use it.
Families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias often encounter fragmented information, unfamiliar terminology, language barriers, financial concerns, and long lists of services without clear guidance about where to begin.
Caregiver Navigator was created to reduce that burden. Instead of presenting every possible resource at once, the platform helps a caregiver identify one urgent concern and receive a more focused next step.
As the project grows, anonymized feedback can also help reveal where caregivers face persistent barriers, such as unavailable services, cost, waitlists, technology access, or a lack of culturally responsive care.
Our principles
Designed around dignity, accessibility, and trust.
Caregiver-centered
We begin with what the caregiver says is most difficult rather than assuming every family needs the same solution.
Culturally responsive
Translation alone is not enough. Family expectations, stigma, respect for elders, faith, and caregiving traditions can all shape whether support feels acceptable.
Transparent
We distinguish between people reached, people who use a resource, and people who successfully connect with support.
Explore the project
Find support or contribute a musical memory.
Use the caregiver assessment to receive a personalized starting point, visit the archive to share music that has mattered to your family, or request a piece you would like to hear.