Every program is free. No registration fee, no church membership, no judgment. Designed so the person you care for can come with you.
An interactive evening with experts on brain change, communication, legal and financial planning, and the lived reality of caregiving.
Each gathering starts with a shared meal. Then a credentialed speaker leads a conversation — not a slide-deck lecture — on something that matters to people in this room. Recent topics: navigating the holidays, home safety, communication strategies, and understanding why some days are harder than others.
The person you care for is welcome to attend. Volunteers will engage them in conversation and activity while you focus on what's being shared.
See upcoming topicsA warm, welcoming space for care partners to be heard — while the person you care for stays right beside you, engaged in meaningful conversation and activity.
This is the heart of what we do. Most caregiver support requires you to drop your loved one off somewhere first. Connection Café flips that. We bring trained volunteers, art supplies, music, and conversation into the same room. You're free to talk, to listen, to breathe — knowing the person you love is safe and engaged, just a few steps away.
Care partners say it's been years since they saw their loved one this engaged. People living with dementia say it's a place they actually want to come back to.
Tell us you're comingA small group for individuals experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early cognitive changes — a place to share perspectives with others who understand the experience.
MCI is the in-between stage between typical thinking skills and dementia. The condition can cause memory loss and trouble with language and judgment, but it hasn't necessarily impacted daily life in a meaningful way yet. The "now what" question is looming. We want to be part of the answer.
Together, this small group explores ways to support well-being, share strategies, and keep living with meaning and connection. As participants' needs evolve, many transition naturally into Connection Café.
Ask about the next seriesYou don't have to leave the person you care for behind to get support. They come with you. They're welcomed, included, and given something meaningful to do — while you're given the space to be cared for.
It is a subtle thing. It is also the thing that makes The Kaleidoscope work.
A new community is being formed in lives where there was none before. If I had a nickel for every time someone has expressed joy at finding they were not the only ones on this journey, my pockets would be bursting. — Rev. Keith Moody
If you've been wondering whether to come, come. There is no judgment here, and no one has ever told us they came too soon.
