Sponsor: Juniper Homecare

Artist: Taylor Talmage

Non-profit: The Connecticut Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association

NONPROFIT

The Connecticut Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association serves the more than 80,000 people living with Alzheimer’s in Connecticut today, plus their caregivers as well as those concerned about brain health. The association offers free education classes, support groups, care consultations and activities for those in the early stages of dementia as well as robust advocacy efforts on both the state and local levels. The Alzheimer’s Association raises money through events such as Walk to End Alzheimer’s in the fall to help fund research to get closer to new treatments and a cure.

For information visit: alz.org/ct

SPONSOR

Juniper Homecare

Founded in 1998 by social worker Andrei Brel, Juniper Homecare is a home-health agency based in West Hartford offering services such as Homemaker, Companion, PCA, Adult Day Centers, Meals-on-Wheels, Adult Family Caregiving and more, Juniper’s mission is to “Help People Age at Home”. Juniper’s Adult Family Caregiving program helps make it possible for family members or friends who are living with and caring for individuals 65+ to qualify for support and compensation. Juniper is contracted by state agencies such as DSS and also cares for private pay clients statewide. 

For information visit: www.juniperhomecare.com 

ARTIST

Taylor Talmage

Taylor Talmage is a sign painter and glass gilder based in Eastern Long Island, N.Y. who, in the age of digital publishing, hopes to save the art of hand-lettered lettering and its warmth and charm. “My objective is to share and display my love & affection for my sign painting trade & art form. By applying my passion & training into a physical mark on the local landscape I aim to enrich the culture of the area one letter at a time.” For more information visit: longoddssignsmiths.com