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Dime Bank Presents a $3,000 Grant to United Community & Family Services
News Release - December 29, 2008
(Norwich, CT) - Dime Bank Foundation recently presented a $3,000
grant to United Community & Family Services (UCFS) to help the organization
develop information and training seminars for caregivers. This educational
program will help caregivers to balance their care role of elderly parents
while continuing to work and finding respite time for themselves.
"Our new caregiver program is a joint effort between UCFS' Eldercare
and Employee Assistance Programs," said Elsa Huertas, director of
Center for Work and Family/EAP. "In today's society, many families
are working, raising children, and taking care of elderly parents. Our
program has been designed to offer support to the caregiver by providing
various seminars and workshops. We also offer adult daycare as an option
if an elderly parent needs some supervision, but isn't ready for a skilled
nursing facility. We are looking forward to offering our new caregiver
program to the community."
The goal of United Community & Family Services' training seminars
is to provide information on the following topics: services and options
for care; coping with guilt; role reversal; caring for an older adult;
stress management; and reducing absenteeism in the workplace related to
care giving.
About Dime Bank Foundation
In 1998, Dime Bank established The Dime Foundation, enabling the bank
to support and give back to the communities it serves, providing funding
for charitable, cultural, literary, scientific and educational non-profit
organizations. The foundation accepts applications on a year-round basis.
The board reviews requests quarterly. For more information on Dime Bank,
please visit us at www.dime-bank.com
and click on the Foundation link.
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