Redefining What Caregiver Support Can Look Like
When Veronica Shanklin's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she quickly learned a reality shared by millions of families across the country: There is no roadmap for becoming a caregiver.
One day you're a daughter, son, spouse, or friend.
The next, you're managing medications, navigating healthcare systems, making difficult decisions, balancing work and family responsibilities, and carrying the emotional weight of watching someone you love change.
Too often, family caregivers are expected to figure it out alone.
That's why Dementia Care Warriors exists.
Founded by a family caregiver, Dementia Care Warriors is building a new model of support that helps caregivers move from overwhelmed and isolated to informed, connected, and empowered.
We provide education, community, wellness experiences, respite support, advocacy, and practical resources that help caregivers navigate one of life's most challenging journeys with confidence.
Because when caregivers are supported, entire families are stronger.
Why Your Support Matters
Every day, dementia family caregivers are making medical decisions, managing finances, coordinating appointments, handling challenging behaviors, and sacrificing their own health and well-being to care for someone they love.
Many experience:
Yet caregiver support remains one of the most overlooked needs in healthcare.
Your donation helps ensure that caregivers don't have to walk this journey alone.
What Makes Dementia Care Warriors Different?
Most organizations focus on providing information.
We focus on restoring caregivers.
Our approach combines education, community, wellness, respite, advocacy, and connection into a holistic caregiver support model designed to help families thrive—not just survive.
While many organizations focus on individual services, we are working to redefine what caregiver support can look like—creating a more human-centered, restorative, and community-driven experience for families navigating dementia.
We believe caregiver support should be modern, culturally responsive, community-driven, and centered on the whole person.
That's the future we're building.
Your support matters.
$50
Helps provide educational resources and caregiver support programming.
$100
Helps a caregiver attend programs that reduce isolation and increase confidence.
$250
Supports respite and wellness opportunities that allow caregivers to recharge.
$500
Helps expand caregiver education and community support across North Texas.
$1,000+
Invests in building a stronger future for dementia family caregivers.
The mission of Dementia Care Warriors is to provide non-medical resources and support to caregivers caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or related dementia. We envision a future where every dementia family caregiver has access to the education, support, community, and resources they need to thrive.
Your support helps us build a future where dementia family caregivers have access to education, connection, wellness resources, respite support, and the tools they need to navigate caregiving with confidence.
By investing in caregivers, we strengthen families, improve quality of life, and create healthier communities for everyone.
$50 Helps provide educational resources and caregiver support programming.
$100 Helps a caregiver attend programs that reduce isolation and increase confidence.
$250 Supports respite and wellness opportunities that allow caregivers to recharge.
$500 Helps expand caregiver education and community support across North Texas.
$1,000+ Invests in building a stronger future for dementia family caregivers.
Organization name
Dementia Care Warriors
Causes
Health Care
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
545 Rising Ridge Dr