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The CourAGE to Care

Do You Have The CourAGE to Care?

The department of gerontology launched an outreach campaign to attract new and returning students to pursue an education in aging. The campaign entitled, The CourAGE to Care, will feature students, alumni and community agencies who have The CourAGE to Care.  We want others to see what we see – The CourAGE to Care in action!  We look forward to sharing students, alumni, and agencies stories with you. 

Dreamweaver Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of seniors who are terminally ill, making their life-long dreams come true through incredible experiences they will never forget. We serve seniors who are at or below the federal poverty guidelines in the Greater Omaha Area, eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. The granting of a dream is a simple act, and yet the outcomes are profound. The positive impact we have seen motivates us to do everything we can to extend our reach and touch the lives of even more seniors.

A dream is a life experience; a long-awaited fishing trip, multi-generational family portraits, taking a lap around the track with Mario Andretti, a second chance at a first date. Each dream is very unique to the Dreamer. Once a nomination is received, a member of Dreamweaver contacts the Dreamer and the nominator and begins working through the process. Some dreams require extensive planning and take several months to grant. Others are fulfilled within a matter of days.

A terminal diagnosis sends both the Dreamer and their family into turmoil. Dreamers are burdened, isolated, and even redefined by their physical and mental limitations. Families, on the other hand, are overwhelmed by making critical medical care decisions and reconciling the future loss of a loved one. By inspiring good memories to be found despite the effects of a life-threating illness, Dreamweaver Foundation enhances emotional, social, and spiritual health of seniors and their loved ones, too. Dreams give the gift of hope.

To learn more about Dreamweaver Foundation, go to dreamweaver.org or call 402.697.5471.

Past CourAGE to Care Honorees:

AAA's - click Here to view their story

AARP - click Here  to view their story

Alzheimer's Association - Click Here to view their story

Austin Wilson – click Here to view his story

Care Consultants for the Aging – click Here to view their story

Career Opportunities - Click Here

DD Launderville – click Here to view her story

Emily Drummy – click Here to view her story

Glenda Hallberg – click Here to view her story

Intercultural Senior Center - click Here to view their story

Jeannie Hannan – click Here to view her story

Joey Cadek – click Here to view his story

Judy Dierkhising – click Here to view her story

Legal Aid of Nebraska - click Here to view their story

Methodist Hospital - click Here to view their story

Rose Blumkin Jewish Home - click Here to view their story