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joy, it is a volunteer dense, 1-1 ratio in a peer fashion. Participants are called friends. They are engaged in a safe environment where they can use their intellect. d. Volunteers go through multiple trainings. e. Memory Cafe provided a sampler of R Place, to introduce the program, it was very well received, see the video here: https://youtu.be/OPQpkAwZawQ?si=zbyUzFSr78NXPT-- . We are hoping to share this model with our faith-based communities to serve their congregants. Respite for All is meant to be a church-based service with its own built in volunteer pool. f. R Place information will be emailed to Aging Board members. g. Jeff commented that many stoke survivors would love your service of R Space. You don't have to be living with dementia, rather living with brain challenges. Jeff is a great resource for information on aphasia or stroke survivors. h. Anytime you want to come, let Janice know and she will make sure you have a spot. 14. Direct Care Worker Awards— Kim Lamon-Loperfido a. Kim shared the 2023 Senior Health Advocacy and Resource Partners of Orange County (SHARP) Direct Care Worker Awards (DCWA) flyers. The Awards Ceremony will be held on Thu, Nov 9, at the Seymour Center from 4:30—6 p.m. b. Nominations are now open and will remain open until Oct 4. Nominees must be direct care workers serving in OC in the past year. Open to family, private and professional nominators. Nominate online or a paper application, see details here: https://www.orangecountync.gov/249/SHARP-Direct-Care-Worker-Awards. Cash prizes for the named award honorees. c. Award Categories: i. Client Impact- Frequently recognized or praised for their efforts that make an impact on the quality of their client's lives. ii. Going the Extra Mile - Passionate about providing extraordinary care to their clients in ways that exceed expectations. iii. Leadership - Serves as a role model and demonstrates teamwork and willingness to help other direct care workers and staff. iv. Longevity- Has performed work as a caregiver each year for the last 10 or more years and plans to continue working in the field. v. Rising Star- Has been a caregiver for less than three years and demonstrates enormous promise in the profession. d. DCWA Alums will be apart of the review committee for award selections. Please help us get the word out about nominating deserving care workers and that we are soliciting for swag bag item for all nominees. We want to be sure everyone feels honored. The OC County Manager,Janice and a BOCC representative will speak at the awards ceremony. 15. New Project EngAGE class—Class Six—Starts on Sept. 13—Sheane McPherson a. Shenae reported that the new Project EngAGE (PE) class will have 13 participants. Her team is in the process of wrapping up last-minute details and sending them to participants, speakers and County tour locations. The class will start tomorrow, Wed., Sep. 13 at the Passmore Center. b. Shenae stated that over half of the people at today's Aging Board meeting will be speakers at some point during the 13-week course. She thanked everyone for agreeing to speak. c. Everyone is looking forward to leading the class through the program. It has been 4 years since we had our last PE cohort. We are happy to see new faces representing OC. d. The curriculum is based on key areas that we want our older adults to know about and then they go back into their communities to share what they have learned. We evaluate the program and see if there are topics that we need to adjust. When changes are made to the resources and information, we send previous graduates those new resources to share in their communities as well.