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Our friends at the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana are hosting a fundraiser with the Indianapolis Indians! The Association has partnered with the Indians for their home game on Wednesday, June 21 at 1:35pm vs. the Toledo Mudhens. $5 of every reserved seat and $4 of every lawn seat purchased for this game using the...
It’s been a beautiful week following the Memorial Day holiday! We’ve been able to enjoy our beautiful gardens at both Joy’s House locations. Guests at Broad Ripple were also treated to some football toss games and a GIANT airplane toss contest. Thank you to our friends at the Assistance League of Indianapolis for the summer...
This week we’re saying “see you later” (NOT goodbye!) to some familiar faces at both Joy’s House locations. As Regina and Scot move on to new ventures, we’re welcoming lots of new Faces of Joy to our Joy’s House family. Check out this week’s newsletters for more.    
Check out the latest happenings with our Guests at both Broad Ripple and UIndy in our latest installments of our weekly newsletters, “Joyful Noise”!  
For years the average caregiver has been a 40 something year old woman caring for an aging parent, but that is quickly changing. Studies are now finding that 4 out of 10 caregivers are males, caring for a wife or partner, a parent or grandparent, and learning that they don’t like to talk about the...
Each year thousands of craft beer enthusiasts wait in line for entry into Winterfest, the largest beer fest in Indiana, presented by The Brewers of Indiana Guild. Once inside they enjoy beer samples from over 100 breweries in support of The Guild’s mission to, among other things, promote the highest quality of standards of professional brewing...
Last week we enjoyed talking about the spring weather, celebrated Mother’s Day with the special ladies in our lives, and said “see you later” to our dear friend Beth. We’re also looking forward to an educational night for Caregivers on May 23 – check out our weekly newsletter for all the details!
Joy’s House volunteers dedicate their time, talent and treasure on a daily basis.  And, whether they’re front and center or behind the scenes – we wouldn’t be able to serve in our mission without them.  Many thanks to you, our precious volunteers!
May 16, 2017
The Joy’s House mission has always had an underlying current that showed the value placed on family caregivers and the challenges that they face. In 2012 when our Caregiver Services were launched, we had no idea the impact that we were going to have on not only the caregivers associated with Joy’s House, but also...