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SOTW: AFA Teens for Alzheimer's Awareness College Scholarship

SOTW: AFA Teens for Alzheimer's Awareness College Scholarship
1/12/2015
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Suada Kolovic

As more and more families across America are affected by Alzheimer's disease, many teenagers as well are becoming aware of this heartbreaking brain disease - from personal experiences in their own families, watching friends and neighbors or involvement in community service.

Recognizing this, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), a national nonprofit organization, has created a division specifically for teens, AFA Teens. Its goals include raising awareness among teenagers and the general public about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; providing education, counseling and support to young family members; enabling teens to share feelings with other teens and experts; and referring teens and their family members to supportive services.

In a further effort to provide an outlet for teenagers to think creatively about Alzheimer's disease and to engage the younger generation in this cause, AFA offers the AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship. AFA will award $5,000 to the grand prize winner and $2,500 to the first runner-up, a $1,000 scholarship to the second runner-up and seven $500 scholarships for Honorable Mention. For more information on this scholarship and other scholarship opportunities, conduct a free scholarship search today!

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