A virtual program called Giving & Taking: Making Time for You, started by Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit and Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, has proved so successful that it is being expanded in partnership with to support more family caregivers in Michigan.

Debi Banooni is the director of The Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program, a program which is run by Gesher Human Services and Jewish Senior Life.

She’s also the director of the Brown Program, a day program for people living with dementia in metro Detroit.

Debi is on Good Day to discuss the new program and how it hopes to help caregivers with useful information as well as self-care advice

The program is funded by a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Legacy Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and a grant from the Jewish Federation of North America. Topics being offered include:

Oct. 25, 2022: Caregiving and social isolation
Nov. 15, 2022: Hospice 101 and how hospice can be beneficial the earlier it is engaged
Dec. 20, 2022: Tune into yourself! Caregiver wellness and empowerment through music
Jan. 17, 2023: Estate planning essentials
Feb. 21, 2023: Embracing the wellness warrior within through movement, mindfulness, and motivation
Mar. 21, 2023: Fall prevention – reduce fear of falling and increase physical activity
Apr. 18, 2023: Nourishment and self-care: The art of dough making

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Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Oct. 24

Crafting with the Katies: Making some ghostly wall art with macrame!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Oct. 17

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Oct. 10

Crafting with the Katies: Make a bubbling witch’s cauldron, perfect for Halloween!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Oct. 3

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Sept. 26

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Sept. 19

Crafting with the Katies: Got 20 minutes, a shirt and a pair of scissors? You can make your own tote bag!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Sept. 12

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Sept. 5

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 29

Crafting with the Katies: Katy sews a reversible tote bag made from a shirt!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Aug 22

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 15

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 8

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 1

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, July 25

Good Day Northern Michigan, Tuesday, July 16

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, July 4

Crafting with the Katies: Make your own trinket tray out of clay!

Crafting with the Katies: Shape your own Polaroid photo stand out of clay

Crafting with the Katies: DIY a picture frame for your Polaroids using perler beads!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, May 16

Crafting with the Katies: Making a cute embroidery photo display!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, May 9

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, April 25

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, April 18

Crafting with the Katies: The Katies try a punch art kit

Crafting with the Katies: DIY your own screen printing tools to make a fun summer tote!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, April 11

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, April 4

Crafting with the Katies: Make your own ‘Book to Go!’

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, March 28

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, March 21

Crafting with the Katies: Crocheting a book sleeve for National Reading Month!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, March 14

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, March 7

Crafting with the Katies: Sewing the easiest felt book mark for National Reading Month!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Feb. 29

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Feb. 22

Crafting with the Katies: DIY your own tie blanket!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Feb. 15

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Feb. 8

Crafting with the Katies: Making a cozy winter hat garland!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Feb. 1

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Jan. 25

Crafting with the Katies: Make a Vinyl Duct Hose Snowman

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Jan. 18

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Jan. 11

Crafting with the Katies: Make a snowman snow measuring stick!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Jan. 4

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Dec. 28

Crafting with the Katies: Make the softest Christmas tree ever!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Dec. 21

Crafting with the Katies: Painting Christmas ceramics!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Dec. 14

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Dec. 7

Crafting with the Katies: Finishing up our welcome sign symbols!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Nov. 30

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Nov. 16

Crafting with the Katies: Create a felt leaf wreath for the season!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Nov. 9

Crafting with the Katies: Professional quilting (for beginners)

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Nov. 2

Crafting with the Katies: DIY your own witches broom!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Oct. 26

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Oct. 19

Crafting with the Katies: Testing out the viral TikTok candle painting method!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday, Oct. 12

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Oct. 5

Crafting with the Katies: Making fall symbols for our welcome signs!

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Sept. 28

Good Day Northern Michigan, Thursday Sept. 21

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