HCBS Strategies has supported the Southern Mississippi Planning & Development District (SMPDD) with implementing, financing, and evaluating a replication of the Providing Alzheimer’s N’ Dementia Assistance (PANDA) Project.  PANDA, which was originally started in Alabama, offers supportive services for people living with dementia and their caregivers and training and coordination to improve these individuals’ experience with first responders, medical professionals and others they interact with. A major component of this effort is using an evidence-based intervention, TCARE, to support family caregivers. This work is funded through Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) grant from the US Administration for Community Living (ACL).