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Your support helps caregivers, older adults, and families navigating dementia to laugh more, stress less, and feel less alone. Together, we're creating opportunities for connection, communication, and joy in communities throughout the region.

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  • "This is the best program I’ve ever been a part of."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • “I feel more confident and less alone.”

    Caregiver

  • “It helped me stop taking things personally and better understand the disease.”

    Caregiver

  • “The breathing exercises and communication tools helped immediately.”

    Caregiver

  • "This brings out the best in people."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • "This is so uplifting and positive."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • "This is great for the mind and body."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • "It is so positive and impacts others with so much joy. Contagious. I can’t tell you how much was on my mind, and how much I was worrying, and how important this was for my soul. I needed this."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • "This is just so good for us. This is so good for our minds and to connect with each other. We have never anything like this here. It is so much fun and brings so much joy."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • "That is just too much fun. I haven’t laughed like that…I can’t remember."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • "The improv session has been a lot of fun, waking up my imagination. I recommend it to all my friends."

    Laugh Lab Participant

  • "The facilitator has such a wonderful calming but upbeat demeanor with the residents. The residents are comfortable coming out of their shell and being silly in the improv skits, knowing they will all roll with whatever said with a warm and positive response."

    Crown Center Program Coordinator

  • "Thanks for the very enthusiastic, informative, and thought-provoking presentation. During our post discussion, the staff was very positive about using your strategies, especially the Yes and. Thank you for coming to our facility and sharing your expertise. They say it is coming to life when they interact with patients and clients."

    St. John’s Community Care Program Coordinator

  • "Keep up the fantastic work!! Thank you for giving us a fun hour of sharing without judgments and meeting new friends!"

    Washington University Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Presentation Attendee

  • "You stretch yourself in ways that makes you a better person."

    Northside Laugh Lab Participant

  • "The best way to learn is through play and Project Present truly exemplifies this concept. Ann Marie’s teachings have been a great asset for all of our clients, but specifically for our friends with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities. They truly feel seen, heard, and empowered; feelings they don’t often experience in their day-to-day lives."

    Five Star Activities Director

  • "What you are doing is absolutely what is needed. It is the key. You don’t know what this has done for my heart. When I heard my husband laughing, my heart was literally singing. You won't find anything like the Laugh Lab anywhere. It is so much fun and so important."

    Caregiver | Laugh Lab

  • "I can’t begin to express how much your improv classes have meant to me. I truly look forward to the classes and 'getting out of my head!' I hope we will be able to continue and share this experience with others!"

    Caregiver | Laugh Lab

  • "When I had the opportunity to attend an Improv Workshop, I was thrilled to participate and learned so much from Ann Marie Mohr and the caregiver participants. I realized that I had been managing incidents and situations better than I thought but I did learn many new skills that have increased my confidence as his caregiver. Some of the incidents that use to stress me out, are now handled with greater ease and have much more positive outcomes by utilizing these new skills. I highly recommend that they continue for years to come!"

    Caregiver | Laugh Lab

  • " The improvisation sessions that include caregivers and loved ones with Alzheimer’s gives us a chance to ENJOY each other! What a gift THAT is! It’s the highlight of my time with my mother because it is so fun to see her laugh and to engage as an equal. When we are trying to come up with ideas in the moment, she’s as sharp as I am! It is awesome to see."

    Caregiver | Laugh Lab

  • "These sessions have been enjoyable, educational and very thought provoking. You are a very patient and knowledgeable facilitator that knows her topics and shares them in a fun and realistic way."

    Caregiver Camp Participant

The Joy Society

Join a community of annual supporters helping caregivers and families laugh more, stress less, and feel less alone.

Champion

$1,000

Help bring Project Present to more communities.

Advocate

$500

Expand access to programs that reduce stress and isolation.

Connector

$250

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Help create moments of connection and joy.

Booster

$50

Help the families we serve feel supported and less alone.

$100

Help the families we serve feel supported and less alone.

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One-Time Gift

Your one-time gift, in memory, as a tribute, or for any other reason, will help us create more opportunities to improve the quality of life for caregivers, older adults, and individuals living with dementia.

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Your Growing Impact

  • The Laugh Lab

    The Laugh Lab

    Participants may not remember every activity, but they remember how they felt.

    Through laughter, creativity, and connection, Laugh Lab creates joyful moments for people living with dementia while strengthening the relationships that matter most.

    Today, we serve 20 locations across 17 zip codes in two states.

  • Caregiver Camp

    The right tools can change the course of the dementia journey.

    Caregiver Camp equips family caregivers with practical communication strategies that reduce frustration, build confidence, and create more meaningful moments together. Since launching in 2026, we've operated on a waitlist.

    In the coming year, we will serve 50 caregivers through five 4-week interventions.

  • Caregiver Connections Support Groups

    Caregiver Connections Support Groups

    No one should navigate the dementia journey alone.

    Through our in-person, virtual, and newly added all-male support groups, family caregivers each year find encouragement, practical resources, and a community that helps them continue to show up with compassion and resilience.

  • Professional Caregiver Training

    Professional Caregiver Training

    Understanding dementia changes the way we care for one another.

    We're helping professionals and communities build stronger connections with people living with dementia through one-time trainings and certification opportunities tailored to organizations.

"Project Present has always been rooted in the belief that connection changes lives. As the nonprofit funding landscape evolves, we're inviting our community to play an even greater role in sustaining and growing programs that help caregivers, older adults, and individuals living with dementia navigate their journey with less stress and more joy.”

— Ann Marie Mohr, Executive Director