EVENTS
Upcoming Events
Virtual Caregiver Support Group
Second Tuesday of each month - 2:00pm to 3:00pm (EST)
Call 906-280-8734 to register
UPDON Meeting
August 17, 2025 - 11:00am to 2:00pm (EST)
Northern Michigan University - Northern Center
Powerful Tools for Caregivers - In Person
August 21, 2025 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm (EST)
Negaunee Senior Center - Negaunee, MI
Powerful Tools for Caregivers - Online
October 9, 2025 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm (EST)
Online

UP State Fair
This fair is held annually in August. Since 2010, the UP State Fair has been operating independently of State funding and our emergence as Michigan’s only State Fair.
The fair is now governed by the Upper Peninsula State Fair Authority with representatives from all fifteen counties in the Upper Peninsula and the Hannahville Indian Community.
Since 1928, the Upper Peninsula State Fair has provided a place for folks from across the nation to experience and celebrate the unique culture and heritage of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The “Fair” remains as unique and wonderful as the people and places found across this marvelous peninsula.
Nowhere is the slogan “Pure Michigan” more suitable than in Escanaba during the annual Upper Peninsula State Fair. Come experience “Pure Fun, Pure Goodness, and Pure Michigan” at the Upper Peninsula State Fair – this year and every year!

Virtual Caregiver Support Group
Has your role as a family caregiver ever left you feeling lonely, isolated, stressed, uncertain, confused, overwhelmed or frustrated? If so, that’s normal. You are not alone! Support groups provide a safe place where you can share your feelings, get social support, learn from others, discuss caregiving skills, learn about local resources, and talk confidentially with other family caregivers. UPCAP’s Virtual Caregiver Support Group is designed for Upper Peninsula family caregivers.

UPDON Coalition Meeting
A U.P. wide diabetes coalition to enhance collaboration and to identify and address gaps in diabetes related services.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers: 6 Week In-Person Workshop
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a 6-week workshop designed for non-professional family caregivers who are helping a parent, spouse or friend living in the community, a nursing home or across the country. This highly effective, self-care program builds skills that family caregivers need to better care for themselves as they provide care for others. Caregiver participants learn to minimize the potentially negative impacts of caregiving while emphasizing self-care and empowerment. The workshop focuses on self-care for the caregiver, not on specific diseases or hands-on caregiving.
Each session meets at the Negaunee Senior Center on Thursdays, August 21 through September 25, from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (EST). Class size is limited. Registration is required and ends on August 8 or when the class is full. To register, click on the Eventbrite link or dial 2-1-1 for assistance.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers: 6-week Online Workshop, begins October 9
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a 6-week workshop designed for non-professional family caregivers who are helping a parent, spouse or friend living in the community, a nursing home or across the country. This highly effective, self-care program builds skills that family caregivers need to better care for themselves as they provide care for others. Caregiver participants learn to minimize the potentially negative impacts of caregiving while emphasizing self-care and empowerment. The workshop focuses on self-care for the caregiver, not on specific diseases or hands-on caregiving.
This online workshop will be held on Thursdays, October 9 through November 13, from 2:00 – 3:30 pm (Eastern Time), on Zoom. Class size is limited. Registration is required and ends when the class is full or September 26. To register, click on the Eventbrite link or dial 2-1-1 for assistance.

Annual UPDON Conference
The Upper Peninsula Diabetes Outreach Network (UPDON) hosts an annual conference aimed at enhancing diabetes care and support throughout Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
This free event, sponsored by UPCAP and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, provides a platform for healthcare professionals, diabetes educators, and individuals living with diabetes to connect and learn.
The annual conference serves as a vital gathering for sharing the latest research, treatments, and technologies in diabetes management, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, and empowering individuals and communities in the fight against diabetes.

Virtual Caregiver Support Group
Has your role as a family caregiver ever left you feeling lonely, isolated, stressed, uncertain, confused, overwhelmed or frustrated? If so, that’s normal. You are not alone! Support groups provide a safe place where you can share your feelings, get social support, learn from others, discuss caregiving skills, learn about local resources, and talk confidentially with other family caregivers. UPCAP’s Virtual Caregiver Support Group is designed for Upper Peninsula family caregivers.

Virtual Caregiver Support Group
Has your role as a family caregiver ever left you feeling lonely, isolated, stressed, uncertain, confused, overwhelmed or frustrated? If so, that’s normal. You are not alone! Support groups provide a safe place where you can share your feelings, get social support, learn from others, discuss caregiving skills, learn about local resources, and talk confidentially with other family caregivers. UPCAP’s Virtual Caregiver Support Group is designed for Upper Peninsula family caregivers.


Dementia Caregiving Series - Online via Zoom, 3 of 3.
Whether you are a seasoned dementia caregiver, family, or friend, if you would like to know more about dementia, this 3-part series provides a better understanding of dementia and the impact it has on the person with the disease.

Dementia Caregiving Series - Online via Zoom, 2 of 3.
Whether you are a seasoned dementia caregiver, family, or friend, if you would like to know more about dementia, this 3-part series provides a better understanding of dementia and the impact it has on the person with the disease.

Dementia Caregiving Series - Online via Zoom, 1 of 3.
Whether you are a seasoned dementia caregiver, family, or friend, if you would like to know more about dementia, this 3-part series provides a better understanding of dementia and the impact it has on the person with the disease.

Walk With Ease
Walk With Ease program is an exercise program that can reduce pain and improve overall health. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you can have success with Walk With Ease.
Walk With Ease Hybrid is a self-directed enhanced program where individuals receive support by a leader who coordinates in the information via the Walk With Ease book.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers – Online
This 6-week online workshop is designed for the non-professional, informal caregiver, and will help you take care of yourself while caring for a parent, spouse or friend, at home, in a nursing home or across the country.




Dementia Caregiver Series
This three-part online series provides useful information and tools designed for caregivers of people with dementia.
During the three online sessions participants will learn basic information about dementia and its impact on brain function, how to communicate more effectively with someone who has dementia, recognize stages of dementia, how to provide meaningful daily activities based on the interests and abilities of the person with dementia, how to better understand and address dementia related behaviors, learn strategies and benefits of self-care and how to build a support network. Each session is one hour long.
Dementia Caregiving Series will be held on Thursdays, July 25 and August 1 & 8, 2024, from 2:00 – 3:00 pm (EST) via Zoom.
Dementia Caregiving Series is offered by Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP). This series is available in part through funding from the Older American’s Act and Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Bureau of Aging, Community Living, and Supports.
Participants must have a device with internet connection and email address to attend.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dementia-caregiving-series-tickets-927835168967