Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate five to six million Americans currently live with dementia. As dementia advances, individuals experience a gradual decline in their ability to live independently, eventually needing assistance with almost all daily activities. The intense demands of caregiving often lead to signs of caregiver role strain including physical and mental illness and social isolation. Informal caregivers report a need for more information about the symptoms and progression of dementia closer to the time of diagnosis. This project provided timely information to informal caregivers related to dementia progression and local resources. Methods: Caregiver information sessions were presented at local senior centers and were attended voluntarily. A pre-posttest design was used to measure caregiver knowledge before and after the information session and was analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. A survey related to caregiver knowledge of local resources was administered after the session. Results: After the information session, caregivers showed an 11% increase in dementia knowledge as measured by the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool (version 2). Based on Wilcoxon test, the increase was found to be statistically significant at a p-value of 0.005. Caregivers also reported increased knowledge of local resources. Conclusion: In-person information sessions at senior centers can be an effective tool for educating and therefore empowering caregivers of people with dementia.