Leon David Simmons Award History
In honor of the founder's father, the Leon David Simmons Award is bestowed upon extraordinary family caregivers of the ill, disabled, and elderly during the Annual Caregivers Award Gala. This event is held in celebration of National Family Caregivers’ Month. COME has recognized over two hundred family caregivers from the Bronx to as far as Columbia, South Carolina. Caregivers are nominated by their physicians, pastors, co-workers, employers, families, and friends.
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The first luncheon was held on November 19, 2007, at the Dreiser Loop Auditorium in Co-op City. The event was sponsored by AARP Peachtree Chapter 4997, Bronx, New York. Jacqueline Cherry was recognized as a family caregiver for her father.
The 2024 Leon David Simmons Award Honorees
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Caregiver Outreach Mentorship Empowerment Inc. (COME) has worked tirelessly for the past eighteen years to honor family caregivers who continuously sacrifice to care for an ill, disabled, older adult or sibling. We continue to let family caregivers know that they are not alone and COME is here to support them throughout this journey of caring. We believe that caregivers need caring too!
