Eagle Valley Children’s Home Respite

Rising Star: Eagle Valley Children’s Home Respite, established in 1985, began by serving four caregivers of children with disabilities, and through “word-of-mouth” in this rural area, has grown over the…

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Community Connections

Rising Star: Community Connections was established in 2007 when the owners of a pediatric therapy clinic observed that children with developmental disabilities tended to be excluded from the greater community, and…

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LUK (Let Us Know) Hourly Respite Program

Innovative LUK (Let us Know) Hourly Respite Program, established in 2004, provides respite services to caregivers of children birth to 18-years with emotional and/or behavioral disturbances in a center-based setting,…

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HEARTS Respite

Innovative and Exemplary: HEARTS (Health, Emergency, And Respite Treatment Service) provides home-based respite to caregivers of children birth to 19 years with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities, mental or behavioral health conditions, and chronic illness or special…

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Lutheran Services in Iowa Respite Care

Innovative and Exemplary: Lutheran Services in Iowa Respite Care has offered respite to caregivers of children with disabilities and mental and emotional conditions for 19 years. Based on both research and…

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Crisis Nursery

Innovative and Exemplary: The Crisis Nursery in Urbana, Illinois has provided emergency crisis respite care to children birth to six-years-of-age for 37 years. Based on best practice research and observed need, the…

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Dutter House

Rising Star: Dutter House is a community-based respite program offered in a warm and welcoming home by skilled and trained volunteers. It was started by a long-time teacher who bought…

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Bethel Life, Loving Hands

Rising Star: Loving HANDS is a faith-based program with a monthly family-night-off for caregivers of children with special needs as its centerpiece. Relationships across individuals, families, the local faith community,…

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SOAR 365 Respite

Innovative SOAR365 provides an array of services for people birth to adulthood who have disabilities as well as respite for caregivers. Services include pediatric therapy, adult day programs, workforce development,…

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