OK ABLE Tech: Respite Kits Program
Rising Star (2025): OK ABLE Tech: Respite Kits Program at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma works with Oklahoma Human Services and with the Oklahoma Lifespan Respite Care Program to…
Read MoreStepping Up Again, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Rising Star (2025) Stepping Up Again, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is a recent program within AgeSpan’s Family Caregiver Support Program. AgeSpan is a fifty-year-old agency serving older…
Read MoreShare the Care™
Rising Star (2025): Share the Care™, located in Winter Park, Florida, has offered an array of respite, case management, and behavioral health services and supports to caregivers of adults 18-years…
Read MoreAutism Eats
Rising Star (2024): Autism Eats, recognized as a Rising Star, is located in Boston, Massachusetts. As a non-profit entity, it has organized more than 150 shared respite events across the…
Read MoreEagle Valley Children’s Home Respite
Rising Star (2022): 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…
Read MoreCommunity Connections
Rising Star (2022): 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,…
Read MoreTennessee Respite Coalition
Rising Star (2021): The Tennessee Caregiver Coalition (formerly the Tennessee Respite Coalition) Respite Voucher Program has served caregivers and their families for 17 years, typically providing care for 700 caregivers…
Read MoreBethel Life, Loving Hands
Rising Star (2020): 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…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative
Rising Star (2020): The Caregiver Support Initiative provides services for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. Care Navigators work with caregivers to educate them about the…
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