Pause for Parents, Play for Kids
Innovative and Exemplary (2025): Pause for Parents, Play for Kids, located in Liberty Township, Ohio, was established ten years ago in response to local planning data showing that 100% of…
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 MoreSaint Louis Crisis Nursery
Innovative and Exemplary (2024): The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery has provided trauma-responsive 24/7/365 emergency respite care services for children in the Greater St. Louis, Missouri region for nearly 40 years.…
Read MoreMusical Memories Café
Innovative and Exemplary (2024): The Musical Memories Café, located in rural West Falls, New York and nearby communities, provides shared respite experiences for persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementias and…
Read MoreC.H.A.I. (Caregiving Helping Aid Initiative)
Innovative and Exemplary (2024): C.H.A.I. (Caregiving Helping Aid Initiative), is a Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) program. Located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, C.H.A.I. strengthens the CCF’s mission by continuing to improve…
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 MoreLUK (Let Us Know) Hourly Respite Program
Innovative (2022): 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…
Read MoreONEgeneration Adult Day Program
Innovative and Exemplary (2022): ONEgeneration Adult Day Program provides center-based respite services to caregivers of adults 18 years or older with intellectual or developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, aging-related conditions, dementia or…
Read MoreLutheran Social Service of Minnesota Caregiver Support & Respite Program
Innovative and Exemplary (2022): Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Caregiver Support & Respite Program has been supporting caregivers for the past 30 years. The program provides respite care, resources to grow…
Read MoreHome Away from Home Respite Center
Innovative and Exemplary (2021): The Home Away from Home Respite Center, now at the University of Rochester Medicine, was created to address an identified gap in community services for aging populations with…
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