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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The Center for Volunteer Caregiving

Innovative and Exemplary: The Center for Volunteer Caregiving has a 22-year history providing in-home respite to caregivers of adults with physical disabilities, dementia and memory conditions, chronic illness, and special medical…

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Home Away from Home Respite Center

Innovative and Exemplary: The Home Away from Home Respite Center at SUNY Geneseo was created five years ago to address an identified gap in community services for aging populations with Alzheimer’s and other…

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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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Rhode Island CareBreaks

Innovative and Exemplary: The Rhode Island CareBreaks Program has supported caregivers of children and adults with long-term disabilities or medical needs, especially underserved families for whom respite services are unavailable or inadequate,…

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Gio’s Garden

Innovative and Exemplary: Gio’s Garden, in Middleton, WI, is a therapeutic respite care program for children seven years and younger who have significant developmental or physical delays. In its eighth year…

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Claude Moore Precious Time

Innovative and Exemplary: Claude Moore Precious Time in Harrisonburg, VA works with the James Madison University College of Health and Behavioral Studies to match nursing and health and human service students…

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