September 22, 2023 – Exploring Strategies to Address the Uncertainty of Sustained Funding
Exploring Strategies to Address the Uncertainty of Sustained Funding Participants met and discussed the questions: How do you deal with the uncertainty of funding streams? Do you have alternative financing…
Read MoreSeptember 14. 2023 – Caregiver-Directed Respite Care in New York State
Caregiver-Directed Respite Care in New York State Building on their Lifespan Respite caregiver-directed respite voucher services administered by the NY State Caregiving and Respite Coalition, presenters Deana Prest and Abbey…
Read MoreAugust 25, 2023 – Key Factors for Sustainability
Key Factors for Sustainability of Respite Program, Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite Systems Group members shared and discussed the top factors that have influenced their sustainability successes at the respite…
Read MoreAugust 10, 2023 – Youth Volunteers Providing Respite for Children and Young Adults with Disabilities
Youth Volunteers Providing Respite for Children and Young Adults with Disabilities Lessons from the Northern Nevada R.A.V.E. Family Foundation (Respite And Volunteer Experiences) The ARCH Volunteer and Faith-Based Respite Learning…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2023 – Sustainability Requirements for State Discretionary Mini-Grantees
Sustainability Requirements for State Discretionary Mini-Grantees Learning collaborative participants provided updates on their sustainability planning efforts. A discussion about whether or not the state Lifespan Respite program requires or requests…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2023 – Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce
Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce The focus of this meeting is on Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce to help improve respite capacity. Dr. Kezia Scales, Vice President of Research & Evaluation,…
Read MoreJune 23, 2023 – Coalition Structure and the Impact on Sustainabilty
Coalition Structure and the Impact on Sustainability Resources were shared to describe various respite coalition structures and the group discussed the pros and cons for each in impacting sustainability. Susan…
Read MoreJune 15, 2023 – State Respite Action Next Steps
State Respite Action Next Steps At this meeting of the Lifespan Respite grantee and partner Learning Collaborative on Implementing the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, participants reviewed the most…
Read MoreJune 8, 2023 – Centering Equity in Access to Services: Lessons from the Field
Laura Mauldin with Applied-Self-Direction presented the final Readiness Assessment Tool for Self-Directed Respite Voucher Programs and responded to questions from Lifespan Respite grantees and partners seeking clarification on using the…
Read MoreMay 26, 2023 – Advocacy Tools
Advocacy Tools The collaborative focused on gathering and learning about advocacy tools, strategies and other resources that could assist them in legislative and administrative advocacy ins support of respite care…
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