Sustainability Planning Learning Collaborative Meeting

Launch of the Sustainability Learning Collaborative

ARCH staff conducted a survey to determine the most pressing issues in sustainability planning among Lifespan Respite grantees and partners, and generated a summary of key topics from the survey findings. The key topics list was presented at the launch of Sustainability Learning Collaborative to generate discussion about content and format for collaborative meetings going forward.

The Learning Collaborative leaders were introduced to the group.  These four leaders had participated as Exemplar States in the ARCH/Finance Project Sustainability Planning Initiative and had made significant progress in developing a sustainability plan for their state’s lifespan respite grant projects.

MaryJo Alimena Caruso
Pennsylvania Respite Coalition

Sharon Johnson
Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network, Program Coordinator, DHHS, Children and Family Services,

Amy Nazaire
Massachusetts state agency Lifespan Respite Grantee, Director of Support and Family Services, Massachusetts

Cheryl Smith
Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network