Conversations on Caregiving – Flooding the airways with kindness

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Podcast 3 – Flooding the airways with kindness.     In this third podcast in the ARCH Series, Conversations on Caregiving, educator Sharon Leary talks about a multidisciplinary, undergraduate university-based respite…

Conversations on Caregiving – Respite is a contact sport, not a spectator sport

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Podcast 2 – Respite is a contact sport, not a spectator sport.       In this second podcast in the ARCH series, Conversations on Caregiving, Melissa Leisen and Christine McGrane…

Conversations on Caregiving – Not free, but freely given

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Podcast 1 – Not free, but freely given.      In this inaugural ARCH podcast in the ARCH series, Conversations on Caregiving, educator Mary Jo Alimena Caruso describes how she…

State Summaries of Lifespan Respite Grant Activities and Outcomes Final Reports, FY 2017 – FY 2020/21

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State Summaries of Lifespan Respite Grant Activities and Outcomes Final Reports, FY 2017 – FY 2020/21 This report contains summaries of the final reports from State Lifespan Respite grantees for…

Fact Sheet: Respite and the Faith Community

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Fact Sheet: Respite and the Faith Community The purpose of this fact sheet is to identify and provide information on how faith communities can provide or support respite services as…

Volunteer Respite Manual: Creating Valuable Options for Family Caregivers

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Drawing on the experience in volunteer services among ARCH network members, ARCH’s recognized Innovative and Exemplary respite services, and Lifespan Respite grantees and their partners, this step-by-step manual will help…

In Support of Caregivers: Key Accomplishments of Lifespan Respite Program Grantees

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Through competitive grants, the Lifespan Respite Care Program supports individual state grantees to achieve Five Objectives: Expand and enhance respite services in the states; Improve coordination and dissemination of respite services; Streamline…

Respite Breakroom: A How-to-Guide for Faith & Community Organizations

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Developed by the South Carolina Respite Coalition and the SC Department on Aging. A Respite Breakroom is a faith- or community-based respite model designed to give a family caregiver a…

North Carolina Volunteer Caregiver Respite Consortium

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Developed by the Center for Volunteer Caregiving in Cary, NC, as an initiative included in the State’s three-year Lifespan Respite Grant. The Center for Volunteer Caregiving has pledged ongoing support…

Volunteer Respite: Valuable Resources

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How-to’s of screening, selecting, placing, and training volunteers. Outlines various ways that volunteers can be utilized and provides tips for retaining volunteers over time. Highlights national and local volunteer respite…