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2024 Innovative and Exemplary Respite Services Application: Open through October 16, 2023

The purpose of the Innovative and Exemplary Services initiative is to establish a registry of programs and services to help advance our collective understanding of what respite best practices mean. Respite service providers can apply to be recognized as an Innovative and Exemplary Respite Service.

The call for applications for recognition by ARCH as an Innovative and Exemplary Respite Service is now open. Read more and apply.

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A Rosie Place for Children

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Innovative and Exemplary: A Rosie Place for Children in South Bend, IN, the first (and only) specialty hospital in Indiana, serving all 92 counties, exclusively supporting medically fragile children and their…

Agape Respite Care, Inc

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Innovative and Exemplary: Agape Respite Care, Inc., Berne, Indiana, provides in-home, community-based, and 24/7 out of home respite care from 2 hours up to 10 consecutive day stays, located in a…

ALS Association Saint Louis Regional Chapter Caregiver Relief Program

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Innovative and Exemplary: The ALS Association Saint Louis Regional Chapter initiated their Caregiver Relief Program 11 years ago. The ALS Association was formed to support persons with ALS so they could remain in…

Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative

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Rising Star: The Caregiver Support Initiative provides services for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. Care Navigators work with caregivers to educate them about the support…

Assistance with Residential Care in the Home (ARCH) Respite Care

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Innovative and Exemplary: Assistance with Residential Care in the Home (ARCH) Respite Care, St. Louis Arc, St. Louis, MO is a consumer-directed respite service that helps a person with developmental disabilities…

Bethel Life, Loving Hands

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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,…

Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey/Alzheimer’s Respite Care Program

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Innovative and Exemplary: Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey/Alzheimer’s Respite Care Program, located in Toms River, New Jersey, has provided weekly, in-home respite care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia since…

Caregiving Youth Project of the American Association of Caregiving Youth

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Innovative and Exemplary: The Caregiving Youth Project, an initiative of the American Association of Caregiving Youth, supports young people who are providing care for a family member. These youth spend…

Central Minnesota Elder Network, Respite Care Program

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Innovative: Central Minnesota Elder Network, Respite Care Program, a rural program, has been in existence for 15 years with the overriding goal of providing caregiver support while enriching the lives…

Child Care Aware® of America Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Respite Care

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Innovative and Exemplary: Child Care Aware® of America Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Respite Care in Arlington, VA has been serving military families across the country who have children birth to…