Volunteer Respite Manual: Creating Valuable Options for Family Caregivers

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 national, state and community-based programs and faith-based initiatives assess needs, plan, and implement volunteer respite programs with special guidance on providing volunteer services during a pandemic. It will also assist Lifespan Respite grantees and partners in building respite capacity through volunteer training and recruitment. Topics include: program planning and operations; volunteer recruitment, training and management; performance measurement; policies and procedures; liability and insurance; and marketing. You can download the manual...
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As you explore the ARCH Volunteer Respite Manual, you may find that you need additional resources and information to help you plan or implement your community volunteer respite program. We have gathered samples of job descriptions, volunteer application forms, orientation checklists, volunteer interview questions, background check forms, reference forms, policies and procedures, training resources and more. This list of resources will continue to be updated and new resources added as they become available.

Volunteer and Respite Handbooks

Volunteer and Faith-based Respite Models

To find examples of volunteer and faith-based respite services, visit ARCH's Innovative and Exemplary Respite Services, and the ARCH Volunteer and Faith-based Respite Learning Collaborative.

See also ARCH's Respite and the Faith Community and Volunteer Respite: Roadmap to Resources.

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National Criminal Background Check for Employees or Volunteers Providing Care to Children, the Elderly and Disabled

Best Practices in Volunteer and Faith-based Respite

At a meeting of the ARCH Volunteer and Faith-based Respite Learning Collaborative, two State Lifespan Respite grantee partners shared best practices in volunteer and faith-based respite activities.  Elaine Whitford, Executive…

Center for Volunteer Caregiving Evaluation Data Brief

The Center for Volunteer Caregiving in Cary, NC, was recognized by the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center as an Innovative and Exemplary Respite Service in 2022, and was…

Students as Respite Volunteers: A Creative Approach to Supporting Family Caregivers

Students as Respite Volunteers: A Creative Approach to Supporting Family Caregivers Using students from undergraduate and graduate nursing, social work, and other health care professional academic programs as volunteer respite…

Easterseals Adult Model Publicity Release

From Easterseals

Volunteer Program Sample Policy on Harassment

CareBreak Respite Volunteer Application

From the CareBreak Respite Program at the Watson Institute

Brochure for Faith-Based Respite Ministry

From Alabama Lifespan Respite

Application for Respite: Example from Gio’s Garden

Example respite application.