Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance Center

Meeting the Respite Needs of the Nation’s Family Caregivers

Lifespan Respite is defined in the Lifespan Respite Care Act as "coordinated systems of community-based respite for family caregivers of children or adults regardless of special need."

Overview of the T/TA Network for Lifespan Respite

In 2015, ARCH was awarded its third cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living to house the Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance Center. Through the TA Center, ARCH provides training and technical assistance to the Lifespan Respite Network with a focus on performance measurement, sustainability, best practices, and research. Since the Lifespan Respite Care program was first funded in 2009, ACL has funded thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia to establish or enhance Statewide Lifespan Respite systems and ARCH provides training and technical assistance to them as well. For more information on the Lifespan Respite Program funded by ACL, click here.

ARCH training and technical assistance activities include:

State site visits to assist with State Lifespan Summits to help states build or strengthen coalitions and prepare state agencies to apply for federal Lifespan Respite grants in the future
ARCH respite fact sheets on topics across age and disability categories
Guidebooks and webinars
Performance measurement guidance
Promotion of new respite research
Nine Steps to Respite for family caregivers and the National Respite Locator Service
A repository for respite training curricula and links to specific state resources;
An ongoing needs assessment of ARCH and State Lifespan Networks to assess new training and TA needs;
Phone and email consultation

2018 Training and Technical Assistance Needs Assessments Results

Contact Us:

	Jill Kagan, MPH Program Director 703.256.2084 703.256.0541 FAX This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

	Casandra Firman ARCH Senior Staff 360.769.7167 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you are a State Lifespan Respite Grantee or Stakeholder, Visit Your Own Networking Page

States with Lifespan Respite Grants

Contact information

2009 Grantees

Alabama
Arizona
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas

2010 Grantees

Delaware
Kansas
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Utah
Washington State
Wisconsin

2011 Grantees

Colorado
Hawaii
Montana
New Jersey
Ohio
Virginia

2012 Grantees

New state Grantee

Iowa

Integration and Sustainability Grantees

Alabama
Arizona
Nevada
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas

Expansion Grantees

Massachusetts
Virginia

2013 Grantees

New State Grantee

Idaho

Integration and Sustainability Grantees

Delaware
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin

2014 Grantees

New State Grantee

Arkansas

Integration and Sustainability Grants

Alabama
Colorado
Delaware
Iowa
Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington

2015 Grantee

New State Grantee

Florida

2016 Grantees

New State Grantees

Maryland
Mississippi

Program Expansion Supplement Grantees

Colorado
Delaware
Massachusetts
Montana
North Carolina
Washington

2017 Grantees

First Time State Grantees

North Dakota
South Dakota

Advancing State Lifespan Respite Systems Grantees

Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Nevada
New York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington