Mini Grant Announcement!!

Request for Proposals  

 

We are pleased to Announce Request for Proposals for organizations and faith communities for the purpose of creating or expanding volunteer respite programs to meet the unique needs of your communities.

 

Mini Grant Application

 

For ideas and information on different types of programs that could be started in your communities see the links below

 

ARCH National Respite Coalition - website

 

Volunteer Respite Fact Sheet - The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to identify and provide information on options for recruiting, screening, training, utilizing and retaining volunteer to provide respite services to caregiving families in various settings. Comprehensive information on types of Volunteer Respite.

 

ARCH Volunteer Respite Manual- Developed by ARCH National Respite Network and Easter Seals Inc. A comprehensive guide on creating valuable options for family caregivers.

ARCH Respite and the Faith Community - Historically, faith communities have been vital in supporting the community of which they are a part. In the early years of our nation, faith communities often provided the only existing social services, such as education and healthcare. Over time, however, this social involvement slowly diminished. As government increasingly met society social and economic needs, faith communities began to limit their focus to society spiritual needs. Today that focus is changing again, as a growing number of faith communities seek to serve not only the spiritual needs of their congregations but also the many different social needs in the larger community.

 

NYSCRC ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Building Networks of Volunteer Respite Care

"It Takes a Community"

Wednesday November 9th

 

 Keynote Speaker

Jill Kagan - Director - ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center.

ARCH is funded by the US Administration for Community Living.  She has served on numerous national advisory boards, including her current role on the National Advisory Council to the federally funded Family Support Research & Training Center. Ms. Kagan represents ARCH on several prominent national coalitions, including the newly formed core advisory group to the Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Congressional Caucus and the National Child Abuse Prevention Partners of the Children's Bureau. She is co-chair of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation's Respite Impact Council of the Military Caregivers Coalition, co-chair of the Autism, Developmental Disabilities and Family Support Task Force of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and facilitator of the national Lifespan Respite Task Force.

Prior to this, Ms. Kagan served as deputy staff director and as professional staff for ten years to the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also worked as a policy consultant to national disability, aging, and child health organizations for more than 15 years.

Ms. Kagan received her masters in public health in maternal and child health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.

Generously Sponsored by

Albany Guardian Society