Take Five Volunteer Respite Care Program Minigrants

Posted by on November 25, 2013

The Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health has contracted with the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University to help increase access to respite services to caregivers of children and youth with special health care needs through faith and community organizations. Children and youth with special health care needs include all children who have, or are at increased risk for, chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who also require health and related services – beyond that required by children generally. Respite is defined as “temporary relief for family caregivers from ongoing responsibility of caring for an individual of any age with special needs” (Tipler, 2010). The Take Five Volunteer Respite Care Program will enable the caregiver some personal while their loved ones continue to be cared for at home or in a safe, meaningful, and appropriate community setting.

The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University with funding from Pennsylvania Department of Health invites organizations to apply for mini grants up to $5000 to train volunteers to provide families of children with disabilities with an occasional break from care giving.

TO APPLY, contact Denise Beckett.
EMAIL: denise.beckett@temple.edu TELEPHONE: 215-204-4979
All applications must be submitted by December 2.
Successful applicants will be notified by December 15.

http://www.disabilities.temple.edu