Volunteer and Faith-Based Respite Learning Collaborative
The ARCH Volunteer and Faith-based Respite Learning Collaborative (LC) was launched in October 2021. The purpose of the LC is to serve as a community of practice for the respite network in informal respite opportunities for family caregivers caring for someone of any age or condition.
Participants in the LC who have been engaged in supporting or providing volunteer or faith-based respite through their Lifespan Respite grants or state respite coalitions, or from the broader respite network, are invited to share their experiences, collective wisdom, challenges and successes with others who wish to develop or enhance such respite options in their states or communities. The Learning Collaborative provides a forum for peer learning and networking as well as opportunities to learn more about ARCH resources on volunteer and faith-based respite, and model volunteer and faith-based respite services from around the country. Outside experts in the field on a variety of topics identified by the group will also be invited to participate and contribute to the knowledge base of the LC.
Please contact Jill Kagan
if you would like to join the Volunteer and Faith-based Learning
Collaborative. The LC meets 4 times a year.
ARCH Volunteer and Faith-based Respite Resources
State Tools
Meetings
May 12, 2022
Members of the Collaborative will share best practices:
Elaine Whitford, Executive Director, The Center for Volunteer Caregiving, Cary, NC will provide background and progress on NC Lifespan Respite Project’s Volunteer Respite Consortium.
Kathy Mayfield Smith, Board President and Co-Founder, South Carolina Respite Coalition, Columbia, SC will present an overview of their long history in engaging the faith community for respite, with tips about how to approach and involve faith community leaders and members. She will also be sharing an update on the Coalition’s initiative to establish Break Rooms in faith-communities through their Lifespan Respite grant. Break Room How To Guide
Recording
February 10, 2022
PPT Slides, New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition Respite Revival, and the Respite Ministry and Respite Foundation for All, Montgomery, AL
Recording