Fw: Fw:Money available inLifespan Respite Program for Caregivers

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Ellen Garber Bronfeld

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from: " Pandya " <juliepandya@...>

Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:02:38 AM

Subject: IDOA Reminder E-mail: Money still available in the Lifespan Respite

Program for Caregivers

Dear Friends of the Illinois Respite Coalition,

We still have money available in the Lifespan Respite Program for Emergency

Respite Services!!

Please see important details on this program below, and spread the word to

those you know in the community that can benefit from these funds! Your

outreach could truly help a family in need.

Please help us spread the word!!

Thanks,

Money $$$ still available in

“Caregiver” Lifespan Respite Program!!!

Illinois Department on Aging – Lifespan Respite Program

In 2009, the Illinois Department on Aging was awarded funding by the

Administration on Aging through the Lifespan Respite Care Act (Public Law

109-442). Objectives of this three year project are:

· Establish an emergency respite program

· Create a respite website listing resources and training

opportunities

· Improve the collaboration among state agencies providing respite

funding

· Train caregivers and volunteers to provide respite

EMERGENCY RESPITE

The goal of the Lifespan Emergency Respite Program is to offer funding and

resources to support caregivers of children with special needs or adults with

special needs who have an urgent need for respite care in the absence of any

other funding source.

The program supports the caregiver’s decision to request emergency respite

care and determine where the care will be delivered and by whom.

Eligibility

· Caregivers (unpaid family member or other adult or foster parent)

who provides in-home monitoring, management, supervision or treatment of a child

with special needs or an adult with special needs. (Caregiver may, but need

not, reside in the same household as the care recipient.)

· Caregivers with the greatest emotional, medical or economic need

(targeting low income caregivers) are given priority for service.

· Caregivers of a child with special needs or adult with special needs

that cannot be cared for by other individuals or organizations within the

community due to the complexity of their special needs.

Reimbursement Limits

· $500 per fiscal year (through Sept. 30, 2012)

· Additional $500 per client is available upon prior approval by the

Program Director or designee

· Including additional reimbursement, emergency care service

expenditures per client may not exceed $1,000

For More Information or To Apply

Contact: Fidler, Illinois Respite Coalition at nfidler@... or

630-529-2871

Information is available on the Illinois Respite Coalition (IRC) website:

www.illinoisrespitecoalition.org under the Emergency Respite tab

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