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Begin forwarded message:> From: Justice For All Moderator <jfa@...>> Date: February 20, 2004 3:13:32 PM EST> justice@...> Subject: ACTION ALERT!! National Call-In Day for Respite Care Act>> "ACTION ALERT!! National Call-In Day for Respite Care Act">> Jill Kagan <Jbkagan@...> writes:>> Join in a National Call-In Day to Congress>> In Support of the Lifespan Respite Care Act (S. 538, HR> 1083)>> On Tuesday, February 24, 2004>> The Lifespan Respite Care Act would authorize funds for> competitive grants to states and other eligible entities to> make respite available and accessible to family caregivers,> regardless of age or disability. The bill requires grantees> to identify, coordinate, and build on existing respite> efforts at the state and local levels. The Lifespan Respite> Care Act would help support, expand, and streamline planned> and emergency respite, respite worker and volunteer> training and recruitment, caregiver training, and program> evaluation.>> On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, the National Family> Caregivers Association in collaboration with the National> Respite Coalition and supporting organizations will host a> National Town Hall Meeting on Family Caregiving on Capitol> Hill to educate policymakers about the needs of family> caregivers.>> This is a great time to join the chorus and make your> voices heard!>> The Senate has already passed the bill. Now the House must> take action. Send the Message "Pass the Lifespan Respite> Care Act immediately!":>> * Contact your U.S. Representative. To find out who your> legislators are and how to contact them, visit> www.congress.org.>> * Phone the Capital Hill Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and> ask for your Representative's office.>> * Email prepared message to your legislator at AUCD Online> Action Center: http://capwiz.com/aauap/issues/?style=D.>> * Please thank Representatives Langevin, Deal, and Norwood> and Senators Grassley, , Mikulski, Clinton, Kerry> and Breaux for cosponsoring the National Town Hall> Meeting on Family Caregiving!>> For more information, see Lifespan Respite Task Force at> www.archrespite.org/tforce.htm or contact NRC at> jbkagan@....>> # # #>> =====================>> All JFA postings from 1995 to present are available at:> www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAabout.html>> =====================>> NOTE: Some Internet Providers (including AOL, Earthlink and> Juno) may see JFA postings as spam because of the large> volume of JFA mail recipients and fail to deliver the> posting. If this happens, the JFA system may automatically> unsubscribe some email addresses. Should you stop receiving> JFA Alerts, please subscribe to JFA again as per the> instructions at> http://www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAsubscribing.html> You may also need to contact your service provider to find> out how to prevent JFA postings from being recognized as> spam.>> PLEASE Empty your email inbox regularly. JFA deletes> subscribers that are over their message quota.> If you stop using an account please unsubscribe that old> account.>> With hundreds of inbound emails and thousands of outbound> emails daily. JFA can not respond to every message.>> We thank you for your understanding and continued> outstanding advocacy!>> =====================>> JUSTICE FOR ALL -- A Service of the> American Association of People with Disabilities> www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAabout.html>> There's strength in numbers! Be a part of a national> coalition of people with disabilities and join AAPD today.> www.aapd-dc.org>>

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Justice For All Moderator <jfa@...>

> Date: February 20, 2004 3:13:32 PM EST

> justice@...

> Subject: ACTION ALERT!! National Call-In Day for Respite Care Act

>

> " ACTION ALERT!! National Call-In Day for Respite Care Act "

>

> Jill Kagan <Jbkagan@...> writes:

>

> Join in a National Call-In Day to Congress

>

> In Support of the Lifespan Respite Care Act (S. 538, HR

> 1083)

>

> On Tuesday, February 24, 2004

>

> The Lifespan Respite Care Act would authorize funds for

> competitive grants to states and other eligible entities to

> make respite available and accessible to family caregivers,

> regardless of age or disability. The bill requires grantees

> to identify, coordinate, and build on existing respite

> efforts at the state and local levels. The Lifespan Respite

> Care Act would help support, expand, and streamline planned

> and emergency respite, respite worker and volunteer

> training and recruitment, caregiver training, and program

> evaluation.

>

> On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, the National Family

> Caregivers Association in collaboration with the National

> Respite Coalition and supporting organizations will host a

> National Town Hall Meeting on Family Caregiving on Capitol

> Hill to educate policymakers about the needs of family

> caregivers.

>

> This is a great time to join the chorus and make your

> voices heard!

>

> The Senate has already passed the bill. Now the House must

> take action. Send the Message " Pass the Lifespan Respite

> Care Act immediately! " :

>

> * Contact your U.S. Representative. To find out who your

> legislators are and how to contact them, visit

> www.congress.org.

>

> * Phone the Capital Hill Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and

> ask for your Representative's office.

>

> * Email prepared message to your legislator at AUCD Online

> Action Center: http://capwiz.com/aauap/issues/?style=D.

>

> * Please thank Representatives Langevin, Deal, and Norwood

> and Senators Grassley, , Mikulski, Clinton, Kerry

> and Breaux for cosponsoring the National Town Hall

> Meeting on Family Caregiving!

>

> For more information, see Lifespan Respite Task Force at

> www.archrespite.org/tforce.htm or contact NRC at

> jbkagan@....

>

> # # #

>

> =====================

>

> All JFA postings from 1995 to present are available at:

> www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAabout.html

>

> =====================

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> Juno) may see JFA postings as spam because of the large

> volume of JFA mail recipients and fail to deliver the

> posting. If this happens, the JFA system may automatically

> unsubscribe some email addresses. Should you stop receiving

> JFA Alerts, please subscribe to JFA again as per the

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> You may also need to contact your service provider to find

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> spam.

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> PLEASE Empty your email inbox regularly. JFA deletes

> subscribers that are over their message quota.

> If you stop using an account please unsubscribe that old

> account.

>

> With hundreds of inbound emails and thousands of outbound

> emails daily. JFA can not respond to every message.

>

> We thank you for your understanding and continued

> outstanding advocacy!

>

> =====================

>

> JUSTICE FOR ALL -- A Service of the

> American Association of People with Disabilities

> www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAabout.html

>

> There's strength in numbers! Be a part of a national

> coalition of people with disabilities and join AAPD today.

> www.aapd-dc.org

>

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