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Reaching Out to Faith Communities: Alabama Respite Needs Your Help |
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The mission of Alabama Respite Resource is to lighten the burden on caregivers, by making caregiver supports more readily available in Alabama. One of the ways this is accomplished is through partnerships with faith communities. Alabama Respite is able to provide training and technical assistance, but we need to know what is needed! If you are involved with ministry or planning efforts for your faith community, please click here to take a quick survey to help us understand your needs. We can also use your support getting this link to ministry leaders and pastoral staff throughout the state.
If you have questions or want to find out more about ministering to caregivers in your community, please contact Anna Hines-Capron by phone at (256)859-4900 or by e-mail at
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Caregiver Survey Open Now |
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Alabama Respite is gathering information from caregivers throughout the state about connecting with individual respite providers (non-agency providers). The purpose of this brief survey is to find out how family caregivers are currently or have in the past used individuals to provide respite care, and what mechanisms they would like to see developed for the future. Please complete the survey by clicking the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G7LFSB9. Participation by caregivers in this survey is completely voluntary and all participant information will be kept confidential. We hope to capture feedback from across the lifespan and disabilities. |
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The Epilepsy Foundation is taking applications for Camp Candlelight at Camp ASSCCA , a camp for children diagnosed with epilepsy. There are just a few openings left at this time and applications should be sent in by May 31st. Camp Candlelight dates are June 30th through July 5th. You can download an application from the Camp Ascca website at www.campascca.org. Mail your completed application to the address on the form but write on the form Attention David Toenes, Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama. This will ensure your application is processed as soon as possible. If you have any questions please contact David Toenes at 251-341-0170. For more information about the camp, go to www.campascca.org. The Epilepsy Foundation provides scholarships to cover the cost of camp, but the family must provide transportation. |
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APEC Conference Registration Deadline Approaching 6/5/13 |
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Alabama Parent Education Center's PTI project is hosting a statewide conference for families of children with disabilities, educators, and professionals working with families entitled, Improving Outcomes for Children with Disabilities: Parents and Teachers Together. The Conference will take place on June 14, 2013. Registration begins at 8:30 am, with sessions running from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.
Sessions will be transmitted live via video conferencing at 3 Alabama locations: Alabama Public Library Service, Tallapoosa Conference Room, Montgomery AL (Live); Mobile County Board of Education, Board Room (Live Transmission; and the University of Alabama, Martha Parham Hall West, Tuscaloosa AL (Live Transmission). To register, click here or call APEC at 334-567-2252 or 866-532-7660.
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Alabama Respite Logo is Now Trademarked |
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Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network ® (Alabama Respite) is pleased to announce that on April 30, 2013, the United States of America Patent and Trademark Office posted Alabama Respite’s name and logo under Registration Number 4,326,671. We are pleased to add this registration to our current Alabama trademark status. |
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