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Respite Resource Project
Overview
This project serves as a statewide resource center to support respite
and family support services to meet the needs of families of children
(birth to 21) with disabilities and chronic or terminal illnesses. Project
activities include consultative and technical support to enhance new and
existing respite services. Project activities also embrace dissemination
to increase the knowledge and awareness of community services. Constituents
include professionals, parents, and community members. A special initiative
provides information and support to professionals working with adoptive
families of children with special needs.
Major Activities
Respite Resource Project
- Provide consultative and technical support for respite services
- Conduct state-wide dissemination of information and resources
- Enhance family empowerment and awareness
- Foster collaboration statewide
Adoptive Family Preservation Initiative
- Offer in-depth technical support for regional adoption Family Response Teams
- Disseminate information and resources to Family Response Teams
- Develop products to enhance adoptive family awareness of respite options and services
Project
Staff
Tera Yoder, Principal Investigator
Monica Uhl, Project Director
Molly Dellinger-Wray, Project Consultant
Hazel Buys, Project Consultant
Contact
Monica Uhl at (804) 828-8587, muhl@mail1.vcu.edu