“Respite in the Faith Community,” a free webinar sponsored by ARCH National Respite Network
and Resource Center, will take place Thursday, June 3, from 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT. You can register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/164553040
Webinar Details
The shortage of respite providers continues to be a significant barrier to respite access in many ommunities. At the same time, government funding for social services is shrinking. Turning to the private volunteer sector for assistance makes increasing sense.
The faith-based community has a long history of supporting family caregivers through respite and can offer assurances to family caregivers who are often reluctant to ask for help or mistrustful of other outside agencies. This webinar will explore some of the history of faith-based respite, as well as recent innovations. The program is intended for state Lifespan Respite Grantees and stakeholders, State Respite Coalitions, respite providers, family caregivers and other public and private national, state and local organizations interested in respite.
The webinar is sponsored by the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center through its Lifespan Respite Training and Technical Assistance Center, funded by the US Administration on Aging. Participation is open to all.
Presenters:
Wilfried C. Hoecke (pronounced “heck-uh”), M.Ed., is spouse of Catherine and father of three children, one with special needs. WC pastored in Columbia for twelve years; for ten years, he volunteered as a support parent with Family Connection and helped coordinate Up on Downs (a support group for parents of children with Down syndrome). WC is currently the director of the South Carolina Family to Family Health Information and Education Grant at Family Connection. WC has led Fathers Network (a network of fathers of children of varying disabilities), and coordinates Family Connection’s Faith In Action Respite Project. He has worked for the past ten years finding respite solutions for South Carolina families. He served as a founding Board member of both the SC Respite Coalition, which is now collaborating with the funded SC Lifespan Respite Program funded through the Administration on Aging and the SC Fatherhood Practitioners Network, and was the Practitioners Network 2005 recipient of the Joseph Osborne Fatherhood Trailblazer Award. WC is a national trainer in fatherhood, respite, marriage, and faith-based initiatives.
Carolyn Klaver, RN, with 26 years of nursing experience, including nine years as a Parish Nurse, is the coordinator of the prize-winning respite program “The Gathering” for Lyngblomsten. Lyngblomsten, organized in 1906 by Norwegian women, is a nonprofit social ministry organization with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, providing quality care through its healthcare, housing facilities, and outreach programs. The Gathering is one of the outreach programs in Home- and Community-Based Services. This initiative provides respite for family caregivers of people with early to mid-stage memory loss. It is funded by the Brookdale Foundation and is being replicated nationally by Lutheran Services of America. With 24 church partners representing eight denominations, “The Gathering” relies on more than 200 volunteers and utilizes eight church sites in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area.
Respite in the Faith Community
Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/164553040
