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Respite vouchers available
UCP/MR provides funding for respite care (a temporary, short-term relief for caregivers) to parents/guardians of: (1) children age birth to 19 who have a diagnosis of mental retardation (MR) or developmental delay with high incidence of MR, and (2) adults age 19 and above with a diagnosis of mental retardation. Voucher respite is designed to allow families to choose their own respite providers, offering flexibility of when, where, and how much respite is provided. Respite funds may not be used for household expenses or daycare.
Download Procedures information and Application for complete details.
This respite service is new and offered statewide to those who qualify. Please call 256-852-5600 or 1-800-225-2012 if you have any questions about eligibility.
United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley, Inc., in conjunction with the Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network, was a proud sponsor of the 2008 national lifespan respite conference.
Alabama Respite has been chosen to present “The Positive Effects of Respite Care Services on Preventing Abuse and Neglect” at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, sponsored by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect. The Conference will be held at the Marriott Atlanta Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia from March 30 – April 4, 2009. Alabama Respite will also speak at the Healthy Families State Conference in Montgomery in February 2009.
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