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Category: Grants

Those Receiving Kinship Care Are Eligible for the Caregiver Respite Grant Program

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Family defines Kinship Care as a program to help support a child who lives outside of their home with a relative. Often, the relatives that children live with ...

Caregiver Coach Expresses Vital Service in RCAW

Family caregivers experience many hardships. As if their role of taking care of someone round-the-clock isn’t exhausting enough, there are many additional things that fall into their wheelhouse ...

State of Wisconsin DHS Awarded 3-Year Federal Lifespan Respite Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2020 Lisa Schneider Respite Care Association of Wisconsin 608-222-2033 lschneider@respitecarewi.org Download PDF of this Press Release. Appleton, WI: October 7, ...

Data from 2018 – October 2022

Number of individuals who've successfully completed the Respite Care Provider Training course

Number of respite care providers currently listed on the Wisconsin Respite Care Registry

Total dollars we’ve provided family caregivers to receive respite care through the Caregiver Respite Grant Program

Number of respite hours provided to family caregivers who've applied for the Caregiver Respite Grant Program