WHO?

To Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King Jr.

Organizations, family members and community members of Northern Colorado who are concerned about respite availability. We would like to invite you to assist with organizing and creating a community where quality respite is available for the elderly, people with developmental disabilities, people with mental health concerns and challenging behaviors and others needing respite.

Respite: noun providing temporary care in relief of a primary caregiver.

WHAT?
Northern Colorado Respite Coalition is a new organization that is bringing together respite provider agencies and community members to collaborate, generate, and improve respite resources for all of Northern Colorado. The Coalitions goal is to grow respite availability by assisting new and existing organizations to create respite opportunities by providing everything from successful respite models and training to funding.

Together we can The Coalition needs your input! We want you to walk away with great ideas and ways we can all be involved in growing respite. build a coalition to improve and WHEN? support respite Respite: adjective \res-pt also ri-spt, British usually res-pt\ Tuesday, April 30, 2014 efforts to become providing or being temporary 1:00-5:00 pm care in relief of a primary caregiver. a reality. The goal is to have more respite models and options to serve the individual needs of people in Northern Colorado. WHERE?
The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO 80538
The Ranch is located directly adjacent to I-25, just North of Highway 34, in Loveland, Colorado. To reach The Ranch, exit I-25 at Crossroads Blvd., Exit 259. Travel East 1 mile to Fairgrounds Avenue (County Road 5) and go North to the entrance.

Event is free but Space is limited. Please R.S.V.P. to:

Jonathan Basso, AmeriCorps Vista Volunteer Phone: (970) 353-5219 ext. 109 / Email: jon@arcweldcounty.org