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State Respite Coalitions
And Points of Contact

Alabama

Alabama Lifespan Respite
Resource Network

Linda Lamberth
Project Manager
1521 East 9th St.
Anniston , Alabama 36207
(256) 237-3683
Fax (256) 237 5251
Toll Free: (866) 737-8252
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www.alabamarespite.org/

California

California Respite Association

c/o Bay Respite Care
3272 Sonoma Blvd. Ste 4
Vallejo, CA 94590-2918
(707) 644-4491
Fax: (707) 644-1318
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http://www.calrespite.org


Connecticut

Connecticut Lifespan Respite Coalition

Joy Lieberskind, Coordinator
2138 Silas Deane Hwy.
Rocky Hill, CT, 06067
(860) 513-0172 Fax (860) 563-3961
Toll Free in CT: (877) 737-1966
Cell: (203) 641-0679
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www.CTRESPITE.org

Delaware

Delaware Lifespan Respite Care Network
Tim Brooks
Center for Disabilities Studies
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 831-4612
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Florida

Florida Respite Coalition
Rebecca Varnadore,
Executive Director
2699 Lee Road, Suite 230
Winter Park, Florida 32789
Toll Free (866) 357-3543
(407) 740-1890 ext. 104
Fax (407)622-4999
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www.floridarespite.org

Georgia

Georgia Lifespan Respite Coalition
Whitney Fuchs
Georgia Community
Support and Solutions
1945 Cliff Valley Way, Suite 220
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
(404) 634-4222 Ext. 242
Fax (404) 634-1324
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Illinois

Illinois Lifespan Respite Coalition
Victoria Nahas,
Statewide Respite Coordinator
Illinois Respite Coalition
1808 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616
(312) 949-1808
Cell: (312) 560-4748
Fax (312) 949-9415
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Illinois Crisis Nursery Coalition
Ginny DeWar
1309 W. Hill Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 337-2731
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www.crisisnursery.net

Iowa

Iowa Respite and Crisis
Care Coalition

Doug Cunningham,
Executive Director
3821 71st Street, Suite A
Urbandale, IA 50322
Toll Free (877) 255-3140
(515) 309-0858;
Fax: (515) 309-0860
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www.irccc.com

Kansas

Kansas Lifespan Respite Coalition
Gina Ervay,
Executive Director
Respite Outreach Care for
Kansans Organization, Inc. (ROCKO)
1603 N. Chapel Road , Ste 300
Wichita, Kansas 67206
(316) 687-5700
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www.rockoinc.org

Maine

State Point of Contact
Alicia Allen,
UCP Respite Director
United Cerebral Palsy
700 Mount Hope Ave. Ste 320
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2952 ext. 257
Fax: (207) 941-2955
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www.ucpofmaine.org

Maryland

Maryland Respite Care Coalition,Inc.
Alidz Khachaturian
451 Hungerford Drive #119-166
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(240) 453-9585
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http://www.respitecoalition.org

Dorinda Adams
Program Manager Maryland
Department of Human Resources -
Office of Adult Services
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3521
(410) 767-7323
Fax (410) 333-0256
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Massachusetts

State point of contact
Carrie Howland
29 Brentwood Drive
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545
(508) 842-7579
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Michigan

Michigan Respite Resource Network
Pamela Sinnot, Family Services Director
Community Living Services
35425 Michigan Ave. West
Wayne, MI 48184
(734) 722-4899
Fax (734) 467-7646
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Minnesota

Crisis Nurseries of Minnesota, Inc.
Haley Morgan
CAP Agency Crisis Nursery
Scott/Carver Counties
712 Canterbury Road South
Shakopee, Minnesota 55378
(952) 402-9832
Fax (952) 402-9815
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Missouri

State Point of Contact
Mark Keeley
St. Louis ARC
1816 Lackland Hill Parkway,
Suite 200
St. Louis, Missouri 63146
(314) 569-0247
Fax (314) 569-0632
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Montana

Montana Respite Coalition
Vicki Clear
Developmental Educational
Assistance Program
2200 Box Elder
Miles City, Montana 59301
(406) 234-6034
Fax (406) 232-7018
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Nebraska

Nebraska Respite Coalition
Chris Stewart
Eastern Area for the Nebraska
Respite Network
(402) 996-8444
Fax (402) 420-2585
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Nebraska Respite Network
Marcia Alber
Dept of Health and Human Services
P.O.Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Toll Free in Nebraska (800) 358-8802
(402) 471-9282
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Nevada

State Point of Contact
Rique Robb
Northern Nevada Rave Family Foundation
P.O. Box 2072
Sparks, NV 89432
775-334-9647
Fax: 775-787-7962
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State Point of Contact
Scherrie Adams-Ambre
Give Me a Break
P.O. Box 620721
Las Vegas, Nevada 89162
(866) 486-2275
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New Jersey

New Jersey Lifespan
Respite Coalition
Eric Joice, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of NJ
429 River View Plaza
Trenton, New Jersey 08611
Toll Free (800) 376-2345
(609) 392-4900;
Fax: (609) 392-5621
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www.familysupportnj.com/

Family Support Coalition
of New Jersey

John Rubis, President
PO Box 1052
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054
Toll Free (800) 372-6510
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New York

New York State Respite Coalition
Renee G. Benson MA LMSW
Executive Director
Catholic Charities Caregivers
Support Services
100 Slingerland Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 449-2001 Ext. 33
Fax: (518) 426-3662
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North Carolina

North Carolina Respite Coalition
Phyllis Stephenson, Chair Person
Easter Seals UCP of North Carolina
P.O. Box 165
Gibsonville, North Carolina 27249
(336) 449-7904
Fax (336) 449-7934
www.northcarolina
respitecarecoalition.org/

Ohio

State Point of Contact
Claudia Ioanes
(937) 298-8216
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Oklahoma

Oklahoma Respite Resource Network
Rose Ann Percival, Program Manager
OKDHS/Developmental Disabilities Services
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 522-0600
Fax (405) 522-1687
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Madalyn McCollom
OASIS Project Director
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73190
Toll Free (800) 426-2747
(405) 271-6302
Fax (405) 271-6305
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Oregon

Oregon Lifespan Respite Program

May Martin,
Lifespan Respite Program Coordinator
Department of Human Services
Director's Office - Governor's
Advocacy Office
500 Summer Street, NE E17
Salem, OR 97301-1097
(800) 442-5238 or (503) 947-2318
Fax: (503) 378-6532
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http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/spd/

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Respite Coalition
Watson Institute
MaryJo Alimena Caruso
Carebreak Coordinator
301 Camp Meeting Road
Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143
(412) 749-2863
Fax (412) 749-2891
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South Carolina

South Carolina Respite Coalition
Susan Carlton, Executive Director
P.O. Box 493
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
(866) 345-6786 or (803) 935-5027
Fax (803) 935-5250
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Tennessee

Tennessee Respite Coalition
Kelly Tipler, Executive Director
P.O. Box 90433
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
19 Music Square West, Ste J,
Nashville, TN 37203
(888) 579-3754 or (615) 269-8687
Fax: (615) 469-7791
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http://www.tnrespite.org

Utah

State Point of Contact
Douglas Hathaway, Executive Director
The Arc of Utah
155 South 300 West, Suite #201
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
801-364-5060 ex 11
Fax: 801-364-6030
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Utah Assn of Family Support Centers
Crisis Nurseries
Child and Family Support Center
380 West 1400 North
Logan, Utah 84341
(435) 752-8880
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Virginia

State Point of Contact
Monica Uhl
Virginia Respite Resource Project
Partnership for People
with Disabilities
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 843020
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3020
(804) 828-8587
Fax: (804) 828-0042
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Washington

Respite and Crisis Care Coalition
of Washington State

Mary Jo Magruder, Co-Chair
Arc of King County
233 Sixth Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109
(206) 364-6337 Ext.156
Fax (206) 364-8140
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Sally Friedman, Coalition Co-chair
Senior Services, Inc.
1601 2nd Avenue, Suite 800
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 727-6260
Fax: (206) 448-3110
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West Virginia

State Point of Contact
Robin Straight MSW
R & N Health Care Supplies
Fairmont, West Virginia, 26554
(304) 366-5511
Fax: (304) 333-3260
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Wisconsin

Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Jim Schroeder, Executive Director
6320 Monona Street --Suite 407
Monona, WI 53716
(608) 222-2033, or (608) 222-2034
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www.respitecarewi.org

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Updated March 31, 2008

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Des Moines, Iowa,
September 4-6, 2008
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September. 24-28, 2008
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California

Connecticut

Florida

Iowa

Kansas

Maryland

Nebraska Respite

Nevada

New Jersey

North Carolina

Oregon

Tennessee

Utah

Wisconsin


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