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Funded by the Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging of the US Department of Health and Human Services, State Lifespan Respite Programs or Projects are run by a designated state government lead agency, which works in collaboration with a state respite coalition and an Aging and Disability Resource Center. Their purpose is to implement statewide systems of coordinated, community-based respite for family caregivers caring for individuals with special needs of all ages. Thirty states and the District of Columbia have received Lifespan Respite grants from ACL/AoA and they are identified below with their contact information.

"Free respite child care is available for military children up to age 12 at participating YMCA locations for up to 16 hours of respite child care per month, per child, based on the below requirements by the Department of Defense."

ARCH National Respite Network: the ABCs of Respite

Washington, DC Respite Care Assistance

Respite Care Referral Company. Serves DC area: VA, DC, Montgomery county.

The National Respite Locator Service helps parents, family caregivers, and professionals find respite services in their state and local area to match their specific needs.

Easter Seals' Military Family Respite Program provides a critically important service for military families whose children have severe disabilities.  Juggling the special care of their children with the demands of service to our nation places these families at the risk of burnout and other domestic challenges.  Our intervention provides families with "time off" from parenting and specialized support for their children, creating a healthy and stable home."

Easter Seals Respite Care Services

VA Respite Care Search on Autism Speaks

"Jill's House provides respite for children with intellectual disabilities and their families in the Greater Washington, DC area. We serve boys and girls, ages six through seventeen, with intellectual disabilities without regard to race, religion, or ethnicity. Our mission is to be a safe haven to which parents can entrust their children, allowing the parents a time of rest. To ensure that parents and caregivers get a real break, typical siblings are welcome to stay at Jill's House."

Virginia Repite Care Coalition

A respite care center that accommodates children & teenagers with developmental differences.

Service areas: Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Calvert County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Charles County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County and Washington County. If your county is not listed, please call (410) 744-8200 for inquiries.

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Virginia Department of Health Professionals

Easter Seals of DC, MD & VA