Respite Care * Kinship Caregivers
PH-7000 * YK-6500.3600
Programs that provide a brief period of relief or rest for family members, guardians or other people who are regular caregivers for dependent adults or children by offering temporary or intermittent care in the home or in community settings/facilities.
Grandparents, aunts and uncles or other relatives as well as non-blood kin and neighbors who can serve as "family" who have taken on the responsibility of raising children in situations where the birthparents are unable or unwilling to provide for their care.