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Lifespan Respite WA Coalition
Purpose: Organizations and individuals working together for combined action for respite services to improve the lives of unpaid family caregivers.
News & Updates
Subcommittee/Workgroup on Caregiver Voice
The group met on Nov. 19th and 3 members have volunteered to convene and facilitate this group’s meetings; our emails are below.
Formal notes will follow, but the Caregiver Voice group is initially working on the supportive ways to bring unpaid family caregivers into the Coalition so they may effectively use their experiences and voices to inform our statewide coalition of over 100 state agencies, organizations and respite providers about current realities of unpaid family caregivers. If you have ideas on this topic to bring valuable caregiver voices into our Coalition work for statewide impact, contact Barb Koumjian to be connected to our virtual work.
- Trista Mason: Trista@familyess.org
- Roxy Magno: rmagno@mcfhc.org
- Barb Koumjian: bkoumjian@wapave.org
The Coalition’s goals follow the goals and purposes of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers:
- Goal 1: Increase awareness & outreach
- Goal 2: Advance partnerships & engagement with family caregivers
- Goal 3: Strengthen services & supports
- Goal 4: Ensure financial & workplace security
- Goal 5: Expand data, research, & evidence-based practices
Coalition members are from:
- state, county, and local agencies;
- community-based and statewide non-profit organizations who serve family caregivers;
- private businesses and non-profit organizations who provide respite services.
-many of us are unpaid caregivers!
We will be expanding the Coalition to include participation by unpaid family caregivers who are not already Coalition members.
We meet quarterly online. You’re invited to our next meeting,11 AM, Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
To receive a meeting invitation please fill out the form below.
About Lifespan Coalitions
Most State Respite Coalitions are grassroots membership organizations composed of state and local, public and private organizations, which represent individuals with disabilities or chronic conditions of all ages; family caregivers; community and faith-based organizations and respite, social service and health care providers and advocates. Most often their activities are focused on advocacy, networking, and public education. They may be run by volunteers or paid staff.
Sign up for meeting notifications, notes and Zoom link:
Join the mailing list!
Full Coalition Meeting Notes with Action Items:
Agenda and Notes January 23, 2024
PDF of PPTX slides January 23, 2024
Workgroup Meeting Notes and Action Items: Watch this space
Share!
Whether or not you are on our mailing list, you can support family caregivers in Washington State by circulating the links for the Lifespan Respite Voucher and for those interested in becoming a respite provider.