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The
RELIEF Program will provide in-home respite that is an expansion of respite
that is currently available through other programs, specifically including
evening and weekend respite. The purpose of this service is to increase the
ability of a family unit to continue to care for a homebound elderly individual
by providing in-home respite beyond the basic provisions of current public
programs.
DESCRIPTION
OF SERVICE
The RELIEF Program offers family members and loved ones providing constant care
for a frail elder and those stricken with Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementia a much needed break. Respite care can increase a caregivers ability to
attend to a homebound elder without becoming ill themselves. Whether it’s a day
of shopping, a walk in the park or a night out, you deserve and need time to
yourself. And you can have it — free of guilt and free of charge.
One of the unique features of the program, in addition to being on weekends and
evenings, is that respite is conducted by carefully selected, screened and
trained volunteers of varied ages.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
By becoming a RELIEF volunteer, you can provide respite to caregivers of frail,
home-bound elders. Volunteers are asked to provide companionship for up to four
hours at a time, even during evenings and weekends. Training is provided.
Volunteers who qualify may be eligible for a stipend, an allotment of funds to
enable a diverse population of volunteers to provide services. The stipend is
for a period of service and is not an hourly wage. Mileage and expenses may
also be reimbursed. If you care about people, RELIEF needs you to help fulfill
the wish of an elderly individual to remain at home through out their lives.
To learn more about
how you can make a difference in your community, and become a RELIEF volunteer,
contact one of the RELIEF sites listed below.
RELIEF
Program Sites
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Northwest Florida Area Agency on
Aging, Inc.
3300 North Pace Blvd., Suite
200
Pensacola, Fl 32505
850-595-5420
Counties Served: Santa Rosa,
Escambia
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Northeast Florida Area Agency on
Aging, Inc.
4401 Wesconnett Blvd., 2nd
Floor
Jacksonville, Fl 32210-7387
904-777-2106
County Served: Duval
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West Central Florida Area Agency on
Aging, Inc.
5911 Breckenridge Pkwy, Suite
B
Tampa, Fl 33610
813-740-3888
County Served: Highlands
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Area Agency on Aging of Central
Florida, Inc.
988 Woodcock Road, Suite 200
Orlando, Fl 32803
407-228-1800/1801
Counties Served: Osceola,
Orange, Seminole, Brevard
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Senior Solutions of Southwest Florida
An Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
2285 First Street
Ft. Myers, Fl 33901
239-332-4233
County Served: Lee
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Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach
/Treasure Coast, Inc.
1764 N. Congress Ave, Suite
201
West Palm Beach, Fl 33409
561-684-5885
County Served: Palm Beach
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Areawide Council on Aging of Broward
County, Inc.
5345 NW 35th Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33309
954-714-3456
County Served: Broward
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Alliance for Aging, Inc.
9500 South Dadeland Blvd.,
Suite 400
Miami, Fl 33156
305-670-6500
County Served: Miami-Dade
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Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Shirley Kervin
850-414-2000
For more information, please call the
RELIEF program office in your area
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