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MRCC Respite Awareness Day Conference XI
RESPITE: CENTER STAGE
Monday October 27, 2008 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Conference Keynote Speaker
Ms. Meryl Comer
CEO, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer's Initiative
"Slow Dancing with a Stranger"
A wake-up call for the Baby Boom Generation and the Urgent Need for Caregivers to Embrace Activism.
Maritime Institute of Technology 692 Maritime Blvd., Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
EASTERN SHORE RESPITE ROUND TABLE
Tuesday - June 17, 2008
4:00 PM to 6:00PM
Delmarva Community Center 2450 Cambridge Beltway
Cambridge, MD 21613
SAVE THE DATE
MRCC Fundraiser
Wine-Tasting/Auction
In Northern Baltimore
Sunday Afternoon
September 14, 2008
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
MRCC Conference Sponsors and Community Partners
ABC Printers * The ARC of Baltimore * The ARC of Northern Chesapeake Region * The ARC of Prince George's County * Bello Machre, Inc. * The Coordinating Center * Developmental Disabilities Administration * Developmental Disabilities Council * Elizabeth Cooney Agency * Friends of the Family * Jewish Family Services, Inc. * Kennedy Krieger Institute * Kahler and Associates, CP * Khachaturian and Associates, Inc. * Maryland Department of Aging * Maryland Department of Disabilities* Maryland Department of Education, Special Education/Early Intervention Services * Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene * Maryland Department of Human Resources * Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice * Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services * Office of Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs * Pathfinders for Autism * SecureCare Services *Verb! Communications |
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MRCC is an influential voice for increasing public awareness
of the escalating need for quality respite care. Through its
sponsorship of the Annual Awareness Day Conferences in the State of
Maryland, MRCC has established a successful, ongoing forum for individuals,
caregivers, providers, advocates and policymakers to share information,
experiences, and training in creating effective programs to assist and
empower families with respite requirements.
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MISSION
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VALUES
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The mission of the Maryland Respite Care
Coalition is to promote and support quality respite care that enhances
and strengthens family unity throughout the lifespan.
OPPORTUNITIES
MRCC
is making a difference. Working on behalf of all caregivers, MRCC added
its strong support to a statewide initiative in 2001 that resulted in
the successful passage of legislation by the Maryland General Assembly
which created the Maryland
Caregivers Support Coordinating Council and
actively participated in the passage of the Federal Lifespan Respite
Care Act (signed into law on December 21, 2006).
You, too,
can make a difference. By becoming a member and actively
contributing to a number of MRCC standing committees where you
will add your voice, your skills, and your experiences to a growing
Coalition focused on expanding and improving available services for
respite care needs of caregivers. The Coalition is engaged in a number
of proposals aimed at improving communications with caregivers and
providers. It is a fact that family caregivers delay and prevent costly
institutional care. With that in mind, you can help by becoming
a supportive advocate for quality respite care.
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Persons receiving and providing respite
shall be treated with dignity, respect and sensitivity.
Services shall be inclusive across the
lifespan.
Services shall be consumer driven and
individually chosen.
Competent respite services shall be
affordable, reliable and flexible for both planned and unplanned needs.
Care shall be available in the individual's community.
Collaborative efforts shall be promoted and nurtured
VISION
All families needing respite care receive
individually designed quality service that is affordable and accessible.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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ADVISORY BOARD
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Alidz T. Khachaturian,
President
Patrice R. Wamsley, Vice
President
Elizabeth Weglein,
Treasurer, Elizabeth Cooney Agency
Connie L. Urquhart,
Secretary, MD/DHMH/DDA
Dorinda A. Adams, MD/DHR
Michelle Hart, MD/DD
Council
Melissa Mather, Arc of
Northern Chesapeake Region
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Paul Brylske, Kennedy
Krieger Institute
Karen Hoffman, CPA, Kahler
and Associates, PC
John Kardys, formerly
MD/DHR
Eric Levey, MD, Kennedy
Krieger Institute
Tom Merrick, MD/DHMH,
Mental Health
Amy Meyerl, Kennedy Krieger
Institute
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CONTACT MRCC
451 Hungerford Drive, PMB
119-166
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Telephone:
240-453-9585
E-mail
ALIDZ_KHACHATURIAN@RESPITECOALITION.ORG
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