Respite is the short-term temporary care and supervision of a child or adult with mental retardation and/or other developmental disabilities. All families need relief from the responsibilities of the daily care giving role. It is often difficult for families to find someone both willing and experienced in caring for someone with special needs.

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  Offers daylong, overnight or weekend group activities in the community. Professionally trained staff supervises all outings.
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  The Arc provides regularly scheduled Saturday afternoon and Friday evening group respite in accessible locations in Cedar Rapids.
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  Direct care staff comes into the family home to assume the usual caregiving role for parents and/or the usual caregiver. Service through this program may be regularly scheduled or scheduled on an as needed basis and service times vary from a few hours to weeklong stays.

For more information, call The Arc at 319.365.0487 or 1.800.843.0272