On September 9th Extended Family Care participated in the 2015 Respite Community Forum and Resource Fair featuring National Respite Expert, Jill Kagan.\u00a0 The event celebrated 15 years of<\/p>\n ACRC Advisory Board \u00a0Members with Keynote Speaker, Jill Kagan – center\n
respite awareness which was made possible through the Alliance for Community Respite Care (ACRC) a division of service provided through Community Living and Support Services (CLASS).<\/p>\n
The evening event was held at CLASS in Swissvale, Pennsylvania and included informative updates from Jill Kagan, Program Director of the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center, as well as professional panel dialogue from industry experts featuring both advancements and government updates involving respite care.\u00a0 A light dinner and refreshments were served in addition to allowing all attendees the opportunity to visit local respite professionals\u2019 booths during the vendor fair. The event was free of charge and open to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe event is always well attended and has continued to flourish each year\u201d, stated Laura Partridge, Business Development Manager for Extended Family Care.\u00a0 \u201cI have been on the ACRC Advisory Board for the past 5 years and look forward to this event every Fall\u201d, she continued.\u00a0 \u201cWe are thrilled to see the community involvement growing steadily each year thanks to our core supporters like CLASS, the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children and The Watson Institute\u2019, she concluded.<\/p>\n