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Recent Event Highlights: Lifespan Respite Care Act funding awarded to the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, Lifespan Respite Care Act Signed by the President and became Public Law, The TRC completed the Respite Needs Assessment, 1st Grant awarded to the Tennessee Respite Coalition, Respite Coalition Begins, and 4 more...

Created by tnrespite on Oct 31, 2011

Last updated: 10/31/11 at 08:57 AM

• Lifespan Respite Care Act funding awarded to the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
  Sep 29, 2009

  Lifespan Respite Care Act funding awarded to the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability

• 2nd TRC Founders
  May 15, 2008

  2nd TRC Founder’s Celebration

• TRC Inaguration
  May 7, 2007

  Inaugural TRC Founder’s Celebration

• Lifespan Respite Care Act Signed by the President and became Public Law
  Dec 21, 2006

• TRC become an independent non-profit organization
  2003

• The TRC completed the Respite Needs Assessment
  May 2001

• Respite Across the Ages
  Aug 2000

  Respite & Crisis Care ARCH Networking Institute held in Nashville hosted by the TRC and sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

• 1st Grant awarded to the Tennessee Respite Coalition
  2000

  1st Grant awarded to fund the Tennessee Respite Coalition under the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation – This grant created a Coordinator position to help organize and mobilize TRC Members statewide.

• Respite Coalition Begins
  1996

  Original group of 8 professionals came together interested in gaining respite for families that had children with special needs