The Respite Association: Caring for Carers

Based in Lincolnshire, England, The Respite Association provides care for caregivers. The charity was founded in May 2001 when a group of people with firsthand experience of the stress put on carers realized that there was very little support available for individuals caring for loved ones. Being “on duty” 24/7 without any breaks can be overwhelming, and that small but determined group decided that the best way to help carers was to start an organization whose sole mission was to provide respite for them.

Since then, The Respite Association has helped countless caregivers take a much needed break by funding qualified care for their loved ones. The Respite Association has helped a woman in North Yorkshire caring for her tetraplegic husband and elderly mother, a mother in Stockton-on-Tees caring for her daughter who has autism, a married couple in Cleveland caring for their son who has Down syndrome, and many more.