Senator Dole will welcome conference attendees via video during the opening session of the Conference on September 21, 2016.

ARCH is pleased to announce that Senator Elizabeth Dole will serve as Honorary Chair of the 2016 National Lifespan Respite Conference to be held in Denver, CO, September 20-23, 2016. The theme of the conference is Elevate Respite and with Senator Dole at the helm, this goal is well on its way to being achieved.  

Senator Dole, with a long and distinguished career helping women and minorities reach their full potential, most recently founded Caring for Military Families: The Elizabeth Dole Foundation to raise awareness and support for the 5.5 million young spouses, mothers, fathers and other loved ones caring for our nation’s wounded warriors at home. In this role as a distinguished caregiver advocate, she has served as a stalwart champion for more meaningful and accessible respite services and for ensuring that the Lifespan Respite Care Program is fully funded. 

We applaud her leadership on behalf of military caregivers and thank her for her willingness to serve as Honorary Chair of the Conference. Her association with this event will go a long way toward helping us raise national awareness about the growing need for respite for military families and for all family caregivers.

To highlight their specific and unique needs, the conference will include a track on respite for veterans and military caregivers.