About Us

About ARCH National Respite Network

The ARCH program was begun in the early 1990s with funding from the Children's Bureau in the US Department of Health and Human Services to support a national network of federally funded respite and crisis care programs for children with disabilities, chronic illness and at risk of abuse and neglect. During its tenure as a national resource center, ARCH staff developed an array of resources for families and respite providers, including the national respite locator service, guides for starting respite programs in communities, and fact sheets on a variety of topics related to respite and crisis care not only for children and their families but also for families who are caring for the elderly.

When federal funding was no longer available, ARCH continued to make these resources available with the support of several hundred members of the ARCH National Respite Network who contribute to the organization each year.

home page	http://www.archrespite.org/index.htm
email	mmathers@chtop.org
phone	(919) 490-5577
fax	(919) 490-4905

About Lotsa Helping Hands

We created Lotsa Helping Hands after witnessing four years of awe-inspiring community support and response to a family member's serious medical crisis. Seeing how earnestly friends wanted to help, and juggling the difficulty of organizing their assistance, we designed Lotsa Helping Hands with the understanding of how to bring together a variety of social circles and what a resulting community like this would need. We have paid special attention to making this web service intuitive enough to begin using immediately.

How Lotsa Helping Hands gives back to society

Because Lotsa Helping Hands was inspired by the outpouring of support during our own caregiving experiences from a long-term medical struggle, we have dedicated part of our profits to supporting various health research, education, and caregiving programs.

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