Delaware Opportunities is a community action agency, serving the citizens of Delaware County, NY, since 1965.

Respite Care

Delaware Opportunities recruits and trains individuals to care for developmentally disabled people in various settings.  Families with a developmentally disabled member may be eligible for the following services:  Respite Care which provides care for the disabled family member to permit the primary care giver time for work or social/recreational activities, alleviating the stress of continually caring for the family member; respite recreation which provides one on one supervision of a developmentally disabled person to attend recreational activities;  respite habilitation which provides an opportunity to integrate a developmentally disabled person with the community; and family training to assist families learn to effectively provide care for a developmentally disabled person. 

Contact: 

Program Director: Susan Davis.
Respite Assistant: Maggie Tadeo.
(607) 746-1680
respite@delawareopportunities.org

There are no events currently scheduled for this program.