Carobell's President and CEO, Mrs. Vanessa Ervin speaks about Carobell's participation in the Exceptional Family Member Respite Care Services* in a video on the Onslow County Partnership for Children website.  (Ms V's speech is 5 min. into Part 2!)

Check out the website Home Page:  Onslow County Partnership for Children

OR go right to the VIDEO!  http://www.onslowkids.org/index.php?pr=Video

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES:

North Carolina Smart Start, http://www.smartstart-nc.org

Onslow County (NC) Health Department, http://www.co.onslow.nc.us/health

Onslow County NC) Memorial Hospital, http://www.onslow.org/about_us/ceocorner.aspx

The Period of PURPLE Crying (Shaken Baby Syndrome), http://www.dontshake.org/index.php

Touchpoints, (T. Berry Brazelton’s Institute), http://www.touchpoints.org

*AND, JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW . . .

The National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) announces a new program, EFMP Respite Care, for Marine Corps families. This program is a partnership between the U.S. Marine Corps and NACCRRA and is specifically designed for Marine Corps families who have children identified as Exceptional Family Members (EFM). This project is being coordinated in eastern North Carolina by the Onslow County Partnership for Children for active duty military families affiliated with Camp Lejeune , New River Air Station and Cherry Point Air Station.

NACCRRA EFMP Respite Care will help Marine Corps families with children with special needs by providing 40 hours of respite care per month so they can leave the house, go to an appointment, or just rest, while knowing that their child is well cared for.

Who is eligible for the NACCRRA EFMP Respite Care program?

Marine families may be eligible for EFMP Respite Care if the following criteria have been met:

• The family is enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
• The sponsor is impacted by the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

For more information contact Child Care Aware at 1-800-424-2246 

or http://www.naccrra.org/MilitaryPrograms/EFMP/#1

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