Coming Up For Air

Overview

Coming Up for Air is a family respite weekend held at Rocky Mountain Village in Empire, CO (about 40 miles West of Denver).

During the weekend, children and teens are matched with counselors and participate in fun, recreational activities, while parents and guardians attend training sessions.

Past sessions have included training for caregivers, focused on stress management, self-care, accessing community resources and financial planning. Food and lodging is included. The focus of the event is to connect families facing similar caregiving challenges and provide resources to support them, while also providing respite away from everyday life.

In the past, Easterseals Colorado and the Colorado Respite Coalition have offered the weekend to families with children and teens with special needs and to kinship care, adoptive and foster families.

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Family Testimonials

"The information shared by the experts as well as the other families was so valuable. The time away from the kids was so re-energizing!"

Chelsea

"The respite, the kids having fun, the information on resources (huge!!), the camaraderie, the other families we met, knowing we are not so alone..."

John

"Being given a path that will hopefully allow for a better life. Found something I did not know that could make a huge family change."

Karen

Are you interested in partnering to host a Coming Up for Air?

Easterseals Colorado and the Colorado Respite Coalition are interested in working with agencies to sponsor or co-host future sessions.

Do you have a population that hasn't been served by this program in the past? No problem, we'd love to brainstorm!

If you are interested in learning more, please contact Megan Bettinger at mbettinger@eastersealscolorado.org.

Looking for other summer camp options? Check out Developmental Pathway's 2019 Summer Respite Guide.

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