The Campus to Community Program offers undergraduate students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst the opportunity to provide weekly respite care to a local family raising a child, adolescent or adult with an intellectual or developmental disability.
To learn more about how to receive respite care services for your family, please visit the family information page.
To learn more about participating in this service-learning course as a student, please visit the student information page.
This program is currently funded through the Association for Community Living (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) Lifespan Respite Care Program Enhancement Grant awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (2021-2026).