Directory of Community Services
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Caring Communities 
1341 W. Liberty Rd.
Sykesville, MD 21784
410-549-5490 - voice
410-549-6467 - fax
| Office Hours | Mon-Fri 9-5 |
|---|---|
| Contact 1 | Mona Freedman, RN Executive Director 410-549-5707, 866-227-4644 - voice mona@caringcommunities.org |
| Purpose | To offer disability related training, education, publications, and events for children and adults with disabilities, their families and caregivers, and healthcare and education professionals. |
| Service | Members work to enhance quality of life regardless of the nature or severity of the disability, empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency and independent living, and promote inclusion to enjoy full participation in society. Offers the World of Possibilities Expos in Timonium, the largest disabilities expo in the mid-Atlantic region; the Caring Kit, which shows individuals how to start a community-based respite care training program; the Caring Network, a registry to match parents seeking temporary or respite care for their children with disabilities with a trained caregiver, and local respite care trainings. All caregivers have been trained by Caring Communities. Publications include the World of Possibilities magazine and About Our Family, a respite care workbook. Please call for additional information. |
| Eligibility | Open to all families of children, adults, seniors and veterans with disabilities statewide. |
| Fees | No fees are charged for the Caring Network registry services; nominal entrance fee for Expo. |
| Ages Served | Care is provided for individuals with disabilities from infant to 21 years old. |
| Area Served | Serves Maryland. |
| Subjects | Day Care - Training, Developmental Disabilities, Disabled - Children, Information And Referral, Respite Care |
| Last Updated | 21 December 2015 |