Meet February’s Featured Respite Provider: Sydney Thering

Respite Providers are a vital part of caring for children and youth aged birth to 18 experiencing behavioral, emotional, medical, and/or physical challenges. This program is designed to meet specific individual and family needs while maintaining collaboration with other service providers and legal guardians. This valuable service provides families of special needs children the opportunity to balance the many challenges of life. The breaks provided allow family members time to meet their other vital family needs. Providers can be couples, single persons, or families.

As part of an ongoing series, FCC would like to introduce you to February’s featured provider, Sydney Thering!

Sydney has been a respite provider for seven months. We asked her a few questions about her experience with the respite program:

What made you want to apply to be a respite provider?

I was looking for more opportunities to work with children in my free time. I had a few friends who had told me they did respite and that it was very rewarding for them.

What is your favorite part of being a respite provider? My favorite part about providing respite is spending time and getting to know the kids I work with! I also enjoy the connections I am able to make with their families.

What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I enjoy reading, cooking, baking and relaxing at home with my pets.

You can help support children and parents by becoming a respite provider today. For more information please contact Kelli Degenhardt at (608) 668-2229 or kdegenhardt@fccnetwork.org.

Learn more about FCC’s community respite program here: https://www.fcconline.org/service/community-respite/.

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