Family Support/Respite
Family Support
TURN supports people of all ages with disabilities who live in the community or in their family homes. We help each family develop a long-term plan based on the family’s present needs and future goals. Through family support services, people with disabilities, their parents, siblings, and neighbors, learn new approaches and strategies to foster independence. The kinds of supports offered are flexible and family-driven.
Respite
Respite care provides families with temporary relief from the day-to-day challenges of supporting a relative with disabilities at home. Respite can be provided for varying amounts of time, ranging from a few hours to several days. It can be provided in the family’s home, the home of a respite provider, a summer program, or one of TURN’s Community Centers.
Summer Camp respite is offered in Utah and Salt Lake Counties from June to Aug to eligible school-age participants.
"I am an artist", said Kathy Thomas when asked to describe herself. "And there's a lot of talents I can do, like exercise dancing. I do word search and jigsaw puzzles. I do cursive writing and I can do printing. I am good at bowling." Kathy says she has lived in many places in Utah, and currently loves the little 3-bedroom house she shares with two roommates. She is happy that she can walk to the market and her bank. She also likes the Orem Center Street Day Program she attends because of the friends and all the creative activities. "I think being an artist is real good. You can make pretty pictures and hang them up everywhere." 
