Arkansas Lifespan Respite Voucher Program¶
The Arkansas Lifespan Respite Voucher Program provides financial assistance vouchers to family caregivers providing full-time care to individuals of any age with a disability or special need.
Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.
Eligibility¶
- Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
- Must live with care recipient
- Relationship: parent, spouse, sibling, grandparent, other relative, non relative
Questions to ask the program¶
These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.
- Does the person receiving care live in Arkansas? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- Does your relationship to the person — parent, spouse, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
- What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
- Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
What this record does not yet say¶
- current voucher funding
- current application requirements
How to apply¶
- Fill out the application and return it via email, fax, or postal mail, along with a W-9 form.
Use the official program page for application details: official program page.