R Place, the Respite for All community launched in 2023 in Chapel Hill, NC, is a stellar program hosted by the Orange County Department on Aging (OCDOA) Aging Transitions division that shows how easily the RFA faith-based model can be adapted for secular entities. And that’s not just our opinion! In fact, R Place earned two big accolades this month.
On June 11, R Place received the Governor’s Award for Volunteer Services, and on June 18, the community received a National Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). There are over 3000 county governments in the country and well over 9000 nominations were submitted for 2025. R Place was one of the awardees in the Human Services category.