Join us on our mission to bring desperately needed children’s respite homes to every state in America.
Donate to Children’s Respite Homes of America today to help families with a child who has a life-limiting condition. And send your personal message of support, love and hope.
Why respite homes matter
As a dad of a medically fragile child, my wife and I know firsthand how exhausting intense caregiving round-the-clock becomes. To have a short break for rest and sleep, we needed to trust that whoever we allowed to care for Ryan would do so safely and as we would. We quickly realized that overnight children’s respite services are very limited in the United States. That’s why my wife Holly and I cofounded Ryan House in Phoenix, and why I’m so passionate to now lead the National Center and rally others around “Children’s Respite Homes of America”. To help other communities get a house open and stay open so that more families like ours can finally get some much-needed sleep to better care for their children.
Please join us in our efforts to make sure every family with a medically fragile child has access to the respite services they so desperately seek.
“My son Ryan is my north star. He left a legacy and continues to inspire so many. He fuels my passion every day and I will not stop until others get the sense of community, care, and love that we had.”
A community-based children's respite home is an extension of home and a temporary haven.
For most communities, the emergency room at a Children's Hospital may be the only place to turn for parents to get a short break (very expensive and not home-like)
There are many passionate people whose hearts want to open a Children's Respite Home but struggle to rally their community to raise the millions of dollars each year it currently takes to operate one.
The US is a huge country and passionate people trying to open a community respite home can often feel overwhelmed and isolated in their efforts.
The U.S. is Lagging
These important care models started in England in the early 1980’s, and today the UK has over 54 homes providing access to families. Other countries including Canada, have also recognized the need and expanded access.
For a country like the USA with a population 5 times greater than the UK’s, we should have over 260 homes already – yet there are only a handful.
+54
+266 = LAGGING
Meet the founders of U.S. children's respite homes and families being served
Hear From the Families at Existing Children's Repite Homes
Let's build a children's respite home in your community
There are passionate leaders emerging in markets where medically fragile children and their families greatly need a respite home in their city. Together we can help them open their programs, and stay open, to fill this gap.
Kim, Suzanne, and Kathleen are three of those many emerging market leaders.
Learn more about the need in your community and how you can help!
We are empowering new leaders like Tieal, Jonathan, Kathy, and Katie to emerge in every state and join the mission to build a respite home in each city.
Create a place to grow and a space to rest for children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
