Summary
Organization name
Respite Care, Inc.
1980
Tax id (EIN)
84-0840653
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
6203 S. Lemay Ave.Fort Collins, CO 80525
Larimer County, CO, US
Respite Care, Inc. is a nonprofit organization in Northern Colorado that provides short-term, quality care for children with developmental disabilities and respite to their families, enabling them to enhance their quality of life. Donations qualify for the 50% Colorado Child Care Contribution tax credit. This year for Colorado Gives Day we are inviting our staff, families, kiddos, volunteers, community supporters, and more to share their "Why Respite?" Stay tuned to hear what inspires our Respite Care family and share your "Why Respite?" by using the hashtag #WhyRespite on social media!
Testimonials
What parents have told us in the anonymous family surveys we send out each fall:
"We are so grateful for everything that Respite Care has done for our family. It has had an enormous impact on our family's well-being and functioning, and Jacob has grown so much through his experiences and interactions with his friends at Respite Care."
"Being able to bring my daughter here each week has given our entire family a rest, one that we couldn't function without. My husband and I are better parents, thanks for the time that Respite Care gives us."
"Respite Care is Eloise's home away from home! She loves everyone there and, clearly, is so well looked after. It's an extra level of comfort knowing the staff care about us as a family as well as the well-being of our little girl. They celebrate her sensory and eating victories right along with us ... and have more luck than we do!"
"We would be lost without you. I can't imagine trusting another group of people with a child -- regardless of needs -- the way we are able to trust you with our little one."
"Respite Care has changed my son's, and my entire family's, life in countless ways -- all for the better! Knowing our community has a program as wonderful as Respite Care is the reason I live here. You should take great pride in knowing how much help you give to so many sweet children and their families."
"Respite Care is a MIRACLE in my life! I think you are the best organization in Fort Collins, with tremendous leadership, vision and great staff. What you do is life changing, and I can say that with confidence, having spent most of my life without Respite Care and seeing what a difference it has made to me and to Austin to have such an organization in his life."
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Mission
Respite Care, Inc. is a nonprofit organization in Northern Colorado that provides short-term, quality care for children with developmental disabilities and respite to their families, enabling them to enhance their quality of life.
We believe that a child with a disability is a child first and that his or her challenges are secondary. With this mission and philosophy in mind, Respite Care strives to create an interactive, stimulating, and safe environment that addresses the physical, emotional, social, and mental needs of each individual child.
Background Statement
Respite Care, Inc. was founded in April 1981 by a group of parents, all of whom had a child with a developmental disability. These parents responded to their own needs, with a realization that other families were experiencing the same challenges. After a year of planning and preparation, Respite Care opened its doors in April 1982.
Today, Respite Care provides programs and services for more than 140 families in Larimer County and delivers more than 50,000 hours of care annually. We provide before and after school care, enhancement programs, overnight-, vacation-, and crisis care up to 14-days for families in need.
Our home-away-from-home for children with developmental disabilities respects the dignity of the children we care for, by providing them with a warm, comfortable, stimulating, and fully accessible environment and activities that serve their physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs.
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Fort Collins, CO 80525