Children's Respite Homes of America

What Children's Respite Homes of America does

Children's Respite Homes of America (CRHA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating as the unifying national program of the National Center for Pediatric Palliative Care Homes (NCPPCH). Founded around 2023 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, CRHA coordinates a nationwide movement to expand access to community-based overnight respite, palliative, and hospice care for medically fragile children—those with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, muscular dystrophy, severe cystic fibrosis, and rare genetic disorders. Rather than delivering care directly, the organization functions as a connector, mentor, and federal/state policy advocate supporting a network of independent pioneer homes including Ryan House (Arizona), George Mark Children's House (California), Crescent Cove (Minnesota), and A Rosie Place for Children (Indiana).

CRHA's core offerings center on the Like House Coalition, which convenes 40 pioneer programs across 27 states through 1-3 monthly virtual knowledge-sharing sessions, policy advisory groups, and operational mentorship for emerging programs. The organization also publishes a Family Resources Portal (respite locators, Medicaid program information, parent support references) and maintains an interactive map tracking existing homes (green), emerging programs (yellow), and communities in early-stage conversations (blue). Its underlying technology is a standard website (childrensrespitehomes.org) backed by an interactive map; no proprietary platform, API, or AI capabilities are disclosed. The annual CRHA Summit—scheduled for September 24, 2026 in virtual format—functions as the flagship convening event for families, clinicians, policymakers, and emerging-program leaders. Jonathan Cottor (CEO/Founder; MBA, MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) leads the organization, drawing on his personal experience as co-founder of Ryan House and father of a medically fragile child.

CRHA is funded entirely through donations and charitable contributions; no pricing exists, as services are provided free of charge to qualifying families. Revenue streams include individual tax-deductible gifts, stock transfers, donor-advised funds, ACH/wire transfers, and vehicle donations processed via third-party partner Careasy. Its go-to-market is community-led: rallying grassroots leaders, conducting outreach through major healthcare conferences, organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletters, and earned media via Dawning PR, building toward an explicit goal of 50 respite homes in 50 communities within five years. The current US footprint of 7 operational homes compares to an estimated 266 that would be required to match the per-capita supply in the UK, Canada, and Australia, framing the structural gap the organization seeks to close.

Name

Children's Respite Homes of America

Legal name

National Center for Pediatric Palliative Care Homes

Website

https://childrensrespitehomes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Children's Respite Homes of America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that unites and mentors a national network of community-based respite homes providing overnight, palliative, and hospice care for medically fragile children and their families across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Respite and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADAKAJ

Caregiver Support & Respite Coordination (Assessment/Scheduling/Voucher Navigation)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Respite Care Services (Short-Term Elder Care)

SECONDARYHSABAFAD

Respite Hospice Care (Short-Term Relief)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care

SECONDARYHSAAAIAL

Respite Care for Families of Children with Disabilities

Home & Personal Services/Childcare, Babysitting & Nanny Services/Special Needs & Inclusive Childcare Services

Keywords

• Pediatric respite care
• Children's palliative care
• Nonprofit healthcare advocacy
• Family caregiver support
• Community health network

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible gifts from individual donors supporting local leaders and families working to start new homes, hands-on technical assistance, and growing awareness so more families can access trusted care.
2. Stock Transfers: Donors can transfer stocks directly to the organization as a charitable giving method.
3. Donor Advised Fund: Gifts can be made through donor-advised funds for charitable giving convenience.
4. ACH/Wire Transfer: Direct bank transfers available for donors upon request.
5. Vehicle Donation: Vehicle donations accepted through a third-party partner (Careasy).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Children's Respite Homes of America (CRHA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit initiative that unites and supports a national network of community-based children's respite, palliative, and hospice homes. The organization provides advocacy, technical assistance, mentorship, and policy reform support to help communities establish and sustain high-quality respite care facilities for medically fragile children and their families. Services are delivered free of charge to families, with funding sourced from individual donations, grants, stock transfers, donor-advised funds, and vehicle donations.

Product overview

Children's Respite Homes of America (CRHA) is a nonprofit initiative and unifying program of the National Center for Pediatric Palliative Care Homes (NCPPCH). CRHA itself serves as the core platform for nationwide advocacy and community-building, working in conjunction with the Like House Coalition network program and the Family Resources Portal. The organization does not offer a commercial software product but rather provides a coordination infrastructure for the children's respite care movement, supporting existing respite homes (such as Ryan House in Arizona, George Mark Children's House in California, Crescent Cove in Minnesota, and A Rosie Place for Children in Indiana) and helping new communities establish homes through the Interactive Map tool and mentorship programs. The goal is to expand from 7 existing homes to 50 homes in 50 communities across 27 states within five years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children's Respite Homes of America (CRHA) National Initiative
• Like House Coalition
• Family Resources Portal
• Interactive Respite Homes Map

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of families have no access to a children's respite home
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Center for Pediatric Palliative Care Homes (NCPPCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCPPCH is the parent organization behind CRHA. CRHA is a unifying program of NCPPCH that fosters community-building and nationwide awareness to strengthen respite care efforts. NCPPCH works to remove systemic barriers that limit access to respite care, including identifying best practices, addressing policy gaps, advocating for federal solutions, and providing technical assistance to new and emerging respite homes. The partnership aims to open 50 homes in 50 cities in five years.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ryan House: Pediatric respite, palliative, and hospice home in Phoenix, Arizona co-founded by CRHA's CEO Jonathan Cottor and his wife Holly. Operationally identical to the model CRHA is scaling nationally - serves as the explicit proof point and pilot site for the Like House Coalition.
• A Rosie Place for Children: Children's respite home in Indiana and the fourth CRHA-featured pioneer. Provides short-term overnight care for medically complex children, serving as both a community-based peer and a model site within the Like House Coalition.
• George Mark Children's House: Children's respite, palliative, and hospice home in San Leandro, California and one of the four pioneer homes featured on CRHA's site. Offers the same short-term overnight care model for medically fragile children that CRHA's coalition is replicating in new markets.
• Crescent Cove: Children's respite and hospice home in Minnesota and a third CRHA-featured pioneer home. Delivers overnight skilled nursing respite, family support, and bereavement services - the exact service model CRHA aims to expand across additional states.

Broad incumbents

• Children's Hospice International: Established advocacy and education nonprofit focused on pediatric hospice and palliative care worldwide. Overlaps with CRHA's mission at the policy and awareness layer, with broader international scope and a more clinical/educational focus rather than direct service.
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization: Largest US membership organization for hospice and palliative care providers, including pediatric-focused members. Operates at the industry-association layer with regulatory and reimbursement advocacy that complements CRHA's narrower pediatric respite mandate.

Emerging players

• Sarah House: Emerging children's respite home program in Cincinnati, Ohio featured on CRHA's site as one of the new community leaders in the Like House Coalition. Comparable mission and target population but still in pre-operational phase.
• Life House Atlanta: Emerging children's respite initiative in Atlanta, Georgia featured as a CRHA-backed emerging program. Pursues the same overnight-respite-for-medically-fragile-children mission CRHA is scaling nationally.
• Ladybug House: Emerging children's respite home in Seattle, Washington shown on CRHA's interactive map. Represents the "yellow dot" cohort of programs CRHA is actively mentoring to operationalize as full respite homes.

Others

• National Center for Pediatric Palliative Care Homes (NCPPCH): CRHA's parent organization. Not a peer but the immediate upstream entity that houses CRHA as its flagship initiative and runs the federal policy advocacy, technical assistance, and barrier-removal work that CRHA's coalition amplifies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@childrensrespitehomesofamerica
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChildrensRespiteHomesOfAmerica
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrensrespitehomesofamerica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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