Pause for Parents, Play for Kids
Innovative and Exemplary (2025): Pause for Parents, Play for Kids, located in Liberty Township, Ohio, was established ten years ago in response to local planning data showing that 100% of…
Read MoreParc Center for Disabilities, Caregiver Relief Services
Innovative and Exemplary (2022): Parc Center for Disabilities, Caregiver Relief Services, in existence 15 years, serves children birth through 22 years with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities, mental health or…
Read MoreRISE Wisconsin, Inc., The Respite Center
Innovative and Exemplary (2020): The Respite Center at RISE was conceptualized over forty years ago, when concerned staff at a local child-care center began looking for ways to support families…
Read MoreVanessa Behan
Innovative and Exemplary (2019): Vanessa Behan in Spokane, WA, in operation nearly forty years, is designed to support parents and primary caregivers in a way that prevents the potential for…
Read MoreProvidence House
Innovative and Exemplary (2019): Providence House in Cleveland, OH, was established four decades ago by Sister Hope Greener. In July 2025, a second crisis nursery was opened on Cleveland’s East…
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