A Mothers Rest Charitable Respite Foundation

FUTURE: Afton, VA. In addition to having our own 10-room respite inn on the property, we seek to create an entire integrated community which welcomes the non-disabled residents of Nelson County and beyond in to our world.
Secluded respite inn for parents
Office space & residence for staff
Planned public community to employ disabled individuals from central Virginia
Coffee shop exclusively serving products from our partners at Dreamers
Wine tasting room
Garden market
Therapeutic rescue animal farm
Thrift shop
Inclusive park/playground area
Residential retirement community for parents and their disabled adult children
Grocery, medical clinic, school, chiropractor, physical and occupational therapy, golf course?

ON HOLD: This program is designed to serve the urgent material and fellowship needs of Virginia's local, rural, special needs families. Outside of the major cities, resources of every type are lacking for these children and their parents. This includes employment, education, health care, child care, and respite. Families already financially struggling in these rural areas can greatly benefit from focused, immediate relief from A Mother's Rest. Privately funded and available by referral, Raising Appalachia can eliminate the endless waiting and never-ending paperwork required to seek assistance from the county or state. Raising Appalachia seeks to fill the gaps in these rural communities, and become a flagship support program exclusively for these special needs families.

ON HOLD: One of the reasons many extra needs parents don't or can't take respite time for themselves is due to lack of qualified in-home childcare. Either the state does not provide, or the cost is simply too high for parents to afford out of pocket. AMR seeks to partner with existing, licensed, skilled respite care providers to provide childcare *while one or both parents are away on retreat*. AMR will not provide the childcare, but help to fund it through grants to the families or providers.

ON HOLD: Fortunately, there are 100 or more summer camp programs already in existence serving children with extra needs of varying degrees. Unfortunately, they are very costly and out of reach financially for many families. Summer camp is a valuable time for learning social skills, independence, and making friends. It gives the children an amazing opportunity, and the parents a much needed break. AMR seeks to partner with existing camps, but primarily to provide grant funding to make these camps possible financially. Available for day or sleep-away camps. Grants up to $2500 as needed. https://www.amothersrest.org/summercampgrants

September 2018: The Terrace Guest House & Respite Inn is the NATION'S FIRST **year-round caregiver respite inn/B&B**. Open for 3-night retreats every weekend, by donation only, these are exclusively for parents & caregivers who have loved ones with disabilities and/or chronic illness. Our respite inns provide caregivers with recuperative rest and therapeutic fellowship in a beautiful, comfortable, intimate, healing, sanctuary setting. With (7) guest rooms, this location serves up to (364) weary parents & caregivers annually. Funding is needed on an on-going basis to supporting the basic operating costs and care of the property. We host women's and mens' retreats at this location, including mothers and fathers of children with disabilities, all adoptive families, spouses of wounded veterans, and those caring for their own aging parents at home.

December 2020: Lawton Place Manor is open as our second **year-round caregiver respite inn/B&B**. Serving the rural Mid-Southeast region, Lawton Place Manor is open for affordable 3-night retreats every weekend, by donation only. These are exclusively for parents & caregivers who have loved ones with disabilities and/or chronic illness. Our respite inns provide caregivers with recuperative rest and therapeutic fellowship in a beautiful, comfortable, intimate, healing, sanctuary setting. With (7) guest rooms, and available for couples, this location can serve up to (550) weary parents & caregivers annually. Funding is needed on an on-going basis to supporting the basic operating costs and care of the property. We host women's, mens', and couples retreats at this location, including mothers and fathers of children with disabilities, all adoptive families, spouses of wounded veterans, military couples, and those caring for their own aging parents at home.

CURRENTLY SEEKING CAPITAL FUNDING (2022): We are actively seeking private philanthropic funding to support the purchase and prep of our 3rd respite inn. Our goal is for eastern North Carolina, and with an added focus to hold more weekend retreats for our "BOOTS ON THE GROUND" program; spouses of wounded veterans, the veterans themselves, and couples. With more than (65) military installations between DE and SC alone, this is an ideal location to support these families, in addition to other special needs and adoptive parents. We are open to different areas, but NC is our desired location at this time.