Who We Are
Mission: To ensure every family has equal opportunity to access and utilize free emergency child care during a crisis.
We know children are the most vulnerable during and after disasters. When disasters strike, children can be cut off from their family, their friends, and their home — and basic human needs, such as emotional care, education, food, water and medical care. Trauma exposure can also alter brain anatomy and functioning, inhibiting learning and memory processes. Studies show children exposed to disasters report trouble concentrating, which can interfere with learning at school and at home.
We believe every family has equal opportunity to utilize and access emergency child care, regardless of geography, income, religion, social beliefs, ethnicity, or family dynamics.
What We Do
Through strategic alliances with partner organizations, we utilize a national network of volunteers who have been rigorously screened and vetted for emergency child care.
Child care providers are dispatched immediately to provide relief to a family. Services can range from 1 hour of emergency child care to 8 hours of support per day. Trained volunteers are dispatched to the family’s residence, school, or a location where the service is needed.
There is no criteria for families to use the services, no long application forms, and no high costs. Our child care services are 100% free of charge thanks to generous partners and volunteers who believe in our mission.
