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Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation

Respite Housing

What you get

Private beach or mountain lodging with kitchen, laundry, parking, Wi-Fi, TV, toys and recreation. Some stays include meals or outings; ask about a beach wheelchair or elevator access. Open now.

Who starts it
You, with a document from your social worker or doctor
How it’s sent
Online, on their website
Your time
About 15 minutes, plus waiting for the document
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • Your child is 17 or under.
  • Only immediate family members may stay unless the program approves an exception.
  • You must arrange and pay for transportation and most meals.

  1. Ask your social worker or doctor for the documentStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation needs a note confirming the diagnosis from your social worker or doctor. It has to cover 2 things. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.

    Hi [social worker’s name],

We’d like to apply to Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation’s Respite Housing. They offer private beach or mountain lodging with kitchen, laundry, parking, Wi-Fi, TV, toys and recreation, and they are taking applications now.

They need a note confirming the diagnosis from you or someone on the care team. It has to cover our child’s current critical-illness treatment and monthly doctor follow-up requirement. Their form and instructions are here: https://www.believeintomorrow.org/resources/respite-housing/

Could you do that when you have a chance? I can send you the link, or bring a printout to our next visit. Thank you for everything you do for us.

[your name] · [phone]
    Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.

  2. Fill in their applicationIt is on their website.

    Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What the form asks for

    They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.

    Have ready

    • Completed Family Respite Form.
    • Court-ordered custody agreement when divorced or separated parents cannot agree to share program opportunities.

  3. Submit it on their websiteSend the document with your application, or the way they ask.

    • Submit the Family Respite Form and have the social worker or healthcare professional separately submit the Medical Respite Form.
    • Provide a custody order when the published divorced/separated-parent rule applies.

    Email: programs@believeintomorrow.org

After you send

Confirm both forms are complete before asking programs@believeintomorrow.org about scheduling. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.

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