A Mother’s Rest
Mommy & Me Trips · About this organization
What you get
Three or four nights away with your other child, your own mom or a caregiving friend. Trip prices vary.
How to start
Review the Mommy & Me trips, then email AMR about the date and companion you have in mind.
Good to know
- Check the trip’s companion rules before reserving a room.
The details, as published
You can take time away to reconnect with your other child, your own mom or a caregiving friend. The program’s trips last three or four nights and make room for time together outside everyday caregiving.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Companion respite trip
You spend three or four nights away with the companion accepted for that trip.
Noncash help
- Participation prices vary by event. This is not a cash grant.
Peer And Emotional Support
Sibling peer connection
Your other child can meet children who also have siblings needing extra care.
Noncash help
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: Your other child can meet children who also have a sibling needing extra care.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Diagnosis fit is inferred from the inclusive cancer or serious-illness wording. Other requirements and availability still apply.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- The named combinations are a caregiving mother with a non-disabled child, a mother with her own mother, or two caregiving friends. Confirm the selected event’s companion rules.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- Site publishes no residence rule; stays are in person at named partner inns (for example GA, NC) and guests pay their own travel.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Email AMR about the trip you want and confirm the charge before paying.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · innkeeper@amothersrest.org
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Each dated trip on this page has its own "Buy Tickets" registration page.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Event Specific |
| Last checked | Sep 26, 2026 |
- Checked 2026-09-26: the Mommy & Me page lists "2027-GA-Jekyll Island Mommy & Me" (Apr 16-19, 2027) with a "Buy Tickets" link; the event calendar also lists July 23-27, 2027 at Lake Junaluska, NC. Book through the event's Buy Tickets page or email innkeeper@amothersrest.org.
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- www.amothersrest.org/mommyandme · checked Sep 26, 2026
- www.amothersrest.org/whoseligible · checked Sep 25, 2026
- www.amothersrest.org/parent-caregiver-retreats · checked Sep 25, 2026