A Mother’s Rest
My Buddy Trips · About this organization
What you get
A caregiver trip where you can bring your child rather than arranging care at home. You pay the selected trip’s charge.
How to start
Review the My Buddy trips and email AMR about your child’s needs before reserving.
Good to know
- Confirm the property can accommodate your child before paying.
The details, as published
You can bring your child on a short caregiver break instead of finding someone to take over at home. AMR arranges group trips where you and your child can meet other caregiving parents and children.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Caregiver-and-child respite trip
You and the child or loved one you care for take the trip together.
Noncash help
- The charge depends on the event. No cash award is described.
Peer And Emotional Support
Peer time during the trip
You and your child can meet other parents and children during the stay.
Noncash help
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: You and your child can meet other caregiving parents and children.
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.
- This format brings the caregiving mother and the child or loved one who needs care together.
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 (FL, MI, MO, NC, NJ, TN) 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 My Buddy trip on this page has its own "Buy Tickets" 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: My Buddy trips show Buy Tickets for 2026-NJ-The Forum OCNJ-MY BUDDY (Oct 16-19, 2026) and 2027-MO-Rocky Top Resort-MY BUDDY (Apr 23-26, 2027).
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- www.amothersrest.org/whoseligible · checked Sep 25, 2026
- www.amothersrest.org/parent-caregiver-retreats · checked Sep 25, 2026
- www.amothersrest.org/amrmybuddy · checked Sep 26, 2026