Nathaniel's Hope · Free respite for families
Buddy Break
Buddy Break is a free respite program where kids with disabilities, our VIP kids, make new friends, play games, enjoy crafts, therapy dogs, stories and music, each paired one-on-one with a screened volunteer "Buddy." Siblings have fun too, and caregivers get a three-hour break. Open to church members and non-members alike.
- Who are VIP kids? Kids with any physical, cognitive, medical or hidden disability, a chronic or life-threatening illness, or who are medically fragile.
- Ages: VIP children from birth to 16, and their siblings from 4 years old through 5th grade.
- Join as a VIP family: fill out the VIP Family Information Form (and a Sibling form, if needed) with Nathaniel's Hope, then contact us to reserve your spot at a required VIP orientation. After orientation, reserve each month you'd like to attend. Space is limited.
- Become a Buddy: no experience needed, just a loving heart and a willingness to learn. Buddies are 14 or older, fill out the Buddy form with Nathaniel's Hope, agree to a background check, and take a two-hour Buddy Training 101 class.