Summary
Organization name
Night Lights
2012
Tax id (EIN)
45-5092978
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
5890 S Alkire StLittleton, CO 80127
Mailing
P.O. Box 271032Littleton, CO 80127
Jefferson County, CO, US
Night Lights, a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, aims to establish secure environments by offering free respite care for children aged 4 weeks to 13 years with special needs and their neurotypical siblings. Respite care offers parents and caregivers a valuable break by providing short-term childcare services. It not only brings temporary relief but also enhances family stability, lowering the likelihood of abuse or neglect.
Our trained volunteers organize monthly respite care sessions, providing parents a much-needed break while creating a safe and enjoyable space for the children. Because the safety of the children is paramount, we run nationwide background checks on staff and volunteers, require families to fill out annual paperwork, and we have a registered nurse at each respite event.
The demand for our respite care services is growing due to increasing diagnoses of medical conditions, necessitating more frequent care than occasional doctor visits. To meet this rising need, expansion is crucial. Your support has has helped us double in size in 2024, growing from 3 sites to 6. Funds you help us raise on Colorado Gives Day help cover the costs associated with respite care. Your contribution will make a significant impact on the lives of caregivers and children in need. Our goal is to expand to additional cities in 2025 and you are pivotal in helping us make that dream come alive.
Testimonials
Night Lights has provided a safe space that we can bring our kids and know they are well cared for while we are able to have an evening/break together. -NL Family
Night Lights is such a blessing! We rely on night lights to ensure we are making time to go on a date. It is so easy to push date nights to the back burner for many reasons including making time for it and financial expense of a sitter plus date makes for a very expensive evening. Night Lights is a wonderful support in ensuring we are taking time to go out alone while knowing our daughter is in amazing hands and having the very best time. She never wants to go home from Night Lights, she absolutely love the experience and environment. So grateful for this program! -NL Family
Our child LOVES Night Lights! He is always so excited to hang out with you guys. He has had so much fun, we appreciate you! Just knowing he is having the time of his life with people who truly care about him is super special to us. -NL Family
Night Lights gives my kids - even my medically complex kid - a safe place where they have so much fun, and it gives me and my husband worry-free time together. -Susan
Mission
Night Lights provides respite care programs that create safe and accepting environments for children with special needs and their siblings.
Background Statement
Night Lights began in 2011 and is held once a month from 6:30pm - 10:00pm, year-round at sites in Arvada, Broomfield, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Littleton, and Parker. While at Night Lights, each child (the child with special needs and their siblings) is paired one-on-one with a trained, background-checked volunteer. During an evening at Night Lights, the children enjoy a variety of activities such as; gross motor, child-directed play, sensory activities, pet therapy, arts and crafts, and movies. There is a registered nurse on site for all Night Lights evenings to tend to the children with medical needs. Night Lights is for children ages 1 month - 13 years.
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Organization Data
Littleton, CO 80127
Littleton, CO 80127