Unlike any other institution that cares for children with serious and terminal illnesses, perhaps none is more singularly dedicated to helping the entire family before, during and after their child’s illness, and life, is over.

As the first freestanding children’s respite and end of life facility in the country, one might think the atmosphere here is less than uplifting. But nothing could be further from the truth. George Mark Children’s House is all about life. All the life that can be packed into a brightly decorated child’s room, a kitchen table, a garden, an afternoon in a music or art room, into a family apartment, and yes, even into a wake room and sanctuary.

George Mark Children’s House is unique in one other aspect, as well. Because grieving and loss have no time limits, neither do the House’s services. They are provided free of charge, for as long as the families need them, however long that may be. In other words, for life.