Children’s Respite Care Center (CRCC) was co-founded in 1990 by Theresa Fitzgerald and Christine Johnson to assist families with children who had special needs and who had very limited choices for specialized day services. CRCC values all children but our focus is on the holistic development of children with special needs; children with health and/or developmental concerns who require a specially-designed plan of care in order to reach their maximum potential. While developing the program, the most important source of information came from parents of children with special needs; they desired a comprehensive program that addressed the cognitive, therapeutic, and social needs of this population.
CRCC opened the doors of its first facility in a Southwest Omaha location. Demand for our services soon exceeded this location’s capacity and a second facility was opened in Northwest Omaha in 1995. We were prompted to open a third site in 1999 as a result of an increase in demand for care of older children and adolescents.
In 2004 we closed our original Northwest location and opened a newly constructed, state-of-the-art, 17,000 square foot facility. In 2006, our two sites in Southwest Omaha were consolidated into one larger location, allowing us to better meet the needs of our clients and their families.
Children’s Respite Care Center is the only facility of its kind in Nebraska that provides the scope of programs designed specifically for children with special needs and their families. The overwhelming need for this service is evident in the growth of our organization.
Our philosophy is to care for children with special needs in such a way that enables growth, and first recognizes and preserves the dignity of each.