Crisis Nursery is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect by supporting families during moments of acute stress and crisis. Its core mission is simple and powerful: keep children safe while helping families stabilize, heal, and stay together whenever possible. All services are free, voluntary, confidential, and designed to reduce harm before a crisis becomes irreversible.
Crisis Nursery provides 24/7 crisis intervention and family support, including a round-the-clock crisis helpline, emergency childcare, crisis counseling, and connections to essential community resources. Parents and caregivers can reach out when they feel overwhelmed, unsafe, or at risk of harming themselves or their children — without fear of judgment, punishment, or automatic involvement from law enforcement or child protective services.
A key component of Crisis Nursery’s work is short-term emergency childcare, which offers a safe, nurturing environment for children while parents address urgent needs such as housing instability, domestic violence, medical emergencies, mental health crises, or job loss. By giving caregivers time and support to regroup, Crisis Nursery helps prevent neglect, abuse, and family separation.
Beyond emergency response, the organization also focuses on prevention and long-term stability through home visiting programs, parent education, crisis counseling, and referrals to housing, healthcare, food assistance, and mental health services. Crisis Nursery works closely with community partners to ensure families are connected to ongoing support rather than left to navigate complex systems alone.
In a landscape where families are increasingly under economic and social pressure, Crisis Nursery serves as a critical safety net — one that prioritizes dignity, compassion, and harm reduction. It is a vital resource for parents, caregivers, social workers, educators, and community advocates seeking immediate, non-punitive support for families in crisis.