A Home for All
Fundraising for McClure Miller Respite House increases hospice access for our community
“Everyone should be fortunate enough to receive this level of support in their final chapter.”
-Family of Mary Ann Minardo
Denise Barry (right), died at McClure Miller Respite House in 2023, surrounded by people who loved her. She is pictured here with Amy Brown, LNA.
At the McClure Miller Respite House, you and your family can focus on what matters most in your or your loved one’s last months, weeks or days. Our state’s demographics are changing and the demand for high-quality, compassionate hospice is growing. We must be ready to meet the need.
The Respite House was founded in 1991, supported by our community. Community support remains essential to the Respite House mission to care for all who need it. We invite you, our neighbors, friends, and those who have been personally touched by the Respite House, to invest in sustaining our treasured Respite House.
Our community relies on the Respite House. Your philanthropy makes it available for more families.
More Care for More Families: As we invest in the Respite House, we are working to make all our 21 rooms available for our community by re-opening the closed third wing. Temporarily closing the seven rooms in the third wing allowed the Respite House to weather the financial and workforce challenges brought on by COVID-19. With seven additional rooms for residents, more of our neighbors can receive care at the home-like Respite House.
Hospice Care When You Need It: As our state demographics change, our community will require more capacity in hospice care. We must be ready to meet this growing need in the most appropriate care setting, whether that be at home, in a nursing home, or at the McClure Miller Respite House.
A House Built on Philanthropy: The operating model for the McClure Miller Respite House relies on philanthropy to provide care for all who need us. This has been true since the founding of the Respite House in 1991 and remains true today. Community support is essential to supporting the charitable care we provide at the Respite House each year.
“Coming to McClure Miller Respite House was the moment I could stop being a caregiver and just be his wife again. This place let us step into the final part of his journey with grace. It was peaceful. He wasn’t in pain. He was ready, and we were held.”
Kate Mitchell about her husband Mitch’s time at McClure Miller Respite House
To learn more about how your philanthropy can make a difference at the Respite House, contact Maya Fehrs, Director of Development, at 802-860-7455 or Maya.Fehrs@UVMHomeHealth.org.