Child’s Spirit is a 501(c)(3) organization that creates Dream Bedrooms for Children with medical challenges. With inspiration from Ava’s story, we evolved from the belief that children with a compromised immune system need a place to not only sleep; but have fun and get better, for a child challenges, who spends a lot of time in his/her bedroom, the space should be very special. Our vision is to create unique bedrooms that only the child can imagine. Whether it is princess pretty, superhero strong or a teen retreat theme, our goal is to take an existing bedroom and transform it into a Dream Bedroom. It is our hope that these bedrooms will help soothe, comfort and make the long recovery journey for “our children” exciting & pleasurable.
Additionally, we create Dream Bedrooms in a bag. This, unique concept allows us to lightly decorate a child’s hospital room during the treatment period to make the hospital room a happy place. This is done with consultation with the care givers without impeding on the hospital monitors and any other equipment needed for the care.
Ava's Story
Ava was born in July of 2014. She was medically challenged from birth, and the things became even more challenging when she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018. her living situation was not conducive for her health. As the word spread about her health and the need for a better accommodation, a family stepped up and offered their unfinished basement. Child’s Spirit, several other non-profit and a handful of volunteers finished the basement with a living room, kitchen, bath and a large bedroom for Ava and her mom. It was a gift she needed. Unfortunately, in June of 2019, a week before her 5th birthday, Ava’s fight came to an end. Ava’s mom, Amber has joined Child’s Spirit to help transform a sick child’s bedroom into a comfortable retreat for the child to heal. Even though Ava is not with us in body, her spirit will continue to Give Gift of Dream Bedrooms to children in need.
Completed Bedrooms
AVA'S BEDROOM
TREY'S BEDROOM
No parent ever imagines hearing their child has cancer. Our son, Trey, at two years old was diagnosed with stage 4 ATRT, which is a rare brain cancer affecting around 58 kids across the world each year. Trey suffered a stroke and seizure after his first brain resection, leaving him partially paralyzed on his left side. Child’s Spirit, Inc. has been a blessing to our family and provided a ray of sunshine during an ongoing storm. Our son, who had no limitations prior to his diagnosis, is now a child with special needs, severely immunocompromised, and fighting for his life. Child Spirit, Inc. has helped ensure he had a safe space to come home to.
After close to nine long months in the hospital, 2 brain resections, 4 rounds of chemotherapy, multiple stem cell transplants, and 29 rounds of proton radiation, Trey came home to a bedroom that was adapted to fit his needs. Trey’s new bedroom provided a healing space for fun, learning, happiness, and relaxation. All of these are extremely important to us, considering he is unable to play outside with other children, go to school, or daycare. Trey’s bedroom included all of his favorite things from dinosaurs, superheroes, lego wall, a chalk board for lessons and creative drawing.
The love, attention, and details that went into Trey’s room are amazing! Trey loves his new bedroom. It’s an escape from the harsh treatment and a place where he can be a kid and have fun! We will be forever grateful and honored to be the first recipients of Ava’s Gift Dream Bedroom!
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BROOKLYN’S BEDROOM
Reveal April 16, 2025
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KINGSTON'S BEDROOM
The Eckert family has five children all of which were adopted from foster care. All five children have Autism diagnosis, and struggle with significant behavioral/emotional challenges. They needed to create another bedroom in their basement for Kingston, age 6, so each kid has their own space in hopes of lessening behaviors between siblings. To accomplish this, they needed two walls built (one with a door) in order to be able to move Kingston down there in his own bedroom. This would help tremendously by allowing each child their own space to go to when they’re escalated/overstimulated, etc. It’s not something the family could afford financially. They reached out to Child’s Spirit. Child’s Spirit was able to help create a very attractive bedroom for Kingston in the colors and décor of his liking. This created a sanctuary for him and helped smooth out behavioral challenges.
Here is what Kingstoon’s mom said after the project was completed:
Child Spirit not only gave our son his own space, but they went above and beyond to make sure it was a space he would love. He had never had his own bedroom, and having his own space to go to decompress and relax has been a complete game changer for him. He absolutely loves his room, and we’ve seen such an improvement with his independence and coping skills. We are so grateful for all Child Spirit has done for our family.
A few weeks later she added: Kingston loves his room. He has actually slept in it every night completely independently too, which is HUGE for him.
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TRU'S PLAY AREA
Heather DeWeese wrote to us:
We have 6 children adopted through foster care. Four of the children have autism. We have attempted to make our garage into a sensory / play room since the children have to share rooms. Tru has breathing issues and the heat in the summer makes it extremely difficult for him to play in the space. We have looked into getting a ductless split unit in our garage to provide heat and air. Having this will help our children utilize the space year around no matter the weather.
CSI was unable to find an affordable mini-split to help this family. The quotes received were very high – in the 4K-6K range. CSI let the mother, Heather know that we were unable to help. Then in mid August, we learned about a mini-split at a very affordable preice with installation included. We immediately contacted Heather and had this taken care of.
Here is what Tru’s mom said after the project was completed:
I reached out to Child Spirit for help with getting a split unit for the garage, and Santosh never gave up. He worked tirelessly with his connections until he was able to secure a unit for us.
This is truly a game changer for our family. Now, our children will be able to run, jump, and play all year long in a safe and comfortable space. Child Spirit has truly blessed us with this incredible gift, and we are beyond grateful!
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We’re Here to Help!
We count on folks like you to direct families with challenges to us or direct us to the families.
We are here to help children up to 18 years in the Kentuckiana area.
If you know someone in need of a helping hand, please inform us.