The Believe In Tomorrow Foundation launched a pediatric housing project for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center: The Believe In Tomorrow Children’s House at Johns Hopkins, a new residential facility designed to support families navigating the life-altering challenges of childhood critical illness.
The facility will be located two blocks from the front of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center on North Wolfe Street in Baltimore. The state-of-the-art building will be designed as a sanctuary of peace, beauty, and restorative comfort for families in need of reduced stress, lifted spirits, and hope during long medical journeys.
The project’s ground-breaking is scheduled for late spring 2026 and is estimated to take two years to build. The entire space will be designed to inspire calm, encourage connection, and provide an oasis of tranquility during a child’s medical treatment.
The new Children’s House at Johns Hopkins will endeavor to meet the unique needs of families with children getting care in pediatric oncology, cardiology, and other critical specialties. The new Children’s House will have family-centered amenities, therapeutic and sensory-friendly environments, and be designed for healing and home-like warmth.
Nationwide, Believe In Tomorrow has provided comforting, family-centered housing for critically ill children and their families for over four decades. The organization is considered a pioneer in pediatric respite and hospital housing and has delivered more than one million overnight accommodations.
“Pediatric treatment journeys can be long, exhausting, and unpredictable,” Believe In Tomorrow CEO Maryanne Davis said in a statement. “This building is designed to meet both the practical and emotional needs of families undergoing the hardest experience of their lives. It will set a new national standard by bringing the restorative elements of a spa-like environment into the care of some of the sickest children being treated at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.”
The core design and construction team includes BHC Architects as lead architect, Onyx Creative overseeing interior design and environmental experience, and Harkins Builders as general contractor. Partners donating their services and expertise include Edison Electric, Tecta America, and U.S. Mobile Kitchens.
“We are in the process of building a construction and support team that will turn our vision into reality,” said Believe In Tomorrow’s founder, Brian Morrison, in a statement . “We welcome construction and materials partners who want to be part of this important legacy project — one that will make a meaningful and lasting difference in the lives of critically ill children and their families for many years to come.”
Believe In Tomorrow and Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have collaborated for more than 30 years, and the new Children’s House will expand and modernize on Believe in Tomorrow’s longstanding presence at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The existing Believe In Tomorrow facility has served families since 1992.
“We closed down our facility on McElderry Street at the end of 2023 to make way for a new Johns Hopkins nursing facility,” Lauren Blake told Baltimore Fishbowl. Blake is director of program communications for Believe In Tomorrow. “We transitioned our guests over to the Residence Inn Hotel right by Johns Hopkins, so we’ve still been housing families there in the meantime, but we are very anxiously awaiting the construction of this new facility.”
Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation was founded in 1982 and is a national leader in family-centered programs supporting critically-ill children. The new Children’s House project at Johns Hopkins is reflective of a shared commitment to keeping families close, supported, and emotionally resilient during complex pediatric treatment.
For more information about the project, visit the website or call the Believe In Tomorrow main office at 410-744-1032.
