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This story shows a glimpse of the impact of respite care for Christina and her dad, Derek. Read More >

Lawmakers in several states have proposed legislation supporting pediatric hospice, respite and palliative care facilities in recent years and Crescent Cove is adding its voice for change. Read More >

As the only respite and hospice Home in the Midwest, Crescent Cove is looking to grow to serve families. Read More >

Minnesota becomes the first state in the nation to authorize funding for pediatric end-of-life care. Read More >

The Jason Show on Fox9 visited Crescent Cove and showed off our Home, playspace, and introduced Crescent Cove kid Thomas and his 1000 watt smile to the world. Read More >

On June 24, 2021, Crescent Cove hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of a new outdoor playspace for kids & families. The all-inclusive play area features beautiful greenspace with nati... Read More >

Crescent Cove received a $20,000 grant from Northwestern Mutual's 2021 Community Service Award program. Northwestern Mutual recognizes financial advisors annually for their volunteer service, and p... Read More >

Katie Lindenfelser describes Crescent Cove as a circle of love, a place of joy. They're not words one might expect of a hospice and respite center for children, but founder and executive director L... Read More >

Mike Max reports on the connection between local athletes and Crescent Cove, including Twins Legend Jack Morris. Read More >

Crescent Cove's annual holiday gathering looked a bit different this year, shifting to an outdoor drive-thru event. Families were treated to holiday lights, cheer, treats and gifts, all from the sa... Read More >

Tara Anderson, director of engagement, was interviewed for a piece highlighting the latest project of renovating the existing garage into a new administrative workspace. Read More >

On this episode of the Enhance Life with Music podcast, Crescent Cove's Katie Lindenfelser talks about music as palliative care, a container for sacred moments, and lifetime preserver of memories. Read More >

In anticipation of our 8th annual Home Plate Gala on January 25, 2020, Twins Legend Jack Morris visited the FOX 9 studios to talk about Crescent Cove. We thank him immensely for being a great spoke... Read More >

Before attending our Home Plate Gala in January, Twins outfielder Max Kepler stopped by our Home! He and his mom, Kathy, toured Crescent Cove, met some of our very special kids, and even signed bas... Read More >

A special thanks to Madelisse and Christian, parents of Raphael, for sharing their story about their time at Crescent Cove. Read More >

Our founder was interviewed on The Ari Goldkind Show on Canada Talks Sirius XM, sharing our mission and the journey of opening the Crescent Cove Respite & Hospice Home for Kids. Read More >

Crescent Cove is honored to be featured in the New York Times Magazine. This article provide insights into the lives of our families and our journey to opening Crescent Cove. Read More >

Founder and Executive Director Katie Lindenfelser was interviewed by Lee Valsvik, host of "Twin Cities Community" on iHeart Radio to discuss the journey of how Crescent Cove came to be. Read More >

Founder and Executive Director Katie Lindenfelser was interviewed by Mike Max on Thursday, December 27 sharing info about how Crescent Cove started and where we are today. Read More >

WCCO Sports Reporter Mike Max tells the story of Louie, who lost his battle with TTD in December 2018. A little warrior, Louie was a big Vikings fan, most recently having met Pat Elflein and Viktor... Read More >

An enormous thank you to Pat Elflein of the Minnesota Vikings for choosing Crescent Cove for his My Cause My Cleats campaign. Pat wore cleats with the Crescent Cove logo during the Vikings game on... Read More >

Thank you to our friends at CCX Media and mom, Jo Schifsky, for this beautiful segment. Read More >

Since its inception, Crescent Cove's mission was to open and operate the first residential respite and hospice home in Minnesota specifically designed for children. In order to reach this pinacle g... Read More >

Minneapolis (April 2018) -- Crescent Cove, a non-profit whose mission is to provide care and support for children and young adults with a shortened life expectancy, and their families who love them... Read More >

The grant will help Crescent Cove acquire equipment that includes a pediatric manual Ez-Lift, computers for the nursing staff, and an adjustable changing table. The items were requested by the organization’s nursing team and support staff to safely care for children and young adults during one of life’s most difficult times. Read More >

On Tuesday, February 13, Crescent Cove received a check from the Minnesota Chapter of NAIOP for $27,500. This support is part of a three-year commitment to Crescent Cove by NAIOP through their Comm... Read More >

Crescent Cove mom, Emily, nominated Crescent Cove for a Christmas Wish, granted by KDWB and the Dave Ryan Show! Thank you to Emily and the station for the gifts that will go to great use for our k... Read More >

Associated Press Distributes Crescent Cove Feature on MPR The MPR story on Crescent Cove was distributes by the Associated Press and ran in the following publications: US News & World Report: We... Read More >

Katie speaks with Mike Max on the John Hines Show on Friday, November 24. Read More >

Writer Hannah Covington writes a lovely story about the site for future sleepovers! Read More >

Después de nueve largos años, la gran apertura de la Crescent Cove ha llegado. La Fundadora Katie Lindenfelser nunca renunció a su sueño de crear un hogar en Minnesota. Read More >

The Fox 9 segment tells the story of Tristan and the Rodriguez family. Read More >

Many thanks to Andy Steiner for a wonderful profile of Crescent Cove's journey to our grand opening on November 16, 2017. Read More >

Writer Ruben Rosario pens a beautiful article on the celebration of Crescent Cove's dream, published November 16, 2017. Read More >

Crescent Cove's mission was featured on a morning segment on MPR on Thursday, November 16, the morning of our Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting. Read More >

Many thanks to our new community station, CCX Media Channel 12, for following our journey and sharing our mission with our neighbors. Read More >

Picosa Radio produced a segment on Crescent Cove's ribbon cutting on Thursday, November 16. Read More >

On November 16, Emily was invited to perform her released song "Don't Worry" on Twin Cities Live. Emily gave a moving appearance on Give to the Max Day, and we are grateful to KSTP for featuring Crescent Cove on-air! Read More >

Thanks to Jack Morris for being a spokesperson for Crescent Cove! Jack joined Mike Max on WCCO this week. Read More >

Christi Becker, the lead artist of Crescent Cove's new interactive sculptural wall in the Respite & Hospice Home for Kids, was featured in the SC Times on November 14, 2017. Read More >

Thank you to our organizational partners for helping us open our doors for families! Read More >

For every song downloaded, streamed, and watched, Crescent Cove receives a portion of the proceeds. Thank you, Emily! Read More >

Crescent Cove is excited to announce that Kate Rubischko has joined the team as our social worker/family support coordinator! Read More >

Crescent Cove kicked off renovations the week of July 25! Read More >

With love and gratitude to all who made the purchase of this beautiful home possible! We present to you Crescent Cove, a place of respite for kids and families! Read More >

A dedication ceremony was held today for Crescent Cove in Brooklyn Center. It will be a hospice and respite center specifically for children. The building is being remodeled after originally being... Read More >

“Once we are connected with a family that meets the criteria of having a child with a shortened life expectancy requiring 24-7 care at home,” Lindenfelser said, “we step in to provide support services that will relieve stress, anxiety and pain, not only for the child but also for the rest of the family.” Read More >

On February 6, 2017 Crescent Cove Founder, Katie Lindenfelser, appeared on CCX Channel 12 News. Thanks to Cable Channel 12 for sharing our goal to open the hospice on Twin Lakes by the Fall. Read More >

Crescent Cove’s pediatric hospice and respite home in Brooklyn Center will be the state’s first. Read More >

Crescent Cove founder, Katie Lindenfelser, was selected as one of JCI Minnesota’s Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans for 2016. Katie was selected as an honoree for her contributions to children’s palliative care and her efforts to bring the Crescent Cove mission to a reality. Congratulations Katie! Read More >

We are grateful to announce that our letter of intent to purchase an existing hospice on Twin Lakes was accepted on October 18, 2016. Our purchase agreement was fully executed on December 18th with a hoped for closing date of late February, 2017. Read More >

A huge Thank You to Shark Tank’s Extreme Sandbox hosts event for Crescent Cove! Read More >

The grant will help Crescent Cove provide the special services needed by families facing one of life’s most difficult journeys, even as the non-profit raises funds to build the Midwest’s first residential hospice and respite center specifically for young people. Read More >

Minneapolis (June 20th, 2016) — Crescent Cove, a non-profit whose mission is to support children who face a shortened life expectancy and their families, today announced that they graciously received a $25,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. The grant will help Crescent Cove provide the special services needed by families facing one of life’s most difficult journeys, even as the non-profit raises funds to build the Midwest’s first residential hospice and respite center specifically for young people. Read More >

Crescent Cove Founder, Katie Lindenfelser, was featured on KTIS and Faith Radio on June 18-19, 2016. Read More >

Crescent Cove is excited about this fantastic opportunity to bring additional visibility and support to our mission, while supporting an iconic golf event. We will have upwards of 300 volunteers manning the concession stands at the practice ranges and 2nd tee throughout the week. Read More >

The gift will help Crescent Cove provide special therapeutic services needed by families facing one of life’s most difficult journeys, even as the non-profit raises funds to build the Midwest’s first residential hospice and respite center specifically for young people. Read More >

Your support of our mission helps families like the Shu’s. After reaching out to check-in and see how Crescent Cove could help out we received the following email. Thousands of families are on a windy, uncertain road each day. While families are waiting for Crescent Cove’s residential hospice and respite home to be built, they are receiving some much needed ‘mini-respite’ experiences such as integrative therapies, meals and time away to be a family. The need is always best understood when we hear directly from a family… Levi’s mom Dannel wrote… Read More >

We are so excited to announce that Crescent Cove made it to the Engaged Eight level on Brackets for Good and raised almost $7,000 Dollars! Read More >

Thanks to Extreme Sandbox for another exciting Vikings/Packers Extreme Border Battle Car Crush. Today, Donn Zimanske crushed the Packers minivan! Read More >

It’s hard to believe we are into full planning mode for the 4th Annual Home Plate Gala. It seems like just yesterday we were having fun at the last gala. This year’s gala will be held on Saturday, January 30th at the Marriott Minneapolis Northwest. Look for your “Save the Date” cards in the mail in early October, with information on registration. Read More >

Congratulations Rick Caligiuri on winning the 2015 car raffle and to his son Chris who he gave the car to, following his service to our country. What an honor to have met you both and our gratitude again to all who participated in the 2015 car raffle with over 1,000 tickets sold. Thank you also to the amazing, anonymous donor! Read More >

Crescent Cove was featured in an article in the Star Tribune on 12/5/15. Read More >

The prize? A construction excavator will lift, drop, smash, maim, mangle and demolish a minivan painted with the opponent’s team color and logo. The date/time of the grand finale demolition will be announced soon, as will the driver in the cab. Extreme Sandbox and Crescent Cove will also post the demolition video and photos on their Facebook pages. The video will be posted on YouTube as well. Read More >

Meet Karla Vaughan Karla Vaughan’s role as Office Manager supports both Bob Tift, President and Katie Lindenfelser, Founder of Crescent Cove in their execution of administrative, communications, record keeping, and event planning tasks. She performs clerical duties such as data entry, filing, scheduling, record keeping and documentation and is responsible for inbound and outbound correspondence (phone/email/written) with donors, partners, volunteers, board members and suppliers. Most importantly, Karla is passionate about our mission. She is the mother to three children, her youngest son, Peter, died as an infant. Her other two children are now in college. She and her husband intimately know the need for Crescent Cove. Read More >

The grant will help Crescent Cove provide the special services needed by families facing one of life’s most difficult journeys, even as the non-profit raises funds to build the Midwest’s first residential hospice and respite center specifically for young people. Read More >

Thank you to volunteer Laura Hochban for hosting the fourth annual community fundraiser at Mainstream Boutique in Mendota Heights on April 11, 2015! Over $500 was raised as a portion of each purchase was given to Crescent Cove. Many more people in the community are aware of our mission and organization. If you are interested in hosting or organizing a community fundraising event, please contact Crescent Cove at Info@CrescentCove.org or call 952-426-4711. Read More >

We were informed that a Texas-based child care center that owns a U.S. registration for the trademark “Children’s Lighthouse” for use in connection with day care services, will be expanding into the Minnesota market. In light of this fact and in order to avoid possible future confusion between that organization and our distinct mission, it was in our best interest to change our name. Read More >