The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health is a residential "place like home" for sick children and their families. Children come from across the country and around the world to stay together with their families in The Inn’s healing environment while receiving groundbreaking medical treatments at the NIH, the world’s leading biomedical research center. While the NIH takes care of the child’s medical needs, The Inn tends to the child’s heart, soul and spirit.

	US Marines Bring Smiles to Inn Residents On Dec. 10th, 24 United States Marines from the White House Communications Agency visited with Inn residents, greeting them as they left for their morning treatments. They also visited with pediatric inpatients at the NIH Clinical Center.
	Montgomery County Police AND Santa Visit The Children's Inn On Dec. 18th, officers from all six police districts in the county-led by Santa-visited The Children's Inn on their motorcycles to distribute gifts and take pictures with Inn residents. The officers also made a generous donation of gift cards to assist residents with buying much needed food and supplies while staying at The Inn.

  
Each year, 1,400 brave, young pioneers stay at The Inn and participate in groundbreaking treatments at NIH, hoping to improve their condition while offering the promise of better health to future generations. This is their gift to us. In return,  The Inn offers a special place where kids can be kids- they can play, laugh and forget, if only for a moment, the reason they are here. This holiday season, we need your help more than ever. Please donate from the heart.