Meet the Founder

I’m Ann Townsend, the founder of Grant A Dream. My journey began as a mother caring for my daughter, Hannah, who has battled a rare liver disease since infancy and has undergone three life-saving transplants. I know firsthand the exhaustion, isolation, and heartbreak parent caregivers face — because I’ve lived it.

In 2017, God placed a vision in my heart: to create a way for caregivers to receive the rest and renewal they so desperately need. That vision became Grant A Dream. This organization was born from both my love for Hannah and my deep compassion for every parent walking the caregiving road.

Through Grant A Dream, we provide respite getaways that give caregivers the gift of rest — a chance to breathe, reconnect, and return home with new strength. Because if we don’t care for the parents, who will? When we lift up caregivers, we also strengthen the children they love and care for.

It is my greatest joy to stand alongside other caregivers, reminding them they are not forgotten, and helping them discover that rest is not a luxury — it is essential.