Above + Beyond Cancer
Hotel Program · About this organization
What you get
Free or discounted hotel rooms from Sunday through Thursday for travel to outpatient cancer treatment, depending on approval and room availability.
How to start
Send in your request form at least five business days before the first night.
Good to know
- Parking, food, and incidentals are not covered.
- Travel must exceed 50 miles.
The details, as published
Above + Beyond Cancer provides complimentary Sunday-through-Thursday hotel rooms for cancer patients who travel more than 50 miles for outpatient treatment in Iowa and cannot afford lodging. Rooms are space-available, and the patient remains responsible for parking, food, and other hotel expenses. The patient or family submits the official request form at least five business days before the first lodging night.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Hotel Program — lodging near treatment
Above + Beyond Cancer provides complimentary Sunday-through-Thursday hotel rooms for cancer patients who travel more than 50 miles for outpatient treatment in Iowa and cannot afford lodging. Rooms are space-available, and the patient remains responsible for parking, food, and other hotel expenses. The patient or family submits the official request form at least five business days before the first lodging night.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Complimentary overnight room at a participating Iowa hotel, Sunday through Thursday
- Discounted or complimentary overnight room at a participating Iowa hotel, Sunday through Thursday, depending on eligibility and inventory
Does not cover
- Food
- Other hotel expenses
- Parking
- The benefit is a complimentary hotel room rather than cash.
- No maximum number of nights or repeat-stay rule is published.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program covers cancer patients without a published age restriction, so outpatient B-ALL treatment in Iowa is within the diagnosis scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- No numerical age restriction is published.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical household-income limit is published on the reviewed official pages.
- The patient must be unable to afford lodging; no income threshold is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: The patient must travel for outpatient cancer treatment in Iowa..
- The patient must travel for outpatient cancer treatment in Iowa.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Iowa — Iowa — Iowa
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Confirm the travel distance, outpatient treatment location, and requested lodging dates.
- Submit the patient request form at least five business days before the first night.
- Wait for hotel placement and availability confirmation before travel.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The current request form and program page were active; all rooms are subject to space availability.
- Requests should be made at least five business days before the first night; rooms are first-come and inventory-limited.
- At least five business days’ notice is required before the first lodging night.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Parking, food, and incidentals are not covered.
- Rooms are Sunday through Thursday and space-available.
- Travel must exceed 50 miles.
- Treatment must be outpatient cancer care in Iowa.
- Does “more than 50 miles” mean one-way travel?
- How is inability to afford lodging evaluated?
- How many nights or repeat stays are allowed?
- May a caregiver and siblings share the room?
- Which medical and financial documents are required?
- Which participating hotel has space for the needed dates?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Hotel Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Hotel Program · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Hotel Request Form · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Hotel Request Form · checked Aug 23, 2026