Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer de Puerto Rico
Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír · About this organization
What you get
A temporary stay near treatment with transport to cancer care, laundry, a kitchen and dining area, playroom, library, computers, and covered parking.
How to start
Call the Patient Service Center and ask about the family lodging program.
The details, as published
Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír — lodging near treatment
Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
Amount not published · As Needed
Can cover
- Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
- Temporary lodging for a child cancer patient and family
- Transportation from the lodging facility to cancer treatment centers
- Use of laundry, kitchen and dining areas, playroom, library, computers, and covered parking
- The lodging and transportation services are free; the official pages do not publish a dollar value or maximum stay.
- The program provides temporary lodging during treatment, but no maximum number of nights or stays is published.
Meals And Food
Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír — meals and food
Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
Amount not published · As Needed
Can cover
- Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
- Temporary lodging for a child cancer patient and family
- Transportation from the lodging facility to cancer treatment centers
- Use of laundry, kitchen and dining areas, playroom, library, computers, and covered parking
- The lodging and transportation services are free; the official pages do not publish a dollar value or maximum stay.
- The program provides temporary lodging during treatment, but no maximum number of nights or stays is published.
Practical Items And Home Help
Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír — practical items and home help
Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
Amount not published · As Needed
Can cover
- Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
- Temporary lodging for a child cancer patient and family
- Transportation from the lodging facility to cancer treatment centers
- Use of laundry, kitchen and dining areas, playroom, library, computers, and covered parking
- The lodging and transportation services are free; the official pages do not publish a dollar value or maximum stay.
- The program provides temporary lodging during treatment, but no maximum number of nights or stays is published.
Travel And Transportation
Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír — travel and transportation
Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
Amount not published · As Needed
Can cover
- Residential lodging and household support near treatment for eligible pediatric-cancer families; the facility operates continuously, but family intake is by inquiry and capacity.
- Temporary lodging for a child cancer patient and family
- Transportation from the lodging facility to cancer treatment centers
- Use of laundry, kitchen and dining areas, playroom, library, computers, and covered parking
- The lodging and transportation services are free; the official pages do not publish a dollar value or maximum stay.
- The program provides temporary lodging during treatment, but no maximum number of nights or stays is published.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: The kitchen and dining areas let you prepare and eat meals during your stay near treatment.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL is within the childhood-cancer scope, subject to program-specific rules.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official pages use the terms child cancer patients and pediatric program but do not publish a numeric age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an income or financial-need test for the pediatric lodging program.
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 in: Published treatment-location area.
- The child must need temporary lodging near a cancer treatment center in the Puerto Rico metropolitan area.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír, Hato Rey — Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír, Hato Rey — Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír, Hato Rey
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
- Call 787-725-0233 to confirm current availability and access.
- Call the Puerto Rico Patient Service Center and ask for Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír.
- Confirm eligibility, room availability, arrival instructions, and treatment-center transportation before traveling.
- Provide the child’s cancer-treatment location and dates, home location, caregiver information, and any medical verification requested.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · Open form or page · 1-888-227-3201 — Call the Puerto Rico Patient Service Center for eligibility and stay-request information; the organization also lists 787-764-2295.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
- The organization assigns lodging and provides transportation directly; no reimbursement process is published.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official pages publish a telephone inquiry path but no application deadline or advance-notice rule.
- Ask how far ahead a stay must be requested.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Current 2026 intake, schedule, capacity, and complete rules are not publicly confirmed.
- Families should confirm a room before making travel plans.
- The child must have cancer and need temporary lodging near a Puerto Rico metropolitan-area treatment center.
- The public pages do not publish a numeric age limit, distance threshold, referral requirement, required documents, occupancy rules, maximum stay, or room availability.
- Confirm current pediatric intake, schedules, capacity, and application terms.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Puerto Rico Hope Lodge y su Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Programa Pediátrico Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Hogar Niños Que Quieren Sonreír · checked Aug 24, 2026