Chance for Hope Foundation
Chance for Hope Residence Program · About this organization
What you get
A free furnished one-bedroom apartment, with parking and shuttle access. A refundable $500 credit-card deposit is required.
How to start
Fill in the initial application. Fill in any extra forms the foundation sends after review.
Good to know
- A refundable $500 credit-card deposit is required in advance.
- Placement is not guaranteed and is first come, first served.
The details, as published
The Chance for Hope Residence Program provides a furnished one-bedroom apartment at no lodging charge to families traveling to Houston for a child's cancer treatment. The apartment is in the Texas Medical Center area and includes free parking and shuttle access to Texas Children's Hospital and MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital and Proton Therapy Center. Stays are generally days to weeks, may not exceed six weeks, and are offered first come, first served when an apartment is available. A refundable $500 credit-card deposit is required before the stay.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Chance for Hope Residence Program — lodging near treatment
The Chance for Hope Residence Program provides a furnished one-bedroom apartment at no lodging charge to families traveling to Houston for a child's cancer treatment. The apartment is in the Texas Medical Center area and includes free parking and shuttle access to Texas Children's Hospital and MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital and Proton Therapy Center. Stays are generally days to weeks, may not exceed six weeks, and are offered first come, first served when an apartment is available. A refundable $500 credit-card deposit is required before the stay.
Amount not published · Per Trip
Can cover
- Covered parking
- Furnished one-bedroom apartment in the Texas Medical Center area
- Shuttle transportation to named pediatric cancer treatment facilities
Does not cover
- Cleaning products and disposable household products
- Food and beverages
- Pet accommodation
- Stays longer than six weeks
- Toiletries
- The official page states that housing, parking, and the named shuttle are free; it does not publish a cash value.
- A stay is generally days to weeks and may not exceed six weeks per visit.
Travel And Transportation
Chance for Hope Residence Program — travel and transportation
The Chance for Hope Residence Program provides a furnished one-bedroom apartment at no lodging charge to families traveling to Houston for a child's cancer treatment. The apartment is in the Texas Medical Center area and includes free parking and shuttle access to Texas Children's Hospital and MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital and Proton Therapy Center. Stays are generally days to weeks, may not exceed six weeks, and are offered first come, first served when an apartment is available. A refundable $500 credit-card deposit is required before the stay.
Amount not published · Per Trip
Can cover
- Covered parking
- Furnished one-bedroom apartment in the Texas Medical Center area
- Shuttle transportation to named pediatric cancer treatment facilities
Does not cover
- Cleaning products and disposable household products
- Food and beverages
- Pet accommodation
- Stays longer than six weeks
- Toiletries
- The official page states that housing, parking, and the named shuttle are free; it does not publish a cash value.
- A stay is generally days to weeks and may not exceed six weeks per visit.
Why this may help
Travel And Transportation: The apartment stay includes covered parking and a shuttle to treatment facilities.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official page serves families traveling for pediatric cancer treatment, which includes pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The reviewed official materials describe pediatric cancer treatment but do not publish a numerical age cutoff.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- No income ceiling or income documentation rule was published in the reviewed official materials.
- A $500 refundable credit-card deposit is required before the stay and may be retained for damage or policy violations.
- The apartment is provided without a lodging charge.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- The family must have a permanent home to return to after the stay.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: The family must be traveling to Houston for the child's pediatric cancer treatment..
- The family must be traveling to Houston for the child's pediatric cancer treatment.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Texas — Texas — Texas
- Houston, Texas Medical Center — Houston, Texas Medical Center
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
- Complete any additional forms the foundation sends after reviewing the initial application.
- Confirm availability with the foundation during the week before the anticipated arrival.
- Provide the refundable $500 deposit by credit card before check-in.
- Submit the linked residence application; it may be submitted before travel dates are final.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Additional residence forms supplied by the foundation
- Credit card for the refundable deposit
- Proof of a permanent home to return to after the stay
- The family pays the $500 refundable deposit by credit card before check-in.
- The foundation confirms an available apartment and agreed check-in and checkout dates.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Call To Confirm |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Apartment placement is first come, first served, subject to vacancy, and normally confirmed only during the week before arrival.
- The official page presented the program as active on the verification date.
- Applications may be submitted earlier, but the foundation cannot confirm a stay sooner than one week before the anticipated arrival.
- Apply as early as practical; availability is not confirmed until the week before arrival.
- The foundation states that it cannot confirm an apartment sooner than one week before the anticipated arrival.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A refundable $500 credit-card deposit is required in advance.
- Placement is not guaranteed and is first come, first served.
- The apartment may house no more than four family members and does not allow pets or smoking.
- The maximum stay is six weeks; the policies publish a $100-per-day charge for staying past the agreed checkout date.
- The reviewed official materials do not describe wheelchair accessibility or other disability accommodations.
- Can the apartment accommodate a wheelchair or other disability-related needs?
- Does the program accept families whose permanent residence is outside the United States?
- What age cutoff, if any, does the foundation use for pediatric patients?
- What diagnosis or treatment documentation must accompany the additional forms?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Contact Us · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Residence Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Chance for Hope Residence Program Policies · checked Aug 24, 2026