Christopher's Haven
Boston Pediatric Cancer Family Housing · About this organization
What you get
Help with community meals and family activities, community space and temporary furnished apartment.
How to start
Fill in any family and medical verification requested by staff. Have diagnosis confirmation ready.
Good to know
- Parking discounts and unit assignment are not promised.
- Your child must be treated for cancer at a nearby Boston hospital.
The details, as published
Families may apply for one of nine furnished and equipped apartments at One Emerson Place while a child receives cancer treatment in Boston. Typical stays are six to eight weeks, the primary application states $50 per night while the FAQ calls that a suggested donation, and financial assistance may be discussed with the Family Manager.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Boston Pediatric Cancer Family Housing — lodging near treatment
Families may apply for one of nine furnished and equipped apartments at One Emerson Place while a child receives cancer treatment in Boston. Typical stays are six to eight weeks, the primary application states $50 per night while the FAQ calls that a suggested donation, and financial assistance may be discussed with the Family Manager.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Community meals and family activities
- Community space
- Temporary furnished apartment
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard guest charge, subsidy formula, or stay cap.
- Stay length is arranged around treatment and availability.
Meals And Food
Boston Pediatric Cancer Family Housing — meals and food
Families may apply for one of nine furnished and equipped apartments at One Emerson Place while a child receives cancer treatment in Boston. Typical stays are six to eight weeks, the primary application states $50 per night while the FAQ calls that a suggested donation, and financial assistance may be discussed with the Family Manager.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Community meals and family activities
- Community space
- Temporary furnished apartment
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard guest charge, subsidy formula, or stay cap.
- Stay length is arranged around treatment and availability.
Practical Items And Home Help
Boston Pediatric Cancer Family Housing — practical items and home help
Families may apply for one of nine furnished and equipped apartments at One Emerson Place while a child receives cancer treatment in Boston. Typical stays are six to eight weeks, the primary application states $50 per night while the FAQ calls that a suggested donation, and financial assistance may be discussed with the Family Manager.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Community meals and family activities
- Community space
- Temporary furnished apartment
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard guest charge, subsidy formula, or stay cap.
- Stay length is arranged around treatment and availability.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: An equipped apartment lets you prepare meals during a treatment stay; grocery or meal payments aren't described.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child receiving B-ALL treatment in Boston is within the published pediatric-cancer scope; no numeric age rule is published.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page describes children or pediatric patients but does not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Treatment must be at a nearby Boston hospital.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
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 child must be receiving cancer treatment at a nearby Boston hospital..
- The child must be receiving cancer treatment at a nearby Boston hospital.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Massachusetts — Massachusetts — Massachusetts
- Boston, Massachusetts — Boston, Massachusetts
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, Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian
- Complete any family and medical verification requested by staff.
- Contact Christopher's Haven with the child's diagnosis, hospital, and treatment dates.
- Family Manager reviews eligibility and discusses availability and financial assistance.
- Submit a public application with child, guardian, diagnosis, hospital, arrival, and treatment-duration information.
- Wait for confirmation of an available apartment and stay terms.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Cancer diagnosis confirmation
- Family and caregiver details
- Treatment-hospital and appointment information
- Staff coordinate apartment placement directly with the family.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Contact the organization when treatment dates are known.
- Only nine apartments; no vacancy, waitlist, or priority details are published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Apartment availability and any current family contribution are not published on the reviewed pages.
- Nine apartments; current vacancy and waitlist are unpublished.
- Parking discounts and unit assignment are not guaranteed.
- Residents generally purchase and prepare their own food.
- Six to eight weeks is typical, not a published minimum or maximum.
- The child must be treated for cancer at a nearby Boston hospital.
- Which application is canonical, what price/aid rule controls, and what current vacancy, stay, household, and selection rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Resources for Families — Christopher's Haven · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Christopher's Haven · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Boston Pediatric Cancer Family Housing · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Boston Pediatric Cancer Family Housing · checked Aug 24, 2026