Family House San Francisco
UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging · About this organization
What you get
Community and family-support services, meals, and temporary family lodging.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Ask them to contact the program with you.
The details, as published
Family House provides 84 free en-suite bedrooms and shared kitchens, laundry, family, technology, exercise, meditation, and courtyard spaces for families whose child is treated for cancer or another life-threatening illness through UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. A UCSF pediatric social worker must refer the family; direct or outside requests are not accepted, placement is capacity-limited, and the more eligibility-specific page says the family lives more than 50 miles from UCSF. No numerical patient-age, income, citizenship, document, waitlist, placement-time, or maximum-stay rule is publicly stated.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging — lodging near treatment
Family House provides 84 free en-suite bedrooms and shared kitchens, laundry, family, technology, exercise, meditation, and courtyard spaces for families whose child is treated for cancer or another life-threatening illness through UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. A UCSF pediatric social worker must refer the family; direct or outside requests are not accepted, placement is capacity-limited, and the more eligibility-specific page says the family lives more than 50 miles from UCSF. No numerical patient-age, income, citizenship, document, waitlist, placement-time, or maximum-stay rule is publicly stated.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Community and family-support services
- Meals
- Temporary family lodging
- Family House services are provided free of charge.
- Length and repeat stays depend on treatment, hospital referral, and occupancy.
Meals And Food
UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging — meals and food
Family House provides 84 free en-suite bedrooms and shared kitchens, laundry, family, technology, exercise, meditation, and courtyard spaces for families whose child is treated for cancer or another life-threatening illness through UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. A UCSF pediatric social worker must refer the family; direct or outside requests are not accepted, placement is capacity-limited, and the more eligibility-specific page says the family lives more than 50 miles from UCSF. No numerical patient-age, income, citizenship, document, waitlist, placement-time, or maximum-stay rule is publicly stated.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Community and family-support services
- Meals
- Temporary family lodging
- Family House services are provided free of charge.
- Length and repeat stays depend on treatment, hospital referral, and occupancy.
Practical Items And Home Help
UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging — practical items and home help
Family House provides 84 free en-suite bedrooms and shared kitchens, laundry, family, technology, exercise, meditation, and courtyard spaces for families whose child is treated for cancer or another life-threatening illness through UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. A UCSF pediatric social worker must refer the family; direct or outside requests are not accepted, placement is capacity-limited, and the more eligibility-specific page says the family lives more than 50 miles from UCSF. No numerical patient-age, income, citizenship, document, waitlist, placement-time, or maximum-stay rule is publicly stated.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Community and family-support services
- Meals
- Temporary family lodging
- Family House services are provided free of charge.
- Length and repeat stays depend on treatment, hospital referral, and occupancy.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or children with serious medical conditions that include cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.
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.
- A UCSF pediatric social worker must refer the family.
Financial need is required.
- The official site says many qualifying families are at or below low-income status as determined by UCSF, but it does not publish the threshold.
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 through: The child must receive treatment at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital..
- The child must receive treatment at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- California — California — California
- San Francisco, California — San Francisco, California
How to get started
Set up the ask for my social worker
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver, Social Worker
- Ask the child's assigned UCSF social worker to determine whether the family qualifies for Family House lodging.
- If the family qualifies, submit the guest referral through the hospital's internal process.
- Coordinate qualification, availability, placement, and arrival with UCSF and the family.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — All guest referrals come through a UCSF pediatric social worker.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
- Placement is coordinated through UCSF and Family House.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Hospital Mediated |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The lodging program was active, but the official site reports nearly full occupancy and placement depends on space.
- Referral timing follows the child's UCSF treatment schedule.
Limitations and things to confirm
- All referrals are hospital-based and lodging depends on occupancy.
- The child must be treated at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
- The family must live more than 50 miles from UCSF.
- Does exactly 50 miles qualify?
- What age, documentation, prioritization, allocation, waitlist, placement, maximum-stay, repeat-stay, and international rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About Family House · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Stay With Us — Family House · checked Aug 23, 2026
- UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging · checked Aug 24, 2026
- UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging · checked Aug 24, 2026
- UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging · checked Aug 24, 2026
- UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging · checked Aug 24, 2026
- UCSF Pediatric Family Lodging · checked Aug 24, 2026