HEADstrong Foundation
Nick's House Boston · About this organization
What you get
A place to stay during cancer treatment. Ask about room availability and the cost.
How to start
Fill in the online application.
Good to know
- Nick's House is not a healthcare facility and cannot be used to administer medical therapies, palliative care, or hospice care.
- Medical treatment and hospice care cannot take place in the lodging.
The details, as published
Nick's House Boston provides fully furnished no-cost lodging near Greater Boston cancer centers to patients of any age and diagnosis who are in treatment, live at least 25 miles one way from ZIP 02215, and need at least a three-day stay. An adult caregiver must remain with the patient, all adult guests undergo background checks, and stays may last up to six weeks with possible board-approved extensions; public intake is visible and capacity-dependent.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Nick's House Boston — lodging near treatment
Nick's House Boston provides fully furnished no-cost lodging near Greater Boston cancer centers to patients of any age and diagnosis who are in treatment, live at least 25 miles one way from ZIP 02215, and need at least a three-day stay. An adult caregiver must remain with the patient, all adult guests undergo background checks, and stays may last up to six weeks with possible board-approved extensions; public intake is visible and capacity-dependent.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Patients of all ages and cancer diagnoses qualify when the Boston distance, treatment, caregiver, and stay rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status 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 in: Published treatment-location area.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Massachusetts — Massachusetts — Massachusetts
- Greater Boston — Greater Boston
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: Patient, Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Confirm the Boston eligibility rules and requested stay dates.
- Choose Boston, complete all applicable sections, certify, and submit the shared Nick’s House application.
- Each adult guest completes the separate background-check link sent after submission.
- The selected patient or caregiver contact responds to HEADstrong about availability and next steps.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page — Choose Boston in the shared application.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The current official page links to support intake; the shared live application accepts this location and placement remains capacity-dependent.
- Placement depends on room availability.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Capacity, child and sibling limits, infection-control, pet, waitlist, and repeat-stay rules are not published.
- Nick's House is not a healthcare facility and cannot be used to administer medical therapies, palliative care, or hospice care.
- Which Boston application route is canonical and what current capacity and household rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Nick's House Boston · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Nick's House Application · checked Aug 27, 2026