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Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Conine Clubhouse Family Lodging · About this organization

What you get

Free hospital-campus lodging with a private room and bathroom, larger suites when available, laundry, a living room, playroom, and chapel.

How to start

Your hospital doctor, social worker, or nurse refers you for a room. Ask them about your stay dates and the clubhouse waitlist.

Good to know

  • A referral does not guarantee a room; you may need to wait for space.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Waitlist Care team starts the request

The Conine Clubhouse provides free lodging on the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital campus for families of children receiving care at the hospital. The published rule covers children receiving hospital care without naming particular diagnoses, and the lodging page does not publish a numerical patient age limit. A doctor, social worker or nurse must refer the family, and a room is offered only when space is available. The house provides private rooms and bathrooms, larger-family suites, a living room, playroom, laundry facilities and a chapel.

What help you may get

Lodging Near Treatment

Conine Clubhouse Family Lodging — lodging near treatment

The Conine Clubhouse provides free lodging on the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital campus for families of children receiving care at the hospital. The published rule covers children receiving hospital care without naming particular diagnoses, and the lodging page does not publish a numerical patient age limit. A doctor, social worker or nurse must refer the family, and a room is offered only when space is available. The house provides private rooms and bathrooms, larger-family suites, a living room, playroom, laundry facilities and a chapel.

Noncash help

Can cover

  • Chapel
  • Free on-campus family lodging
  • Larger-family suites when available
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room and children's playroom
  • Private guest room and bathroom
  • The program provides lodging rather than a cash award, and the official page states that the lodging is free.
  • The official page does not publish a standard maximum stay or repeat-stay rule.

Practical Items And Home Help

Conine Clubhouse Family Lodging — practical items and home help

The Conine Clubhouse provides free lodging on the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital campus for families of children receiving care at the hospital. The published rule covers children receiving hospital care without naming particular diagnoses, and the lodging page does not publish a numerical patient age limit. A doctor, social worker or nurse must refer the family, and a room is offered only when space is available. The house provides private rooms and bathrooms, larger-family suites, a living room, playroom, laundry facilities and a chapel.

Noncash help

Can cover

  • Chapel
  • Free on-campus family lodging
  • Larger-family suites when available
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room and children's playroom
  • Private guest room and bathroom
  • The program provides lodging rather than a cash award, and the official page states that the lodging is free.
  • The official page does not publish a standard maximum stay or repeat-stay rule.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves families of children receiving care at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital without limiting eligibility to a named diagnosis; B-ALL treatment at the hospital is within that scope.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

  • The official page says the lodging is for families of children receiving care but does not publish a numerical patient age rule.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
  • A Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital doctor, social worker, or nurse must refer the family.
  • The reviewed official page does not publish an income rule.
  • The official hospital page states that lodging is free.

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 be receiving care at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital..

  • The child must be receiving care at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Florida — Florida — Florida
  • Hollywood, Florida — Hollywood, Florida

How to get started

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: Healthcare Team, Social Worker

  1. Ask the child's Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital doctor, social worker, or nurse for a Conine Clubhouse referral.
  2. Confirm whether a room is available or whether the family will be placed on the waitlist.
  3. The hospital team submits or communicates the referral to the clubhouse.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

  • The Conine Clubhouse reviews the clinician referral and assigns lodging based on availability.
  • The official page says staff try to keep the waitlist short but does not guarantee placement.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsWaitlist
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Applicable
Last checkedAug 23, 2026
  • The current hospital page describes active lodging and states that admission is based on availability; a waitlist may apply.
  • The family requests lodging through the hospital team while the child is receiving care; no fixed application dates are published.
  • The official page does not publish a minimum or recommended referral lead time.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • A hospital doctor, social worker, or nurse must refer the family.
  • A referral does not guarantee a room; admission depends on availability and a waitlist may apply.
  • The child must be receiving care at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.
  • The official page does not publish a numerical patient age limit, distance rule, room-occupancy rule, maximum stay, or required documents.
  • How many family members may stay in each room or suite?
  • Is a room available for the family's requested dates?
  • Must a family live a minimum distance from the hospital or outside a named service area?
  • What information or documents must accompany the clinician referral?
  • What is the maximum stay, and how are waitlisted families prioritized?
  • What numerical patient age range does the clubhouse use?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 23, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program