The Boston House
Pediatric Cancer Family Lodging · About this organization
What you get
Free lodging near your child's cancer or transplant care.
How to start
Send a room request or call the house with treatment and family details. Check the room before traveling.
Good to know
- Other Boston hospitals are considered only occasionally, for short-term treatment, and if space permits.
- One room is available per family.
The details, as published
The Boston House provides no-cost accommodations for families of children receiving cancer care, stem-cell transplantation, or treatment for related aftereffects in Boston. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL qualifies when receiving care through Boston Children’s Hospital and/or Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic, with occasional short-term exceptions for other Boston hospitals if space permits. Families request one room through the organization’s room-request system or by calling, and placement depends on eligibility and room availability.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Pediatric Cancer Family Lodging — lodging near treatment
The Boston House provides no-cost accommodations for families of children receiving cancer care, stem-cell transplantation, or treatment for related aftereffects in Boston. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL qualifies when receiving care through Boston Children’s Hospital and/or Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic, with occasional short-term exceptions for other Boston hospitals if space permits. Families request one room through the organization’s room-request system or by calling, and placement depends on eligibility and room availability.
Noncash help
Can cover
- One family room
- Shared household facilities and family-support environment
- Eligible lodging is provided at no cost.
- Length and repeat stays depend on treatment need and room availability.
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
Age 0 to age 18, measured at treatment period.
- 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 is generally through Boston Children's Hospital and/or Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund Clinic.
- The official lodging page does not publish an income test.
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 come from at least 40 miles outside the greater Boston area.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: The child generally must receive care at Boston Children's Hospital and/or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund Clinic..
- The child generally must receive care at Boston Children's Hospital and/or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund Clinic.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Massachusetts — Massachusetts — Massachusetts
- Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts — Boston and Brookline, 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, Parent Or Guardian
- Confirm room availability before travel.
- Provide treatment and family details needed for placement.
- Review the stay eligibility information.
- Submit a room request or call the house.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — The official Request a Room link redirected to an employee login on the audit date; use the published family phone intake instead.
- Phone · 617-734-3333 — Call during published business hours for eligibility questions.
Documents to prepare
- Family and caregiver details
- Treatment-hospital and appointment information
- The house confirms eligibility and room availability directly with the family.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Available |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official site offered an active room-request pathway on the verification date; individual stays remain subject to room availability.
- Request lodging as soon as treatment dates are known.
Limitations and things to confirm
- One room is available per family.
- Other Boston hospitals are considered only occasionally, for short-term treatment, and if space permits.
- Placement depends on room availability.
- Does the house apply any distance-from-home rule or formal financial screening not published on the stay page?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- The Boston House · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Stay — The Boston House · checked Aug 23, 2026