Why Me & Sherry's House
Sherry's House no-cost lodging · About this organization
What you get
Help with elevator, wi-fi, and accessible bathrooms, family-services support and activities, food pantry access, no-cost family lodging, shared kitchen and family spaces and temporary family bedroom.
How to start
Send an email to Danielle Sikonski or call the Why Me office to become a Why Me Family and ask how to access this service.
Good to know
- Your child must be in active cancer treatment at a New England hospital.
- Stay duration depends on active treatment needs and room availability.
The details, as published
Sherry's House offers eight bedrooms for no-cost temporary lodging while a child receives active treatment at a New England-area hospital. Eligible stays may be one night, weeks, months, or repeated visits depending on each family's circumstances and room availability.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Sherry's House no-cost lodging — lodging near treatment
Sherry's House offers eight bedrooms for no-cost temporary lodging while a child receives active treatment at a New England-area hospital. Eligible stays may be one night, weeks, months, or repeated visits depending on each family's circumstances and room availability.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Elevator, Wi-Fi, and accessible bathrooms
- Family-services support and activities
- Food pantry access
- No-cost family lodging
- Shared kitchen and family spaces
- Temporary family bedroom
- Lodging and family services are provided free of charge.
- Stay duration depends on active treatment needs and room availability.
Meals And Food
Sherry's House no-cost lodging — meals and food
Sherry's House offers eight bedrooms for no-cost temporary lodging while a child receives active treatment at a New England-area hospital. Eligible stays may be one night, weeks, months, or repeated visits depending on each family's circumstances and room availability.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Elevator, Wi-Fi, and accessible bathrooms
- Family-services support and activities
- Food pantry access
- No-cost family lodging
- Shared kitchen and family spaces
- Temporary family bedroom
- Lodging and family services are provided free of charge.
- Stay duration depends on active treatment needs and room availability.
Practical Items And Home Help
Sherry's House no-cost lodging — practical items and home help
Sherry's House offers eight bedrooms for no-cost temporary lodging while a child receives active treatment at a New England-area hospital. Eligible stays may be one night, weeks, months, or repeated visits depending on each family's circumstances and room availability.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Elevator, Wi-Fi, and accessible bathrooms
- Family-services support and activities
- Food pantry access
- No-cost family lodging
- Shared kitchen and family spaces
- Temporary family bedroom
- Lodging and family services are provided free of charge.
- Stay duration depends on active treatment needs and room availability.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: The lodging stay includes pantry access and a shared kitchen to help you prepare food.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Potentially applicable to a United States pediatric B-ALL patient or family when current program-specific criteria are met.
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.
- The child must be treated at a New England hospital.
- Why Me states that family services are offered free of charge; no income test is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: United States; families outside Central New England must require cancer care at a New England hospital..
- The family may live in Central New England, or elsewhere in the United States when the child requires cancer care at a New England hospital.
- If you have a child with cancer and live in the Central New England area, or if you have a child living in the United States requiring medical help for cancer at a New England hospital, we can help.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be in: New England area hospitals.
- The child must be in active treatment at a New England area hospital for a lodging stay.
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: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Email Danielle Sikonski or call the Why Me office to become a Why Me Family and ask how to access this service.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · Open form or page · dsikonski@whyme.org
- Phone · Open form or page · 508-757-7734
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
- Why Me staff confirm lodging arrangements directly with the family.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Contact the organization when New England treatment dates are known.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Room availability must be confirmed directly.
- Room availability, distance, household composition, infection-control rules, documents, and maximum stay are not published.
- The child must be in active cancer treatment at a New England hospital.
- The residence is active, but current room or intake status is not expressly published.
- Why Me publishes the family-onboarding contact but not later service-specific documents, capacity, response time, or follow-up steps.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Sherry's House no-cost lodging · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Family Services — Why Me · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Sherry's House — Why Me · checked Aug 23, 2026