Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.
Support organization
HEADstrong Foundation provides residential, financial, and emotional support to people and families affected by cancer. Its clearest current services are Nick's House locations in Philadelphia and Boston, which offer fully furnished no-cost lodging to patients of any age or cancer diagnosis who meet city-specific travel, treatment, caregiver, screening, and minimum-stay rules. Recent official reports and stories also document financial grants, HEADtable hospital meals and activities, personalized Fighter Relief Funds, and a HEADtoHEAD peer program, although most of those access routes disappeared from the redesigned service navigation. Families can use the current shared Nick's House application for lodging and should contact HEADstrong to confirm other program intake. An external-resource spreadsheet linked from both house pages is included as a directory, while its outside organizations remain unverified leads.
Improves quality of life for people affected by cancer through residential, financial, and emotional support.
Free Philadelphia and Boston cancer-treatment lodging plus recently documented financial, hospital-meal, personalized-fundraising, and peer-support programs.
A personalized fundraising campaign you can set up with HEADstrong for a loved one affected by cancer. The amount depends on donations.
Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Help with food, medication, other basic needs and transportation to hospitals and physicians. The amount isn't published. Ask.
Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance, Meals And Food, Medical And Insurance Costs, Travel And Transportation
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
HEADtable brings meals and recreational activities such as holiday dinners, community meals, and game nights to cancer patients and your household at participating Philadelphia hospitals several times each year.
Helps with: Meals And Food, Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
A place to stay during cancer treatment. Ask about room availability and the cost.
Helps with: Lodging Near Treatment
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Free furnished lodging near cancer treatment.
Helps with: Lodging Near Treatment
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Resource Directory
This public spreadsheet linked from both current Nick's House pages lists 44 outside resources for financial aid, prescriptions, transportation, rent and utilities, cleaning, clinical trials, counseling, respite, and pediatric cancer. The outside organizations are discovery leads only and require separate verification.
Topics: cleaning, clinical trials, counseling, financial aid, housing and utilities, pediatric cancer, prescriptions, respite, transportation
Organization details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Program availability can change.
