Other Resources

Listed below are some of the other organizations with which we collaborate, and, other useful resources.

Patient-Family Lodging Resources:

• The AstraZeneca Hope Family Lodge
  At the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge, we understand that undergoing treatment for cancer can be both financially and emotionally overwhelming. For many, treatment at Philadelphia’s medical centers provides the greatest hope, but requires that they be far from home, adding the additional burden of travel and lodging expenses. That is why the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge of the American Cancer Society offers lodging at no cost for cancer patients being treated in the Philadelphia area.
• The Gift of Life Family House
  Due to open in Fall 2010, the Gift of Life Family House is a new lodging facility to help address the critical need for lodging and support for transplant patients and their family members.

• The National Association for Hospital Hospitality. Houses
  The NAHHH promotes and assists not-for-profit programs that provide lodging and supportive services in a caring environment for families receiving medical care away from home. Their vision is to be the resource and voice for homes that help and heal by providing true hospitality in extraordinary ways to patients and families receiving medical care.
• Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House
  The Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families of critically ill children receiving treatment at local hospitals. We operate two houses in Philadelphia serving a total of 62 families each night.

• The Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey

  Ronald McDonald House of SNJ provides a home-away-from-home to families of seriously ill and traumatically injured children who are being treated at nearby hospitals and operates 11 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms within pediatric units of hospitals across the Southern New Jersey region.

Other Resources

• Angel Flight East
  Angel Flight East is a group of volunteer pilots that donate their time and aircraft to fly for free, medically and financially disadvantaged families to critical medical care. We believe “Healing should be about getting better, not getting there.”
• Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety (at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania)
  A world recognized clinic designed to provide effective cognitive-behavioral therapy to people with anxiety disorders.
• Hotwire.com
  A resource to get deep discounts on car rental rates, as reported to HfH by our patient-families.
• Joe’s House
  Joe’s House is a nonprofit organization that is a nation-wide housing guide for cancer patients and their families when they must travel for treatment. Joe’s House offers various housing options including individual homes, hotels, motels, apartments, and hospitality inns in more than 33 states. Users may search for appropriate housing by city or by proximity to their treatment center.
• The Smart Center (Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center)
  Located in Philadelphia, PA provides a comprehensive CENTER for families and children that addresses the needs of the child/teen who suffers from this Social Communication Anxiety Disorder.
• The Wellness Community of Philadelphia
  TWCP provides support, hope and learning for people with cancer and their families. Programs and services include professionally-led weekly support groups for survivors and caregivers; nutrition, yoga, T’ai Chi and aerobic classes; mind-body programs; special programs for children and grandchildren of people with cancer; educational forums; expressive arts. All TWCP programs and services are provided at no cost to participants.