Fund for the Future

Family House is the critical link to the best medical care available and it is completely free of charge and within walking distance of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, a national center for cutting edge research of pediatric diseases.

The tangible benefits of Family House are clear; the most meaningful experience of staying at Family House is the emotional support shared among resident families. Only those in similar circumstances can truly appreciate what it means to care for a critically ill child and suspend normal family life.

Nearly 75% of the families we serve live at or below the poverty line. Without Family House, two-thirds of our families report that they would be unable to come to San Francisco to participate in life-saving research and treatment. Not only does Family House provide critical social services and community support for patient families, we bring equity in access to the best healthcare.

To secure the future for the families we have the privilege of serving, Family House has launched a $40 million campaign, Fund for the Future. This fund will ensure that we are well-equipped to care for our families and our services will never be interrupted.

At Family House, we are mindful that the past can inform and help shape the future. The COVID-19 pandemic made clear that the unprecedented is possible, and if unprepared, could have a devastating effect on our ability to provide core services to our families.

Your support will strengthen the walls of Family House – literally.  Your gift will be used to ensure the continued upkeep and maintenance of our Mission Bay facility, construct a commercial kitchen, and convert spaces to better serve our families, including ADA compliant restrooms in public spaces. These funds will also help us complete key maintenance and upgrade work to maintain the extraordinary standards of service our families deserve.  

The foundation of Family House is not just concrete – our true foundation is made up of the families we serve and those who give so much to serve them.

This initiative will help support current programs and service levels right away, as well as our new operating procedures that  ensure the health and physical safety for our families and staff. In addition, we will use your gift to help establish a living wage for our team, and to support critical DEI initiatives that are a key backbone to serving a diverse community of families.

At Family House, we pride ourselves on the innovation and growth of our programs and services.  While the original mission primarily focused on pediatric oncology patient families, we now provide refuge and community to families whose children are in need of critical support for issues ranging from cardiology to fetal treatment to life-saving transplants.

Your gift will be used to provide additional programs and financial support for our families, including expansion of our mental health professional services. In addition we intend to establish a reserve fund to explore expansion of Family House to serve more families, potentially involving other hospitals and locations.