For Patients and Families
Housing and lodging
This section includes both information about area accommodations for long and short term stays as well as information about housing in general. This includes advocacy information for homeless families and families requiring handicap accessible housing.
Accommodations Guide
Center for Families (617-355-6279) at Children's Hospital Boston produces an accommodations guide for local lodging: Local Accommodations Options
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
Human services agency promoting self-help for people and neighborhoods, providing services at the local level, including housing advocacy
www.bostonabcd.org
Alabama Medicaid
Non Emergency Transportation Services,(800) 204-3728; may provide eligible patients with food/lodging/transportation reimbursement
Boston Ronald McDonald House
Affordable accommodations for cancer patients
www.ronaldmcdonaldhouseboston.org
Hospitality Homes
Arranges lodging for patient's families in the Boston area for short term stays in private volunteer host homes
www.hosp.org
Mass Access: Accessible Housing Registry
Database which tracks accessible and affordable apartments throughout the state, maintaining information about their availability and providing contact info
www.massaccesshousingregistry.org
Mass Coalition for the Homeless
Has programs to bring food to families in temporary shelter, get furniture and household items for families and clothing for children and infants
www.mahomeless.org/home/home.html
Massachusetts Public Housing Authority websites
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - MA links to local Housing Authorities
www.hud.gov/local/ma/renting/hawebsites.cfm
New Hampshire Medicaid
May provide eligible patients with food/lodging/transportation reimbursement Transportation Coordinator, (603) 271-4088
www.dhhs.state.nh.us/ombp/medicaid/index.htm
New Jersey Medicaid
May provide eligible patients with food/lodging/transportation reimbursement
www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmahs/clients/medicaid/
New Jersey Catastrophic Illness Fund in Children Relief Fund
Provides financial assistance for NJ families with children experiencing a medical condition requiring services that are not covered by a private insurer, federal or state health care assistance, or any other financial source
http://www.nj.gov/humanservices/cicrf/home/
New York Medicaid
May provide eligible patients with food/lodging/transportation reimbursement; need prior approval from local office
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/medicaid/mainmedicaid.htm
Patient Family Housing Program
(617) 919-3450, Accommodations for families of Children's Hospital Boston patients from outside of the Boston area.
www.childrenshospital.org/familyhousing
Rebuilding Together
National non-profit where volunteers rehabilitate low income homes
www.rebuildingtogether.org
Rhode Island Medicaid
May provide eligible patients with food/lodging/transportation reimbursement
http://www.dhs.ri.gov/
Vermont Medicaid
Transportation Broker general number-802-296-2143, will refer to local office for prior approval for food/lodging/transportation reimbursement; primarily Medicaid but will assist those insured by others as well on a case-by-case basis
www.vtmedicaid.com/
