A Home Away from Home for Transplant Patients and Their Families
STAY WITH USAbout Gift of Life Howie's House
Gift of Life Howie's House serves as a “home away from home” for transplant patients and their families by providing temporary, affordable lodging, and supportive services to those who travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for transplant-related care. Gift of Life Howie's House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.
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It was wonderful… the House was the perfect transition from the hospital. There were so many people who had lung transplants that I could trade stories with and learn from.
James
Wilmington, DE
The warmth, the welcome and the immediate feeling of family from the staff and guests was amazing and palpable.
Sarita
Green Cove Springs, FL
The social interactions and environment that allow you to connect with others who are going through a similar journey have been the best
Mark
Green Cove Springs FL
You walk in not knowing anyone or what to expect. On top of that you’re thinking about the transplant, recovery and appointments … but as soon as you arrive, everyone greets you, welcomes you and makes you feel comfortable.
Lucy
Huntington Station, NY
Something really beautiful is that my mom cultivated a family here while I was in the hospital, so when I got discharged, I came back to this welcoming committee of people that knew about me and cared.
Chelsea
Springfield Gardens, NY
Having the opportunity to improve your quality of life and stay relaxed is so important, and here you only have to worry about your recovery.
Annette
St. Brick, NJ
Our Impact Since 2011
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Sharing Gratitude – Writing to your Donor Family
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Winter Olympics
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ACTIVITY: Craft (Build a snowman)
Free Printable Snowman Templates
ACTIVITY: Food (Hot Chocolate Bar)
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ACTIVITY: Christmas Movie Marathon
ACTIVITY: Craft (Gingerbread House)
ACTIVITY: Christmas Day Parade Viewing and Movie Marathon
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ACTIVITY: Craft (Christmas Ornament Kit)
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HOLD (Katherine Hamilton)
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DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: COMHAR
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: Hearts of Gold
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: NOT AVAILABLE
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BAKING: Sigma Beta Xi
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Sigma Beta Xi
DINNER: Anonymous
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Brusich/McGinty Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Bolton/Blum
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: Sigma Beta Xi
DINNER: Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania – Lodge 2
Lodge No. 2
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
BRUNCH: Sigma Beta Xi
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
DINNER: Team Phill
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
DINNER: Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania – Lodge 2
Lodge No. 2
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BAKING: Sigma Beta Xi
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BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: NOT AVAILABLE
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BAKING: Sigma Beta Xi
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
DINNER: Sigma Beta Xi
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BAKING: NOT AVAILABLE
DINNER: Hatboro-Horsham HS – NHS
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: CHOP Respiratory Dept
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DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Sigma Beta Xi
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Hatboro-Horsham HS – NHS
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: Sigma Beta Xi
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: CHOP Respiratory Dept
BRUNCH: St. Luke’s University Health Network
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
DINNER: Kim and Earl Jones
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
BAKING: Friends’ Central School
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BAKING: Friends’ Central School
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
DINNER: Sigma Beta Xi
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Hatboro-Horsham HS – NHS
DINNER: Hearts of Gold
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: CHOP Respiratory Dept
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania – Lodge 2
Lodge No.2
BRUNCH: Mitchell Lodge No. 81
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Hatboro-Horsham HS – NHS
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BRUNCH: Sigma Beta Xi
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
DINNER: Mission for Life, Inc
DINNER: CHOP Respiratory Dept
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Star Of The East #19
DINNER: Further Her in Action
DINNER: CHOP General Pediatrics APPs
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
BRUNCH: Randon Family
BAKING: COMHAR
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: Christiana Care-Respiratory Care Department
DINNER: Penn Transplant Social Work
DINNER: Rosie’s Heart Warriors
DINNER: CHOP Respiratory Dept
BRUNCH: Penn Elert – (Center for Connected Care)
DINNER: Cjs Heart Warriors
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Mt. Holly Elks
BRUNCH: Gratitude
DINNER: Marylou’s Crew
DINNER: The Notary Hotel
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
BAKING: Lankenau Medical Center CICU
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
DINNER: Hatboro-Horsham HS – NHS
DINNER: Mozart Lodge F&AM
BRUNCH: Conshohocken Plymouth Whitemarsh Rotary
DINNER: TRIO Philadelphia
BRUNCH: Sigma Beta Xi
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
DINNER: Jehova Nissi Christian Love
BRUNCH: Pi Beta Phi Alumni Group
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: Breaths for Brookie
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Masonic Blood & Organ Donation Program
DINNER: Jefferson Hospital Neuro ICU
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
BAKING: Hill Freedman World Academy
DINNER: St John’s Commandery
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BRUNCH: Stratford ICU crew
DINNER: Bolton/Blum
DINNER: Mozart Lodge 436 F&AM
BRUNCH: Donna’s Darlings
DINNER: Grubb
DINNER: Pfeiffer Family
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Scrubs with Spatulas
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: The Seng Family
DINNER: Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
Trojan Lodge #306
BRUNCH: Lambda Kappa Omega Sorority Inc
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: Congregation Kol Ami
BAKING: Sigma Beta Xi
DINNER: Team Trent Legacy Project
BRUNCH: Jefferson Frankford
DINNER: Community Advisory Board
DINNER: St. Augustine Parish
BAKING: Davita
DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia
DINNER: Penney Girls Foundation
BAKING: CHOP Anesthesia
BRUNCH: Garden State Chapter 3105 AORN
DINNER: Further Her in Action
BAKING: Care Crew (AmeriHealth Caritas)
DINNER: Operations Resources Center(ORC)-JEPH
BRUNCH: DaVita
BAKING: Beta – Delta Zeta Psi Sorority, Inc.
BRUNCH: Randon Family
DINNER: CHOP 5S/5WB Nurses
BAKING: DaVita
BAKING: NCL – Valley Forge
DINNER: Penn Medicine – HUP Peri Op
BAKING: Pure Project Management
DINNER: Jefferson Health ED Seal Team
BAKING: COMHAR
DINNER: Friends of Bear
BAKING: Hill Freedman World Academy
DINNER: Hearts of Gold
BAKING: Franklin Towne NHS
DINNER: Hatboro-Horsham HS – NHS
BAKING: MTF Biologics
DINNER: Dare to Imagine/Dare to Bless
BRUNCH: Pattinson Family
BAKING: Theta Phi Alpha
DINNER: Theta Chapter, Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc.
BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers
DINNER: Gift of Life Donor Program
DINNER: Team Spiers
Transplant Patient Support Group 2025
This virtual support group is facilitated by Caregiver Lifeline Program social workers! This group is for pre and post transplant patients and provides emotional, psychoeducational and peer support.
Central PA Transplant Support Group 2025
Connect with others on the transplant journey! Join the Central PA Transplant Support Group to share experiences, gain support, and find strength together. Together, we can navigate the challenges and […]
Transplant Caregiver Support Group 2025
This virtual support group is facilitated by our Caregiver Lifeline Program social workers to explore caregiver burden and provide emotional, psychoeducational and peer support to caregivers of transplant patients.