A Home Away from Home for Transplant Patients and Their Families

About 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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Testimonials

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

112204

Nights Provided

403744

Meals Served

4510

Families Helped

Gift of Life Howie's House Stories

Photo depicts on the left Chelsea a lung transplant recipient smiling and hugging her smiling Mother Nicole, her caregiver. Located in front of the Gift of Life Howie's House chimes.

Where Home and Heart Meet

When Transplant families walk through our doors, they’re welcomed home with warmth, kindness, and a community that understands and supports them.

#SupporterSpotlight: Organ Recovery Systems

Sarita and Mark’s Wish-List Drive

Gift of Life Young Friends Kick-Off Event

Events

ACTIVITY: Game Night (Group Word Search)

Sharing Gratitude – Writing to your Donor Family

Join us as we explore how simple words of gratitude can bring comfort, healing, and connection during this special time of year.

ACTIVITY: Game Night (Group Word Search)

Winter Olympics

ACTIVITY: Game Night (Group Word Search)

ACTIVITY: Craft (Build a snowman)

Free Printable Snowman Templates

ACTIVITY: Food (Hot Chocolate Bar)

ACTIVITY: Game Night (Group Word Search)

ACTIVITY: Christmas Movie Marathon

ACTIVITY: Craft (Gingerbread House)

ACTIVITY: Christmas Day Parade Viewing and Movie Marathon

ACTIVITY: Game Night (Group Word Search)

ACTIVITY: Craft (Christmas Ornament Kit)

ACTIVITY: Movie Night

HOLD (Katherine Hamilton)

ACTIVITY: Game Night (Group Word Search)

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: TRIO Philadelphia

DINNER: St. Augustine Parish

BAKING: COMHAR

DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia

BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers

DINNER: Further Her in Action

BRUNCH: Randon Family

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

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

BRUNCH: New Vision Pioneers

BRUNCH: Randon Family

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

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: 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

DINNER: Sonesta Philadelphia

BAKING: Sigma Beta Xi

DINNER: NOT AVAILABLE

BAKING: NOT AVAILABLE

DINNER: NOT AVAILABLE

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

DINNER: NOT AVAILABLE

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

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.

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