COMMUNITY

WHAT WE OFFER:

Houston Haven is dedicated to serving patients and their family while staying in Houston, Texas. Cancer is hard enough! Our desire is to help in the ways that we can to make this process just a little bit easier. You will see that this is more than just a place to stay after spending time at our homes.

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PHYSICAL NEEDS

Our number one goal is to provide a home away from home!

EMOTIONAL NEEDS

We desire to engage with families and offer a community in Houston for them to count on.

SPIRITUAL NEEDS

Our ministry is dedicated to providing spiritual guidance during this difficult time in life.

A Comfortable Home Large Enough for the Family

Provide occasional Meals and Snacks during stay

Community away from Home

Our homes are well located less than 5 miles from The Texas Medical Center. We have several 2-3 bedroom homes to accommodate families and kid specific rooms for children to stay.

Each property has a meal team that will provide a meal about once a week, plus donated gift cards to local restaurants.

Engagement between residents, their families and our Houston Haven team of volunteers.

Maeghan
McKinney, TX

Prayer Request

Library

Local Discounts

We offer an electronic prayer request system so that our group of volunteers can be praying for a family's immediate needs.

Houston Haven provides a library of books, journals, Bibles, and games for our family's enjoyment.

Partner with local restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores for discounts and gift cards for our families during their stay.

Maeghan
McKinney, Texas

Houston Haven has been such an incredible blessing to my family and me. In October of 2019, I found out that the tumor I had removed from my spine nine years ago was coming back. I was informed that the best course of action was proton radiation of my spine at MD Anderson.

When I found out that the treatment would be every day Monday through Friday for six weeks, I began to worry. The logistics of having to be in another city for six weeks seemed overwhelming. I had no idea where to begin or how we would be able to afford a place to stay along with treatment.

A dear friend of mine told me that her cousin attends church with a woman who had started a non-profit as a way to honor her mother's memory. That lady was Jane and the non-profit was Houston Haven. I visited the website and was immediately hopeful. We were relieved and thankful when we found out that Houston Haven was available for us to rent at a very affordable rate.

Houston Haven became a home away from home. It provided me with a comfortable place to come home to after treatment to rest and heal. It also provided a place for my children to be able to come stay with me. We homeschool and the weeks they came to visit, we were able to do our schoolwork around the dining table much like we do at our north Texas home.

We were able to cuddle up on the couch to watch a movie or read The Penderwicks together. We had family meals full of laughter and conversation. These simple things we often take for granted, but while going through treatment, they meant everything to me. Houston Haven allowed us to maintain some sense of normalcy during a challenging time.

We also experienced so much generosity at Houston Haven. People we had never met made donations of gift cards and meals to us. Best of all we had so many people praying for my family and healing for me. We will forever be grateful for all of the people who prayed for us and made our time in Houston so much easier than we could have hoped for.

I know Houston Haven will continue to bless families for years to come. They will provide a safe and comfortable home for people going through some of the most challenging times of their lives. I pray that they will be able to expand to meet the needs of even more people.