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DESCRIPTION:Come and learn firsthand about Family House: what the organizat
 ion is\, the people and community they serve\, and how our Rotary Club res
 ponds to the Call to Action. This brief tour will be led by Project Leader
  and Past President Christopher Wiseman who brought this service project t
 o our Club. After this tour\, you can take a short 15-minute walk over to 
 MoMo’s for our Club’s monthly Evening Meeting.   Founded in 1981\, t
 he mission of Family House is to serve as a home away from home for famili
 es of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses by providi
 ng physical comfort and emotional support free from financial concerns. Fa
 mily House provides free\, temporary housing to families whose children ar
 e being treated at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Families may stay a
 t Family House for as long as their child is receiving treatment at the ho
 spital\, whether a few days or more than a year. Family House is open 24 h
 ours a day\, 365 days a year. Families of children receiving bone marrow t
 ransplants\, chemotherapy\, and radiation treatments are their most freque
 nt guests\, as well as those undergoing fetal surgery\, organ transplants\
 , and cardiac care. All families are referred to Family House by UCSF’s 
 pediatric social workers who prescreen patient families by diagnosis (canc
 er is first priority)\; distance of residence from San Francisco (must liv
 e at least 50 miles away)\; and access to/ability to afford local accommod
 ations. Of families served at Family House\, UCSF Benioff Pediatric Social
  Workers report that approximately two-thirds qualify as low-income\, acco
 rding to the State of California Medi-Cal standards. Photo Policy and Disc
 laimer: By attending events of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are 
 giving to our Club your permission to publish photos of you as an attendee
  at our events. If you have questions about this policy\, please contact 
 sfrotary2@gmail.com. Email Policy and Disclaimer: By registering online f
 or events of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club
  your permission to use your email to invite you to future events. If you 
 have questions about this policy or wish to opt out at any time\, please c
 ontact sfrotary2@gmail.com.  
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LOCATION:Family House\, Inc.
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SUMMARY:Tour of Family House
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 t <a href="https://familyhouseinc.org/"><strong>Family House</strong></a>:
  what the organization is\, the people and community they serve\, and how 
 our Rotary Club responds to the Call to Action. This brief tour will be le
 d by Project Leader and Past President Christopher Wiseman who brought thi
 s service project to our Club. After this tour\, you can take a short 15-m
 inute walk over to MoMo&rsquo\;s for our Club&rsquo\;s monthly Evening Mee
 ting.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Founded in 1981\, the mission of Family Hous
 e is to serve as a home away from home for families of children with cance
 r and other life-threatening illnesses by providing physical comfort and e
 motional support free from financial concerns. Family House provides free\
 , temporary housing to families whose children are being treated at UCSF B
 enioff Children&rsquo\;s Hospital. Families may stay at Family House for a
 s long as their child is receiving treatment at the hospital\, whether a f
 ew days or more than a year. Family House is open 24 hours a day\, 365 day
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 \, chemotherapy\, and radiation treatments are their most frequent guests\
 , as well as those undergoing fetal surgery\, organ transplants\, and card
 iac care. All families are referred to Family House by UCSF&rsquo\;s pedia
 tric social workers who prescreen patient families by diagnosis (cancer is
  first priority)\; distance of residence from San Francisco (must live at 
 least 50 miles away)\; and access to/ability to afford local accommodation
 s. Of families served at Family House\, UCSF Benioff Pediatric Social Work
 ers report that approximately two-thirds qualify as low-income\, according
  to the State of California Medi-Cal standards.</p>\n\n<div style="color: 
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 255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Email Policy and 
 Disclaimer</strong></span>:&nbsp\;By registering online for events of the 
 Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permission 
 to use your email to invite you to future events. If you have questions ab
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