SERVICE PROJECT: Family House Dinner and Service Opportunity

Join the Rotary Club of San Francisco for a meaningful evening of service and fellowship with Family House, one of our grant partners.

The Rotary Club of San Francisco will sponsor a catered dinner for the Family House community. Volunteers will help support the evening, participate in a cleaning project, and spend time with Family House families and staff.

Family House staff will be on site to provide support throughout the event. The evening will serve approximately 70 people and will take place at Family House.

All volunteers are asked to complete the Family House pre-registration form before arriving on site. This will help make the sign-in process faster and easier.

Volunteers are encouraged to wear Rotary-branded attire that can get dirty. Please dress comfortably and wear layers, as conditions may vary.

Event is limited to 10 people. Parking is available on the street. 

Optional Fellowship After the Project
After the project, volunteers are invited to continue the evening with a non-hosted fellowship gathering at Spark Social, located across the street from Family House. The optional fellowship will be held from approximately 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. All food and beverages will be at each volunteer’s own expense.

Optional Toy Drive
Family House also welcomes toy donations for Fozzy’s Toy Room. Each time a family checks in with a patient or sibling, they are invited to select a toy. Family House currently distributes approximately 85 toys each week, so donations are greatly appreciated. Volunteers are encouraged, but not required, to bring a new toy.

About Family House
Founded in 1981, Family House serves as a home away from home for families of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses who are receiving treatment at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.

Family House provides free, temporary housing, physical comfort, and emotional support so families can remain close to their child during treatment without the added burden of local lodging costs. Families may stay for a few days or for more than a year, depending on the length of their child’s care.

Family House is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and can accommodate up to 250 people per night. Over the course of a year, Family House serves more than 4,000 families.

Families are referred by UCSF pediatric social workers and must live at least 50 miles from San Francisco. Many of the families served by Family House qualify as low-income under California Medi-Cal standards.

Accessibility: Family House is ADA compliant.