Harpers Home Inc

Harper's Home provides free, short-term housing in Durham, North Carolina for families with a child receiving treatment at Duke Children's Hospital. Through fully furnished private residences, the organization enables families to remain together close to care, reducing the financial and logistical burden of extended medical treatment and supporting timely access to critical services.

Harper's Home's primary activity will be providing short-term housing in Durham, North Carolina to pediatric patients and their families. Harper's Home will acquire real property and construct small cottages in which patients and their families may reside as they undergo their treatment. By offering these residences to patients and their families, Harper's Home will (i) relieve the stresses associated with locating, securing, and paying for short-term housing while families receive treatment and (ii) ease the financial burdens on families traveling to the Durham area from other regions in North Carolina (or even from out of state) to receive treatment. It is expected that about 90% of Harper's Home's total time and approximately 95% of its total expenses will be dedicated to this activity. This housing will be made at low to no-cost to patients and their families, depending on their income, with scholarships available to those who might not otherwise afford to travel for treatment.