HARPER’S HOME. For Good.

A safe place to stay, just minutes from Duke Children’s.

Harper’s Home provides real, fully private homes for families with children receiving treatment at Duke Children’s. Because staying together matters.

Why We Exist

Traveling for a child’s medical care means leaving everything familiar behind—your home, your routine, your sense of normalcy. For families coming to Duke Children’s, the distance between hospital and home can add an impossible weight to an already unbearable time.
The idea for Harper’s Home was sparked by Harper’s own incredible journey and fight against cancer. During treatment, being near the hospital and together as a family made all the difference.
Families shouldn’t have to choose between staying together and close to care. We provide private, fully-equipped homes for free, so families can focus on what matters most.

Our 2025 Annual Report is here!

Hellos from Harper with news, events, and volunteer opportunities.

Hellos from Harper with news, events, and volunteer opportunities.

WHAT WE OFFER

Private homes. Not a shared facility. A fully private home—no shared hallways or common areas. The home is the family’s for the entire duration of their stay.

Always accessible. We provide free, private short-term, pet-friendly housing. Families are referred through Duke Children’s and welcomed with everything they need.

For the whole family, pets included. Because a child heals better when their family is whole, rested, and together.

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families traveled more than 40 miles to access care at Duke Children’s in 2025.
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These children must get to the ER within 30 minutes if they spike a neutropenic fever, which requires more than half of the families receiving care to find a temporary place to stay nearby, rather than in their own homes
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This is the estimated cost to build our community of 8 housing units to keep more families together. No one should have to choose between bankruptcy or chemotherapy for their child

With your help, here’s what we can do

Together we can help more kids like Harper
Stay With their Families While they battle cancer
and other potentially fatal illnesses.

8 Cozy Places to Stay

Your support will help us build 8 short-term housing units in 6 separate homes, available on a sliding scale – free or at minimal cost – to the kids & families who need them most.

Better Outcomes

If kids like Harper spike a neutropenic fever, they need to be at the ER within 30 minutes. If not, they won’t get antibiotics within “The Golden Hour,” and are 83% more likely* to go into septic shock.

Staying nearby saves lives.

*Gonzalez, Miriam L et al. 2019

A Caring Community

We’re building more than homes – Harper’s Home will be a close-knit community with free activities, support, special meals, and treats for kids with life-threatening illnesses and their siblings.

Harper’s Story in the News

Harper’s story and the founding of Harper’s Home have been featured in local and national media. Learn more about how we’re supporting families during their child’s medical journey.

GET A HELLO FROM
HARPER

“I’m so grateful you’re here! I’d love to share what’s happening in my world and how you can help us build Harper’s Home.” –Harper, age 12

Built by a community that cares

Every partner below has played a role in bringing Harper’s Home to life. Their time, materials, and expertise are helping families stay close when it matters most.

Individual Donors

The Cramer Family

Chris Vasilopulos

The Scheyer Family 

Institutional Partner

Duke University Health System