{"id":297963,"date":"2026-10-01T23:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/297963\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:30:08","slug":"howies-house-a-haven-for-transplant-patients-in-philadelphia-celebrates-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/297963\/","title":{"rendered":"Howie’s House, a haven for transplant patients in Philadelphia, celebrates 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howie’s House will celebrate 15 years of being a home away from home in Philadelphia for Gift of Life transplant patients and their families.<\/p>\n

John Branton had a liver transplant that saved his life. Now he’s giving back by volunteering at Howie’s House.<\/p>\n

“It gives me the opportunity of just being involved,” he said.<\/p>\n

Since Gift of Life opened Howie’s House<\/a> in 2011, it’s provided housing for 4,600 families.<\/p>\n

“Many patients tell us without the house, they would not have been able to afford the transplant,” Richard Hasz, president of Gift of Life, said.<\/p>\n

Many patients who come to Philadelphia hospitals for transplants<\/a> need housing, Hasz said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“They’re here for sometimes months … and don’t have a place to stay and don’t have the means to stay at a hotel, and so we charge $40 a night, and if families don’t have the means, we never turn a family away,” Hasz said.<\/p>\n

Patricia Nelson is another volunteer at Howie’s House, where she helps with meals for the families. She serves in memory of her son David, who died at 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His organ donations saved five people. \u00a0<\/p>\n

“I feel as though it was a blessing. I’ve met so many wonderful people on both sides of donation that it definitely helped us heal, and it gave purpose to our pain,” Nelson said.<\/p>\n

The 15th anniversary celebration is scheduled for Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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