You can provide a home away from home for immunocompromised children and their families

Yellow Door was born to provide free, long-term “sanctuary” lodging for the families of pediatric patients undergoing cancer and transplant treatment at UVA Children’s hospital.  Our single-family apartments offer families convenient, comfortable “homes” as they fight to maintain as normal a life as possible when confronting severe pediatric illness.

Your support allows families to concentrate fully on their child’s treatment and recovery, helping to ensure positive outcomes.

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Meet Our Patients

Eliza & Family

Two-year-old Eliza was diagnosed with kidney cancer shortly after her parents learned they were having a third child.

Eliza bravely underwent 30 weeks of treatment, during which her family stayed at our Baer/Hart apartment. Because of Yellow Door, her biggest supporter, 4-year-old brother Carter, was able to be there for her at this critical time.

They were able to have a family Thanksgiving dinner, enjoy a visit from Santa, spend time with the Frozen princesses, and finally welcome little brother Graham before heading home to Lynchburg.

Our Impact

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8

apartments

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89

average length of stay in days 

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9,802+

nights of FREE lodging

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122

average miles families travel for UVA Children’s

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109

families receiving free lodging 

Our hope is that one day we will have the capacity to say "YES" to all referrals.

We are Yellow Door

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Gracie

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Nathan

Silas

Silas

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Zeke

Jahir, smiling with mom and brother

Josh

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Lily

Help families like these with your support!

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“Being able to stay at a Yellow Door apartment for the last 30 weeks has been so helpful to us and has lifted such a burden off our shoulders. We will be forever grateful to the Yellow Door Foundation and all you have done for us.”

— Eliza’s mom Brittany D.

“Our experience with Yellow Door was amazing – the stay and the place was so cozy, quiet, and the people were very supportive. Our days were incredible, full of adventures. To be able to enjoy everything after having gone through so much after four long months in the hospital was a blessing. Thank you very much YELLOW DOOR. ”

— Joshua’s mom Paulina

“When it comes to support, unparalled hospitality and love for our precious Khansaa and ourselves, the Yellow Door Foundation is in a class by itself.”

— Khansaa’s father David