Aarolyn's House of Hope

Aarolyns House of Hope (AHOH) was established in 2021, as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity in order to purchase a house, in the Detroit area, and develop a hospitality house to provide lodging for solid organ transplant recipients and caregivers.

Caregivers must be available and accessible during the transplant surgery and the several weeks of recovery. Traveling greater than 30+ miles from a hospital can be burdensome and most often caregivers feel the need to stay close and quickly available to the recipient.

Hospitals do not provide for caregivers yet they are essential.

Aarolyns House of Hope (AHOH) will provide Henry Ford and other nearby hospitals with the comfort of knowing that caregivers have a place to rest and refuel, enabling them to take better care of the patient.

Patients will have access to AHOH lodging, post-transplant, for the required frequent clinic visits following surgery.

AHOH will be staffed with transplant-aware volunteers who understand the new lifestyle changes that are required. Further, the house will be managed by a board of directors and a full-time paid house manager.

A kitchen will be available for guests to store and heat food, and coffee will be offered throughout the day. Local volunteer groups will be asked to provide a warm meal for guests several times each month.

Establishing a quality hospitality house with 4–6 bedrooms is the goal. Aarolyns House of Hope anticipates opening its door to the first transplant family by 2025!