SEATTLE – Volunteers were busy Sunday furnishing a home in Seattle’s Matthews Beach neighborhood. The home is being filled with all the necessary household items a family while their child undergoes treatment at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
“These homes are so important because we’re filling a need that is not there,” said Home Together founder Molly Landreth.
Home Together, formerly Maple Leaf Foundation, works directly with Maple Leaf Real Estate and Seattle Children’s Hospital to create affordable and nurturing, child-centered housing families, according to the nonprofit’s website.
“Our homes are all located within a five-mile or 15-minute drive to the hospital,” said Landreth.
“The home was amazing,” said Talia Miller. “It was a place to rest your head and cook meals. It was a place where we created memories with our daughter Sienna.”
“We do this as a way to remember our daughter and to help other families,” said Miller.
“She was diagnosed in July 2022, and she went through three rounds of chemo and a bone marrow transplant,” said Miller.
“We had Christmas morning in the house,” said Max Anderson. “While she’s gone, those are memories we are going to be able to keep forever. They’re not memories of us doing that in a hospital, they’re memories of us in a house.”
“There’s a real need for families and waiting lists for housing are long,” said Landreth. “These homes we have help keep families together. Some stay between one month to a year.”
To learn more about Home Together visit their website here.
