Providing temporary housing for families of children with congenital heart disease.
What Live4Evan Does
Live4Evan helps families stay together by providing temporary housing for families of children with congenital heart disease. Since March 2016, we have housed over 140 families from around the world who have children being treated in the Heart Center at Boston Children’s Hospital.
All families traveling more than 50 miles to Boston Children’s Hospital and have a family member being treated in the Heart Center are welcome to apply. After your application is submitted, our Housing Coordinator will follow up with more information.
Our Impact
Live4Evan is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2012. We recognize the critical importance of keeping families together while their child receives life-saving treatment. To support our mission and help ensure every family can be there when it matters most, please visit our donation page for more details.
Thank you could never be enough to express our gratitude for Live4Evan and the burden it lifts from families.
The Live4Evan apartment has been a safe haven for my family both spiritually and financially.
Thank you for the great work you do helping parents in hard times. We have no words to thank you for what you have done for our daughter and family.
What is a CHD?
A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a heart abnormality present at birth, caused by structural issues that develop during fetal development. While medical advancements have greatly improved the care available, allowing many children with CHDs to receive treatment early in life, these conditions are not typically curable. Even with successful interventions, children with CHDs often require ongoing medical care throughout their lives.
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defect, affecting around 40,000 babies in the United States each year. Approximately 1 in every 100 babies is born with a CHD. (Source: CHPHC)
babies are born with a CHD each year in the United States
Ways to Support
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Live4Evan is actively raising funds to open additional apartments next to Boston Children’s Hospital. To make a one-time donation or learn more about our monthly giving options, please visit our donation page.
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