← Back to Resources
Practical ✓ Verified

Cleaning for a Reason

🌎 National
during-treatment house-cleaning caregivers newly-diagnosed end-of-life

⚠️ Important Disclaimer

This information is provided for informational purposes only. Cosmic Cassy is not affiliated with this organization. Please verify all details directly with the organization before relying on this information.

About This Resource

Resource Stats

👍
0 Helpful
👁️
36 Views
🔗
5 Clicks

When your child is in treatment, keeping the house clean is the last thing you have the energy for but it matters more than ever for infection control and just feeling like a human being. Cleaning for a Reason gets that. They are a national nonprofit with a network of 1,200 residential cleaning companies that connects cancer patients and their families with local professional cleaners who donate their services completely free of charge. They have the capacity to support patients in all 50 states and Canada.

Here is what your family actually gets: two professional home cleanings, one per month for two months. These are real residential cleaning companies, insured and background-checked. They come to your home and handle it so you do not have to. As one patient put it, cleaning makes a big difference when you are dealing with cancer. You have to have your house cleaned of fungus, dust, germs, and bacteria. You never know when you might get an infection that you cannot fight off.

Any cancer patient qualifies including children. You need to be in active treatment, recovering from cancer surgery, or in hospice care. There is no income requirement and no age restriction so childhood cancer families are fully eligible. A caregiver, nurse, doctor, or family member can also submit the application on behalf of a patient as long as the patient agrees.

One thing to know going in: their match rate is about 50% meaning they cannot guarantee there is a partner cleaning company available in your specific area so it is worth applying as soon as possible.

Ready to apply? Submit your patient application here: 🔗 cleaningforareason.my.site.com/c4rpatients/s/patient-application

Already applied and want to check your status? Track it here: 🔗 cleaningforareason.my.site.com/c4rpatients/s/

Have questions? Reach them at

Additional Information

Services Offered:

  • Two free professional home cleanings (one per month for two months)
  • patient-provider matching with insured and background-checked cleaning companies

Languages Supported:

English

Application Required:

Yes, application or registration may be required

Discussion (0)

Please login to join the discussion

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!