Cleanest Cleaning has joined Cleaning for a Reason, a nonprofit that provides free house cleaning to people going through cancer treatment. Together, we help Richmond-area patients and their families spend less energy on housework and more on healing.
Free home cleaning for cancer patients in Richmond, Chesterfield, and Midlothian
For more than 20 years, our team has cleaned homes across Richmond and Chesterfield. We know how much a clean home affects how you feel, and how hard it is to keep up when life gets heavy. A cancer diagnosis brings appointments, treatments, and exhaustion. Housework shouldn't be one more thing on the list. Partnering with Cleaning for a Reason lets us do what we do best for the neighbors who need it most. To us, that's what cleaning with a conscience means.
Karin Meissner, Owner, Cleanest Cleaning, LLC
Patients don't apply through our office. Cleaning for a Reason handles every application and matches patients with a trusted partner company near their home.
The patient, or someone applying for them with their permission, fills out a short application on the Cleaning for a Reason website.
Cleaning for a Reason reviews the application and looks for a partner in the patient's area. In the Richmond area, that partner may be our team.
Matched patients receive two free general house cleanings, one a month for two months, at no cost.
Matches depend on partner availability, so applying early helps. Start an application on cleaningforareason.org .
Founded in 2006, Cleaning for a Reason is a nonprofit and a signature charity of ISSA Charities, the charitable arm of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association. It works with residential cleaning companies across all 50 states and Canada to give cancer patients relief, comfort, and a little more control at home.
Figures from Cleaning for a Reason , 2026.
Cleaning for a Reason only partners with cleaning companies that carry insurance and run background checks on their employees. We take that responsibility seriously, especially when we're caring for someone who's already going through so much.
Cleaning for a Reason is a nonprofit organization that provides free home cleaning to people battling cancer. It partners with insured, background-checked residential cleaning companies across the United States and Canada, including Cleanest Cleaning in Richmond, VA.
People with any type of cancer qualify if they are recovering from cancer surgery, currently in cancer treatment, or in hospice care.
Nothing. Partner companies like Cleanest Cleaning donate the cleanings, so there is no cost to the patient or their family.
Apply online through the Cleaning for a Reason website at cleaningforareason.org/patients. Cleaning for a Reason reviews each application and matches patients with a partner company near their home. Please don't call our office to apply, because all applications go through Cleaning for a Reason.
Yes. Family members, friends, caregivers, and care team members can apply for a patient. Please ask the patient first and make sure they are comfortable having their home cleaned.
Matched patients receive two general house cleanings, one a month for two months. Deep cleanings and spring cleanings are not included.
No. Matches depend on which partner companies are available in the patient's area. Cleaning for a Reason works hard to find a match for every applicant, and applying early helps.
Yes. Eco-friendly cleaning products are available on request. Let us know your preference when we contact you to schedule.
Share this page with anyone who could benefit, donate to Cleaning for a Reason, or tell your local cancer center about the program. Cancer centers can request free brochures directly from Cleaning for a Reason.
You may not know someone going through cancer treatment, but someone you know probably does. Passing this page along could help a Richmond family get support.
Donations help Cleaning for a Reason match more patients with local cleaning partners.
Nurse navigators and social workers can share the program with their patients and order brochures for their office.
Our team serves Richmond, Chesterfield, Midlothian, Brandermill, and nearby communities with weekly, biweekly, and monthly house cleaning.