Money & Bills
Find grants, navigate insurance and medical bills, and replace lost income. Paying for care is the number one worry families name, and help exists.
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Finding Money and Navigating Bills
Where the help is, and how to navigate insurance and medical bills when paying for care is your biggest worry.
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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Family Resource Directory
A searchable directory of programs and services for childhood cancer families, spanning financial, practical, and emotional support.
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Travel For Care
Helps families reach treatment that is not available locally by covering travel costs for the patient and one caregiver.
Covers: Gas, Lodging, Airfare
For travel to treatment not available locally. More support is available for families enrolled in a clinical trial.
American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO)
Education, advocacy, free resources, and a guide to financial-assistance organizations for families.
Be Positive Foundation (B+)
Offers financial assistance, emotional support, and community programs for families of children with cancer.
Blood Cancer United
Financial-assistance grants along with education, advocacy, and research support.
Family Reach
Financial-treatment navigation, emergency grants, and one-on-one help with bills, insurance, and the cost of cancer.
Covers: Emergency relief grants, Cost-of-care navigation, Resource matching
Emergency financial grants are based on need.
Footprints of Fight
Provides tangible support including gift cards and practical services.
LIV Like a Unicorn
Provides financial grants, care packages, and supportive events for families facing pediatric cancer.
National Children's Cancer Society
Financial assistance for the everyday costs of treatment, plus support navigating insurance.
Covers: Meals during treatment, Transportation, Lodging, Health-insurance premiums, Uncovered medical expenses
Assistance is based on financial need.
Pinky Swear Foundation
Financial assistance for non-medical expenses like rent, utilities, and groceries.
Covers: Rent, Utilities, Groceries
Assistance for non-medical expenses, based on need.
Sam Day Foundation
Provides wellness programs, retreats, and community support for families navigating childhood cancers.
Seeds of Hope (See Ya Later Foundation)
Emotional support, remembrance programs, and financial assistance.
Cancer Lifeline
Financial assistance and emotional-support resources for individuals and families going through cancer treatment.
Financial assistance is based on need.
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