Provides limited financial assistance for cancer-related transportation, child care and home care expenses. Funding depends on the sources of support received at any given time. If no funding is available, professional oncology social workers will refer to other financial assistance resources.
Please note: CancerCare’s financial assistance does not cover basic living expenses such as rent, mortgages, utility payments or food.

Provides programs such as patient travel assistance, patient financial assistance, wigs, hats, bras, and breast prostheses.

Provides medical expense assistance programs to help with insurance co-payments and/or insurance premium costs for prescription drugs related to blood cancer treatment. Also, may Provide financial assistance for ground transportation, air travel, and lodging-related expenses.

Provides financial assistance to children with cancer and their families through a Transportation Assistance Fund and an Emergency Assistance Fund. The amount of assistance is subject to change and dependent on available funding.

-Transportation Assistance Fund: Alleviates the financial burden of travel, meals, and lodging for families who have a child with cancer.

-Emergency Assistance Fund: Provides $300 per year in emergency assistance to families who have a child that has been inpatient or away from home for 15 consecutive days within the past three months. Assistance may be used for mortgage, rent, utility payments, child care, health insurance premiums, car expenses, or treatment-related expenses (e.g., meals away from home, prescriptions, and parking).