Find Assistance from Organizations
Providing Financial or Practical Help
New Day Foundation for Families
http://www.foundationforfamilies.org/
248-648-1105
245 Barclay Circle, Suite 300, Rochester Hills, MI, 48307
Provides financial assistance to help families coping with cancer. To be eligible, you must reside in the state of Michigan, have a household consisting of a parent and at least one dependent child under the age of 18, have an immediate family member in treatment for a cancer diagnosis, and be represented by a health care professional, social worker or financial navigator to begin application process. Application must be received through a hospital social worker or financial navigator.
Eligible expenses are considered to be necessities, including health insurance premiums, mortgage or rent payments, car payments, car insurance, utilities, food and/or fuel costs. New Day does not make payments for medical treatments, prescription drugs, medical co-pays, insurance deductibles, or credit cards (monthly payments or balances) but will work with you to find viable solutions. Payments are made directly to creditors.
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https://www.christinaswalshbcf.org
732-853-7910
P.O. Box 401, New Brunswick, NJ, 08903
Programs support treatments for uninsured patients, medications and tests not covered by insurance, wigs, transportation to/from treatments and other financial burdens experienced by breast cancer patients.
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Pink Fund
877-234-7465
P.O. Box 603, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48303
Provides short-term financial aid to patients who are in active treatment for breast cancer. The aid covers non-medical related expenses, including health insurance premiums, house or rent payments, car payments, car insurance payments, and utility payments. Applicants must have been employed at the time of diagnosis, in active treatment and experiencing a loss or reduction in income as a result. Payments are made directly to creditors.
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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap
866-674-6327
330 C St. SW, Washington, DC, 20201
May be able to assist with bill payments, an energy crisis, and weatherization and energy-related home repairs. To apply, call the National Energy Assistance
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Referral (NEAR) project toll-free at the number provided to get the contact information for your local LIHEAP office.
Family Reach
857-233-2764
142 Berkeley St., Suite 310, Boston, MA, 02116
A nonprofit that provides financial support to cancer patients and caregivers in active treatment. They pay landlords, utility companies, and grocery bills so that no family has to choose between their health and basic needs. They also connect families to additional support within their region and offer a financial guidebook and tip sheets.
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http://www.patientadvocate.org
800-532-5274
421 Butler Farm Rd., Hampton, VA, 23666
Provides direct services to patients with chronic, life threatening and debilitating diseases to help access care and treatment recommended by their doctor. Offers co-payment assistance - check website for up-to-date list of covered diagnoses and medications. Maintains a searchable National Financial Assistance Resource Directory. Provides a Scholarships for Survivors Program.
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Offers a Merkel Cell Carcinoma Financial Aid Fund that provides a one time grant for transportation expenses.
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CancerCare® gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our funders for making this resource available: Amgen; Celgene Corporation; Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group; Johnson & Johnson; Mark Krueger & Associates, Inc.; and Novartis Oncology.