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THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CANCER SOCIETY

Transportation Assistance Fund:  Our Transportation Assistance Fund alleviates the financial burden of travel and lodging for families who have a child with cancer. This includes transportation expenses such as mileage, airfare and lodging when a child needs to stay near the hospital for treatment and nonprofit lodging is unavailable.

Eligibility: Child must be diagnosed with cancer. If child has a brain tumor, the tumor must be high grade (III or IV) or anaplastic to be eligible. Child must have been diagnosed on or before his/her 18th birthday and treated before his/her 21st birthday. Adults who relapse after their 18th birthday and who were not previously assisted are not eligible for services. Child must be a citizen of the United States or reside in the United States with an I-551 card (green card) for 12 months without prior history of the current illness. Guardian applying for assistance must have less than $5,000 in easily accessible bank accounts (such as checking and savings).

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND:  The Emergency Assistance Fund provides $300 in emergency assistance per year to families who have a child that has been inpatient or away from home for 30 consecutive days within the past three months. Assistance may be used for mortgage, rent, utility payments, childcare, health insurance premiums, car expenses or treatment-related expenses such as meals  away from home, prescriptions, and parking.  Transportation Assistance Fund eligibility must be met. Child must have been inpatient for 30 consecutive days during the past 90 days OR child must have been away from home/relocated for treatment for 30 consecutive days during the past 90 days.

PADRO PIO FOUNDATION OF AMERICA:  Thanks to their generous support, the NCCS is able to provide meal assistance to families who are away from home for their child’s treatment.

GLOBAL OUTREACH PROGRAM:  The fundamental factors of early detection and access to effective treatment significantly influence the survival outcomes for children diagnosed with cancer. In higher-income countries, where services are generally accessible, the survival rate stands optimistically at 90%. Conversely, in developing countries, less than 30% of children diagnosed with cancer will survive their condition due to limited access to essential resources.

To address the inadequate or nonexistent medical care for children with cancer in developing countries, the NCCS introduced another program: the Global Outreach Program. Since 1993, this niche program has distributed more than $477 million in donated pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to 119 facilities in 53 countries, helping to save the lives of an estimated 216,000 children with cancer worldwide. Children receiving treatment at our partnered facilities are never burdened with a hospital bill, and their families can focus on getting their children healthy again.

Serves globally!