Air Charity Network
WEBSITE: http://www.aircharitynetwork.org/
PHONE: see notes for geographic region contact
EMAIL: see notes for geographic region contact
ACN is comprised of independent member organizations identified by specific geographic service area. Patients do not need to be US citizens or residents. Minimum of two weeks advance notice is required. Service flights and pilot hours cannot exceed 1000 miles.
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
American Cancer Society (ACS)
WEBSITE: http://www.cancer.org
PHONE: 800-227-2345
The American Cancer Society is available day and night to offer free information, programs, services, & community referrals to patients, survivors, & caregivers through every step of a cancer experience – so they can focus on getting well. The National Cancer Information Center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Emotional Support Services
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
CancerCare
WEBSITE: http://www.cancercare.org
PHONE: 800-813-4673
EMAIL: info@cancercare.org
CancerCare is a national (USA) nonprofit organization. Professional oncology social workers provide free emotional and practical support for people with cancer, caregivers, loved ones and the bereaved. Services include counseling, support groups, education workshops, publications, financial assistance, and community programs.
- Emotional Support Services
- Financial Aid Resources
- General living expenses
- Informational Resources
- Online Support
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
Children's Cancer Fund of America (CCFA)
WEBSITE: http://www.ccfoa.org/
PHONE: 1-888-418-6062
EMAIL: support@ccfoa.org
The Children's Cancer Fund of America, Inc. operates exclusively as a charitable organization dedicated to assistance and support of children suffering with cancer, and their families, through financial aid.
- Financial Aid Resources
- General living expenses
- Out of pocket medical expenses
- Pediatric specific
Children's Wish Foundation International*
WEBSITE: http://childrenswish.org/
PHONE: 800-323-WISH or 800-323-9474
EMAIL: lindad@childrenswish.org
Children's Wish Foundation provides wish fulfillment to children with life-threatening illnesses. Other programs include:
*Hospital Enrichment: Donate educational and entertainment materials in children's hospitals worldwide
*Family Focus: Allows Wish Families a respite from hospital or treatment life.
*Young Minds: Donate toys.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Pediatric specific
Chronic Disease Fund (CDF)
WEBSITE: http://www.cdfund.org
PHONE: (877) 968-7233; (972) 608-7141
EMAIL: info@cdfund.org
Chronic Disease Fund maintains separate Disease Trusts with separate funds for each disease state. Only FDA-approved medications are supported. CDF has also developed the Travel Concierge Program to facilitate patient access to care when travel is required.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Online Support
- Out of pocket medical expenses
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
ClinicalTrials.gov
WEBSITE: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locating federally (US) & privately supported trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. A clinical trial is a research study in human volunteers to answer specific health questions. For more information visit: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/info/understand
- Informational Resources
- Treatment Access Providers
College Scholarships: FinAid
WEBSITE: http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/cancer.phtml
FinAid contains information about scholarships for cancer patients, cancer survivors, children of a cancer patient or survivor, students who lost a parent to cancer, and students pursuing careers in cancer treatment.
Department of Housing & Urban Development
WEBSITE: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/avoiding_foreclosure
PHONE: 800-569-4287
Foreclosure &/or Mortgage assistance is available through housing counselors.
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
Family Reach Foundation
WEBSITE: http://www.familyreach.org
PHONE: 973-394-1411
EMAIL: grants@familyreach.org
Family Reach Foundation provides financial assistance to families fighting cancer. They provide support to families through hospitals in it's partner network. If a loved one is not being treated at a hospital in the network, email or call them and describe your situation.
- Financial Aid Resources
- General living expenses
- Out of pocket medical expenses
- Pediatric specific
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
First Hand Foundation*
WEBSITE: http://www.firsthandfoundation.org
PHONE: 816-201-1569
EMAIL: firsthandfoundation@cerner.com
First Hand Foundation assists individual children with health-related needs when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted. Funds are available for clinical necessities (such as medication and surgeries), medical equipment, and travel.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
- Pediatric specific
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
HealthWell Foundation
WEBSITE: http://www.healthwellfoundation.org
PHONE: (800) 675-8416
EMAIL: info@healthwellfoundation.org
The HealthWell Foundation provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to cover coinsurance, copayments, premiums and deductibles for certain medications and therapies. The HealthWell Pediatric Assistance Fund provides copayment assistance to help children regardless of disease type or condition.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
- Pediatric specific
HelpHOPELive (formerly National Transplant Assistance Fund- NTAF)
WEBSITE: http://www.helphopelive.org/
PHONE: 1-800-646-8399 or 1 610 727 0612
Services include fundraising program for all treatment-related expenses and offers donors tax deductible donations.The mission is to help raise funds for transplant and catastrophic injury patients by providing compassionate support, education and expertise to them, their families and communities.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Transplant Resources
Hill Burton Program
WEBSITE: http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/affordable/hillburton/FAQ/getcarefaq.html
PHONE: 800-638-0742; 800-492-0359 Maryland residents
The Hill-Burton Program provides funds to hospitals and other health facilities for building and modernization. In return, facilities agree to provide a reasonable amount of free or reduced-cost care to people unable to pay & make services available to all people living in that local area. Facilites are limited, and eligibility may vary.
- Informational Resources
- Treatment Access Providers
Icla da Silva Foundation*
WEBSITE: http://www.icla.org
PHONE: 888-638-2870; 212-593-1807
EMAIL: info@icla.org
The Icla da Silva Foundation's mission is to save lives by recruiting bone marrow donors and by providing support services to children and adults with leukemia and other disease treatable by marrow transplants. Programs include donor recruitment & awareness, patient support services, and donor management center.
- Emotional Support Services
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Transplant Resources
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS)
WEBSITE: http://www.lls.org
PHONE: 800-955-4572
LLS assists patients with significant financial need who are under a doctor's care for a confirmed blood cancer diagnosis. The program offers assistance toward cancer treatment related co-pays and insurance premiums. General patient grants may be available through local chapters.
- Emotional Support Services
- Financial Aid Resources
- General living expenses
- Informational Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF)
WEBSITE: http://www.lymphoma.org
PHONE: 800-500-9976; 212-349-2910
EMAIL: LRF@lymphoma.org
The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) offers a financial assistance program for people currently undergoing treatment for lymphoma. Through this program, LRF may be able to assist with quality-of-life expenses.
- Clinical Trials Information Treatment Access
- Emotional Support Services
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Online Support
- Out of pocket medical expenses
Mercy Medical Airlift (MMA)
WEBSITE: http://mercymedical.org/
PHONE: 1-800-296-1217
EMAIL: info@mercymedicalairlift.org
MMA arranges free airline tickets for missions over 600 miles and negotiates low cost air ambulance services.
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
Miracle Flights for Kids*
WEBSITE: http://www.miracleflights.org
PHONE: 1-800-FLY-1711 (1-800-359-1711)
Arranges free flights on commercial airlines in the United States for children primarily, although can help adults too depending on available funds. International cases are considered on a case by case basis.
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
National Children's Cancer Society (NCCS)
WEBSITE: http://www.thenccs.org/
PHONE: 800-532-6459; 314-241-1600
EMAIL: mscherpenberg@thenccs.org (Global Outreach Program
NCCS provides financial, emotional and educational resources for those in need. In the US, NCCS eases the financial burdens that accompany major illness, give crucial support and address the challenges of survivorship. Abroad, provide lifesaving pharmaceutical drugs and medical supplies to facilities that treat children with cancer.
- Emotional Support Services
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Pediatric specific
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
- Treatment Access Providers
National Children's Leukemia Foundation (NCLF)*
WEBSITE: http://www.leukemiafoundation.org/
PHONE: 718-251-1222, 1-800-448-3467
EMAIL: info@leukemiafoundation.org
Provides direct patient care programs that ease the financial, social and psychological burdens of cancer, leukemia and other blood disorders by assisting with transportation and medical care expenses. Assists families living outside of the US by providing transportation to centers where children can receive state-of-the-art treatment
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Pediatric specific
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
National Foundation for Transplants (NFT)
WEBSITE: http://www.transplants.org
PHONE: (800) 489-3863 or 1-901-684-1697
Reaching out to help those who seek a new life through transplantation, by providing a program of healthcare and financial support services and patient advocacy for transplant candidates, recipients and their families nationwide.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Transplant Resources
National Institutes of Health (NIH)*
WEBSITE: http://www.nih.gov
EMAIL: NIHinfo@od.nih.gov
Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases.
- Clinical Trials Information Treatment Access
- Informational Resources
- Transplant Resources
- Treatment Access Providers
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
WEBSITE: http://www.rarediseases.org
PHONE: (203) 744-0100; (800) 999-6673 -voicemail only
EMAIL: orphan@rarediseases.org
NORD administers Patient Assistance Programs to help patients obtain life-saving or life-sustaining medication they could not otherwise afford. NORD also offers financial assistance with insurance premiums, patient co-pay fees, diagnostic testing expenses, and travel/lodging in some cases.
- Clinical Trials Information Treatment Access
- Financial Aid Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
National Patient Travel Center
WEBSITE: http://www.patienttravel.org
PHONE: 1-800-296-1217
EMAIL: info@nationalpatienttravelcenter.org
The National Patient Travel Center is a referral service for patients in need of charitable air transportation to get to and from appointments for specialized medical treatment not available within reasonable driving distance of their home. They answer calls for American Cancer Society Air Travel and Joe’s House.
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
NeedyMeds, Inc.
WEBSITE: http://www.needymeds.org/
EMAIL: info@needymeds.org
NeedyMeds is an online information resource of programs that provide assistance to people who are unable to afford their medications and health care costs.
- Informational Resources
- Patient Assistance Programs
Patient Access Network Foundation (PANF)
WEBSITE: https://www.panfoundation.org/
PHONE: (866) 316-7263
EMAIL: contact@patientaccessnetwork.org
PAN Foundation provides copayment assistance to underinsured patients through 41 disease-specific funds. Each disease-specific page lists a current fund status which is updated daily. You can receive copayment assistance from $500 to $10,000 per year depending on your diagnosis.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
WEBSITE: http://www.copays.org
PHONE: 1-866-512-3861
EMAIL: help@patientadvocate.org
Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) Program provides co-pay assistance for pharmaceutical products to insured Americans who financially and medically qualify. You may request information at any time and/or apply online.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
Patient Services Incorporated (PSI)
WEBSITE: https://www.patientservicesinc.org/
PHONE: 800-366-7741
EMAIL: uneedpsi@uneedpsi.org
PSI operates financial assistance programs to assist with insurance premiums and copays for cancer patients living in the US.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Informational Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
SAMFund
WEBSITE: http://www.thesamfund.org/
PHONE: 866-439-9365; 617-938-3484
EMAIL: info@thesamfund.org
The SAMFund assists young adult cancer survivors transition into their post-treatment life through grants and scholarships. Funds cover post-treatment needs, including but not limited to: medical bills, car and health insurance, rent, utilities, tuition & loans, family-building expenses, gym memberships & transportation costs.
- Financial Aid Resources
- General living expenses
Team Continuum
WEBSITE: http://www.teamcontinuum.net/
PHONE: 917-595-4169
EMAIL: info@teamcontinuum.net
Team Continuum assists with basic needs that ease the financial stress cancer patients and their families face living in the US by providing financial assistance to help pay non-medical bills. The organization gives grants by making payments to a vendor or supplier on behalf of the patient.
- Financial Aid Resources
- General living expenses
- Transportation and Housing Assistance Providers
The Bone Marrow Foundation
WEBSITE: http://www.bonemarrow.org
PHONE: (800) 365-1336 or 1-212 838 3029
The mission of The Bone Marrow Foundation is to improve the quality of life for bone marrow and stem cell transplant patients and their families by providing financial aid, education and emotional support. The Foundation currently accepts applications for aid from bone marrow transplant centers throughout the United States.
UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
WEBSITE: http://www.uhccf.org/
PHONE: 1-855-698-4223
EMAIL: customerservice@uhccf.org
Supports pediatric patients in the form of a medical grant to be used for medical services not covered or not completely covered by commercial health benefit plans.
- Financial Aid Resources
- Out of pocket medical expenses
- Pediatric specific