Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

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Baby Sharon Fund

Catastrophic Illness Grant Program

What you get

Help with travel, lodging, foreclosure or utility shutoff prevention, equipment, services and other illness costs so you can stay at your child's bedside. The amount isn't published. Ask. Ask whether requests are open.

Who starts it
Your social worker
How it’s sent
Through your social worker
Your time
One conversation with your social worker
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • Your child is 17 or under.
  • Vehicle purchase or repair has a $5,000 family annual ceiling and a separate program-wide fiscal-year ceiling.
  • Awards are discretionary and subject to available funds.

  1. One thing to do: ask your social workerThey send it. You give them what they need.

    Baby Sharon Fund takes requests from your social worker, not from families. Copy this message, or say it at the next visit.

    Hi [social worker’s name],

Could you send a request to Baby Sharon Fund for us? Help with travel, lodging, foreclosure or utility shutoff prevention, equipment, services and other illness costs so us can stay at our child's bedside. It has to come from you. Their page is here: https://babysharonfund.arkansas.gov/assistance-list/request-assistance/

Tell me what you need from me and I’ll bring it to our next visit. Thank you for everything you do for us.

[your name] · [phone]
    Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.
    Their program page ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What to bring to the meeting

    • Your child’s diagnosis, the hospital’s name, and what you need help with.

    What happens next

    • The intermediary confirms fit and prepares the unpublished internal request.
    • The intermediary submits and presents the case to the Council.
    • Follow up through the submitting professional, not Council members.

After your social worker sends it

The family follows up through the submitter; no direct Council-family contact.

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