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

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DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

Financial Assistance

What you get

Up to $750 for living bills, car repairs, treatment travel, medical costs and other needs, plus up to $1,000 for funerals: $1,750 total per family per calendar year. Open now.

They ask families not to contact them directly; your care team does.

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 20 or under.
  • Financial assistance and funeral assistance have separate calendar-year caps and depend on funds.
  • A social worker must submit the request.

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

    DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 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 DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation for us? They offer up to $750 for living bills, car repairs, treatment travel, medical costs and other needs, plus up to $1,000 for funerals: $1,750 total per family per calendar year, and it has to come from you. Their page is here: https://dccandlelighters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Financial_Assistance_Application_2026.pdf

I’ll bring copy or photo of each bill for which payment is requested 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

    • Copy or photo of each bill for which payment is requested.

    What happens next

    • The parent signs the consent; the doctor or social worker supplies the separate professional signature after review.
    • The social worker emails the completed signed application and bill copies to dccandlelighters@gmail.com.

After your social worker sends it

The social worker should retain the sent email and packet and follow up if receipt is not confirmed.

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