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Montana Pediatric Cancer Foundation

Family Financial Assistance

What you get

Payments toward medical, travel, food, clothing and housing expenses. The amount isn't published. Ask. Open now.

Who starts it
You, with a document from your social worker
How it’s sent
Online, on their website
Your time
An hour or so, plus waiting for the document
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • Your child is 18 or under.
  • You need the main, medical and financial forms plus permission to share health information.
  • The child must be a Montana resident, age 0–18, and in active cancer treatment.

  1. Ask your social worker for the documentStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Montana Pediatric Cancer Foundation needs a signed confirmation of the diagnosis from your social worker. It has to cover one thing. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.

    Hi [social worker’s name],

We’d like to apply to Montana Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s Family Financial Assistance. They offer payments toward medical, travel, food, clothing and housing expenses, and they are taking applications now.

They need a signed confirmation of the diagnosis from you. It has to cover please describe our child’s treatment plan, including anticipated frequency of hospital stays, and anticipated travel for treatment at other facilities. Their form and instructions are here: https://www.mountainsofsupport.org/for-families

Could you do that when you have a chance? I can send you the link, or bring a printout 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.

  2. Fill in their applicationIt is on their website.

    Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What the form asks for

    Main application · family and household
    DateFull NamePerson submitting applicationPhone numberEmailChild’s NameChild's AgeChild’s DOBDiagnosisDate of DiagnosisParent/Guardian 1 NameParent/Guardian 1 Reachable Phone NumberParent/Guardian 1 EmailParent or Legal Guardian 1 EmployerParent or Legal Guardian 1 Employer's Phone NumberParent/Guardian 2 NameParent/Guardian 2 Reachable Phone NumberParent/Guardian 2 EmailParent or Legal Guardian 2 EmployerParent or Legal Guardian 2 Employer's Phone NumberChild primarily lives withAddress where Child livesNames and ages of other members of the household
    Main application · care team and treatment
    Primary Care Physician NamePrimary Care Physician Phone NumberOncologist NameOncologist Phone NumberSocial Worker NameSocial Worker Phone NumberTreatment facility where child receives majority of careDescribe treatment ProgramIs travel required to receive treatmentOther treatment facilities involved in child’s care
    Show the rest of the form (4 more sections)
    Main application · assistance history and family profile
    Have any funds have been raised on behalf of applicantIf yes, please list platforms used and amounts raisedAny assistance given by another organizationsTell us about your familyFavorite Book(s)Favorite Show(s) / Movie(s)Most-loved ActivitiesClothing SizesShoe SizeDoes the applicant (child) have siblings
    Medical eligibility form · your care team fills this in
    DateName of Person Completing This FormTitle of Person Completing This FormChild's NameChild's DiagnosisDate of DiagnosisChild's OncologistHospital where child receives majority of treatmentHospital AddressChild's treatment plan, including anticipated frequency of hospital stays, and anticipated travel for treatment at other facilitiesAny other information you feel is important to share regarding this childSocial Worker's NameSocial Worker's Phone NumberSocial Worker's EmailSocial Worker's Signature
    Financial form
    Full NameDateMonthly income of Parent/Legal Guardian 1 after taxesMonthly income of Parent/Legal Guardian 2 after taxesFunds raised on behalf of applicant YTDMonthly government assistance, child support, alimony, family assistance, food stamps, etcAny other source of income to pay living expenses, not noted aboveTotal Household Income (monthly)Mortgage or rent expensesUtilities - gas, electricity, water/sewer, waste removal, etcCable / InternetPhoneVehicle paymentFuel costsMaintenanceHome insuranceAuto insuranceHealth insuranceLife InsuranceMedical travel: Mileage, FlightsMedical travel: HotelsGroceriesDining outStarbucks, etcPet foodPet medicalExtraneous pet costsMedical billsMonthly out-of-pocket prescription expensesCredit card debtMonthly credit card interest paymentsHair / self-careClothingFitness membershipsKids sports / extracurricularsStudent loansOther loansTotal Monthly ExpensesHousehold BalanceRequested Amount of Financial AssistanceAny additional monthly expensesFile UploadPrinted Name attesting that the financial information is accurateSignature
    Health-information authorization
    Child's NameChild's DOBAddressToday's DateYour NameYour Signature

    Have ready

    • Latest tax return uploaded through the financial form.
    • Last three months of bank statements uploaded through the financial form.
    • One-year authorization covering health information, the child's name or likeness, and broad publication, fundraising, marketing, research, publicity, education, and media uses.

  3. Submit it on their websiteSend the document with your application, or the way they ask.

    • Submit each official Jotform online, or scan and email completed forms to kate@mountainsofsupport.org.
    • Use only the official secure upload or foundation-directed route for tax returns and bank statements; do not copy their contents into a drafting tool.

    Email: kate@mountainsofsupport.org

After you send

Ask the foundation to confirm receipt of the main, medical, financial, and authorization forms and both financial uploads. No review time is published; ask when to expect a status update. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.

Full record, as published