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Team Bradley Bear Foundation

Financial Assistance Program

What you get

Financial help during your child’s cancer treatment. The amount is not published. Ask. Ask whether requests are open.

Who starts it
You, with a letter from your social worker or doctor
How it’s sent
Online, on their website
Your time
About 30 minutes, plus waiting for the letter
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • Your child is 17 or under at diagnosis.
  • Children with brain tumors receive first priority; children with other pediatric cancers are a second priority.
  • The child must have been under age 18 at diagnosis and must be undergoing pediatric cancer treatment in the United States.

  1. Ask your social worker or doctor for the letterStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Team Bradley Bear Foundation needs a letter from your social worker or doctor. It has to cover 3 things. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.

    Hi [social worker’s name],

We’d like to apply to Team Bradley Bear Foundation’s Financial Assistance Program. Financial help during our child’s cancer treatment. We are checking whether they are taking requests.

They need a letter from you or someone on the care team. It has to cover [child’s name]’s diagnosis, our family situation, and treatment. Their form and instructions are here: https://www.teambradleybear.com/financial-assistance-program

Could you write 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

    Published application questions
    Application DatePatient Last Name / Patient First NameBirth DateEmailParent/Guardian NamePhoneStreet Address / City / Region/State/Province / Postal / Zip code / CountryMarital Stutus of Parent/GuardianNumber of ChildrenWhat type of assistance is needed at this timeHow this assistance will help your familyTotal Annual Family IncomeFamily Income SourcesGuardian's Employer (Name and Address)Is Parent/Guardian on Unpaid Leave due to child's diagnosis/treatmentIf you have an active donation site, please list the URL here. How much has the family collected in donations or fundraisingReferring HospitalSocial Worker NameDiagnosisSocial Worker EmailDate of DiagnosisDate of Relapse (if applicable)What type of insuranceIf other, please specifyAny other pertinent information that was not listed above

    Have ready

    • Copy of each bill requested for payment.

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

    • Submit the official web form only after confirming funding and attaching the required care-team letter and any required bill copy.

After you send

Watch for TBB contact by phone or email after review. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.

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