Al Copeland Foundation
Pediatric Oncology Patient Assistance Fund · About this organization
What you get
Help with groceries, housing bills, lodging, other everyday needs during treatment, supplemental medications, transportation and utility bills.
How to start
Go to the linked program page for the application instructions.
Good to know
- Your child must be treated at one of the two named children's hospitals.
- The official program page displays current activity metrics and states that the fund now serves eligible families at both named hospitals.
The details, as published
The Al Copeland Foundation provides grants for families of children undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's. Published covered needs include housing and utility bills, transportation, groceries, lodging, supplemental medications, and other everyday needs during treatment. The public page does not state a numeric age limit, income test, award cap, or complete intake procedure. Families should ask their treating hospital social worker about the current application and documentation requirements.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Pediatric Oncology Patient Assistance Fund — household bills and cash assistance
The Al Copeland Foundation provides grants for families of children undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's. Published covered needs include housing and utility bills, transportation, groceries, lodging, supplemental medications, and other everyday needs during treatment. The public page does not state a numeric age limit, income test, award cap, or complete intake procedure. Families should ask their treating hospital social worker about the current application and documentation requirements.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Groceries
- Housing bills
- Lodging
- Other everyday needs during treatment
- Supplemental medications
- Transportation
- Utility bills
- The official page reports an average grant of $1,291 but does not publish a fixed award or maximum; the average is not an eligibility promise or award limit.
- The official page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Lodging Near Treatment
Pediatric Oncology Patient Assistance Fund — lodging near treatment
The Al Copeland Foundation provides grants for families of children undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's. Published covered needs include housing and utility bills, transportation, groceries, lodging, supplemental medications, and other everyday needs during treatment. The public page does not state a numeric age limit, income test, award cap, or complete intake procedure. Families should ask their treating hospital social worker about the current application and documentation requirements.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Groceries
- Housing bills
- Lodging
- Other everyday needs during treatment
- Supplemental medications
- Transportation
- Utility bills
- The official page reports an average grant of $1,291 but does not publish a fixed award or maximum; the average is not an eligibility promise or award limit.
- The official page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Meals And Food
Pediatric Oncology Patient Assistance Fund — meals and food
The Al Copeland Foundation provides grants for families of children undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's. Published covered needs include housing and utility bills, transportation, groceries, lodging, supplemental medications, and other everyday needs during treatment. The public page does not state a numeric age limit, income test, award cap, or complete intake procedure. Families should ask their treating hospital social worker about the current application and documentation requirements.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Groceries
- Housing bills
- Lodging
- Other everyday needs during treatment
- Supplemental medications
- Transportation
- Utility bills
- The official page reports an average grant of $1,291 but does not publish a fixed award or maximum; the average is not an eligibility promise or award limit.
- The official page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Pediatric Oncology Patient Assistance Fund — medical and insurance costs
The Al Copeland Foundation provides grants for families of children undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's. Published covered needs include housing and utility bills, transportation, groceries, lodging, supplemental medications, and other everyday needs during treatment. The public page does not state a numeric age limit, income test, award cap, or complete intake procedure. Families should ask their treating hospital social worker about the current application and documentation requirements.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Groceries
- Housing bills
- Lodging
- Other everyday needs during treatment
- Supplemental medications
- Transportation
- Utility bills
- The official page reports an average grant of $1,291 but does not publish a fixed award or maximum; the average is not an eligibility promise or award limit.
- The official page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Travel And Transportation
Pediatric Oncology Patient Assistance Fund — travel and transportation
The Al Copeland Foundation provides grants for families of children undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's. Published covered needs include housing and utility bills, transportation, groceries, lodging, supplemental medications, and other everyday needs during treatment. The public page does not state a numeric age limit, income test, award cap, or complete intake procedure. Families should ask their treating hospital social worker about the current application and documentation requirements.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Groceries
- Housing bills
- Lodging
- Other everyday needs during treatment
- Supplemental medications
- Transportation
- Utility bills
- The official page reports an average grant of $1,291 but does not publish a fixed award or maximum; the average is not an eligibility promise or award limit.
- The official page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Why this may help
Lodging Near Treatment: The grant can go toward a place to stay during treatment as well as household bills.
Meals And Food: Groceries are an allowed expense within this broader treatment-assistance grant.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Supplemental medications are among the costs this grant can cover.
Travel And Transportation: Transportation costs can be included in a request alongside your other treatment-period expenses.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves families of children undergoing cancer treatment at two Louisiana children's hospitals; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page says families of children and pediatric oncology patients but does not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- Treatment must be at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's.
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an income threshold or household-income table.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: The child must be undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's..
- The child must be undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Louisiana — Louisiana — Louisiana
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Ask the treating hospital social worker about the current assistance-fund intake process.
- Confirm that the child is undergoing cancer treatment at Manning Family Children's or Ochsner Children's.
- Provide any eligibility or expense documentation requested through the hospital process.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official program page displays current activity metrics and states that the fund now serves eligible families at both named hospitals.
- The public page does not state whether funding is currently open for every new request.
- No public application window is stated.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Current funding availability must be confirmed through the treating hospital.
- The child must be treated at one of the two named children's hospitals.
- The public site does not publish the complete eligibility screen, application, document list, award cap, or award frequency.
- Are families treated at either hospital eligible regardless of state residence?
- Is funding currently available for new requests at both Manning Family Children's and Ochsner Children's?
- Must a hospital social worker submit or refer every request, and what is the current application channel?
- What documents, award caps, covered-expense restrictions, and repeat-award rules apply?
- What exact age rule, financial-need criteria, and treatment-status requirements are used?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Patient Assistance — Al Copeland Foundation · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Patient Assistance — Al Copeland Foundation · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Supporting Hope: How the Al Copeland Patient Assistance Fund provided stability to Aylin's cancer journey — Manning Family Children's · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Supporting Hope: How the Al Copeland Patient Assistance Fund provided stability to Aylin's cancer journey — Manning Family Children's · checked Aug 23, 2026