Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation
Monthly Family Grants · About this organization
What you get
Monthly hardship grants during your child's cancer treatment. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Download the family grant application. Gather the requested medical and bill documents and email the completed package.
Good to know
- Repeat-grant rules aren't published; ask before making another request.
- Ask for the deadline for the next monthly review.
The details, as published
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation provides monthly hardship grants to families of children with cancer across its published East Coast service area. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family lives in one of the listed states or the District of Columbia and meets the program's hardship review. The family downloads the application, completes the requested information, and emails it to the foundation for consideration subject to available funds.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Monthly Family Grants — household bills and cash assistance
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation provides monthly hardship grants to families of children with cancer across its published East Coast service area. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family lives in one of the listed states or the District of Columbia and meets the program's hardship review. The family downloads the application, completes the requested information, and emails it to the foundation for consideration subject to available funds.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Approved family hardship expenses identified in the application
- The official family-support page does not publish a standard monthly grant amount.
- The program is described as monthly grants, but the family-level repeat rule is not published.
Meals And Food
Monthly Family Grants — meals and food
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation provides monthly hardship grants to families of children with cancer across its published East Coast service area. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family lives in one of the listed states or the District of Columbia and meets the program's hardship review. The family downloads the application, completes the requested information, and emails it to the foundation for consideration subject to available funds.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Approved family hardship expenses identified in the application
- The official family-support page does not publish a standard monthly grant amount.
- The program is described as monthly grants, but the family-level repeat rule is not published.
Travel And Transportation
Monthly Family Grants — travel and transportation
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation provides monthly hardship grants to families of children with cancer across its published East Coast service area. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family lives in one of the listed states or the District of Columbia and meets the program's hardship review. The family downloads the application, completes the requested information, and emails it to the foundation for consideration subject to available funds.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Approved family hardship expenses identified in the application
- The official family-support page does not publish a standard monthly grant amount.
- The program is described as monthly grants, but the family-level repeat rule is not published.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: The hardship application lets you describe food costs; ask whether your grocery request can be approved.
Travel And Transportation: You can describe treatment travel costs in the hardship application for individual review.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or children with serious medical conditions that include cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page describes children or pediatric patients but does not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- The application is for a family experiencing financial hardship because of childhood cancer.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WV.
- The family must be within the published East Coast service area.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Download and complete the family grant application.
- Email the completed package to the foundation for review.
- Gather the diagnosis, residence, financial, and bill documentation requested in the form.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · kristen@awoccf.org — Submit the completed application to the address published on the official page.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Completed grant application
- Diagnosis or treatment verification
- Financial and expense documentation requested by the form
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Monthly Days |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official site presented the program as active on the verification date.
- The program awards grants monthly; the official page should be checked for the current submission deadline.
Limitations and things to confirm
- The official page does not publish a universal grant amount, income threshold, or repeat-award rule.
- The program is limited to the published East Coast service area.
- What current monthly deadline, grant ceiling, income criteria, and repeat-award rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Support — Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Family Support — Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation · checked Aug 23, 2026