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aTeam Ministries

Financial Assistance · About this organization

What you get

Up to $1,000 a year for utilities and other approved urgent family expenses, paid to the biller.

How to start

Your oncology social worker submits the grant application. Give them the bill and vendor details for your urgent expenses.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open Care team starts the request

aTeam Ministries provides direct-to-vendor financial help for Alabama families experiencing critical financial need during a child's pediatric-cancer treatment. B-ALL falls within the published pediatric-cancer scope, but the official pages do not give a numerical age limit. The indexed official program page says an individual family may receive up to $1,000 each year and gives a utility-company payment as an example. A family must ask its social worker to submit the application.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Household Bills And Cash Assistance

Financial Assistance — household bills and cash assistance

aTeam Ministries provides direct-to-vendor financial help for Alabama families experiencing critical financial need during a child's pediatric-cancer treatment. B-ALL falls within the published pediatric-cancer scope, but the official pages do not give a numerical age limit. The indexed official program page says an individual family may receive up to $1,000 each year and gives a utility-company payment as an example. A family must ask its social worker to submit the application.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Other critical family expenses approved by the program
  • Utility bill payment
  • The indexed official program page states that individual families can receive up to $1,000 of assistance each year.
  • The $1,000 ceiling is stated per year; the official page does not state whether that amount may be split among multiple payments.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves pediatric-cancer families throughout Alabama; pediatric B-ALL is within that diagnosis scope.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

  • The official page uses 'pediatric cancer' and does not publish a numerical age limit or rule event.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
  • A social worker must submit the family's application.

Financial need is required.

  • The official page requires critical financial need but does not publish an income threshold or income-document rule.
  • The request is considered for a family in critical financial need during pediatric-cancer treatment.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: AL.

  • aTeam Ministries describes its work as serving pediatric-cancer patients and families throughout the state of Alabama.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.

Who can start: Social Worker

  1. Ask the social worker to obtain and submit the aTeam Financial Grant Application.
  2. Contact the child's oncology social worker.
  3. If approved, aTeam pays the vendor directly.
  4. Provide the expense and vendor information requested by the social worker and aTeam.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — The official page directs families to contact their social worker to submit the application.
  • Online Portal · Open form or page
  • Phone · 205-401-8232 — aTeam Ministries' current official site contact number.

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

  • Approved assistance is paid directly to the vendor, such as a utility company.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • Direct page access returned HTTP 403 during verification, so current funding availability could not be independently confirmed.
  • The current official program page remains indexed and directs families to a social-worker application pathway.
  • No seasonal or monthly application window is published.
  • The official page does not publish a submission lead time.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • A social worker must submit the application.
  • The indexed official page states a $1,000 annual maximum but does not explain whether multiple payments can share that maximum.
  • The official pages do not publish a numerical age limit, income threshold, required documents, review timing, or current funding status.
  • Are funds currently available, and how long does review take?
  • Is the $1,000 annual maximum still the operative ceiling on the current application?
  • Must the child be treated at Children's of Alabama, or is Alabama residence alone sufficient for the grant?
  • What documents and vendor details must the social worker submit?
  • What numerical age rule and treatment-status rule does aTeam currently apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program