Be the Fight Foundation
Family Assistance · About this organization
What you get
When approved bill payment is requested, Be the Fight pays the company directly. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Fill in the online aid request with your household, treatment and care-team details. Include a readable copy of the bill you need paid.
Good to know
- Only one request per family is allowed in the year following the prior application date.
- One request may be assisted per family per year from the last application date.
The details, as published
Illinois families with a child diagnosed with pediatric cancer may submit a live online request during or after treatment and describe the exact help needed. When approved bill payment is requested, Be the Fight pays the company directly; one request may be assisted per family per year from the last application date, while award limits and eligible categories are not published.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Illinois families with a child diagnosed with pediatric cancer may submit a live online request during or after treatment and describe the exact help needed. When approved bill payment is requested, Be the Fight pays the company directly; one request may be assisted per family per year from the last application date, while award limits and eligible categories are not published.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- approved bill payment; exact categories not published
- Bills approved case by case; exact categories are not published.
- individualized help requested by the family
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Only one request per family is allowed in the year following the prior application date.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Family Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Illinois families with a child diagnosed with pediatric cancer may submit a live online request during or after treatment and describe the exact help needed. When approved bill payment is requested, Be the Fight pays the company directly; one request may be assisted per family per year from the last application date, while award limits and eligible categories are not published.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- approved bill payment; exact categories not published
- Bills approved case by case; exact categories are not published.
- individualized help requested by the family
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Only one request per family is allowed in the year following the prior application date.
Practical Items And Home Help
Family Assistance — practical items and home help
Illinois families with a child diagnosed with pediatric cancer may submit a live online request during or after treatment and describe the exact help needed. When approved bill payment is requested, Be the Fight pays the company directly; one request may be assisted per family per year from the last application date, while award limits and eligible categories are not published.
Amount not published · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- approved bill payment; exact categories not published
- Bills approved case by case; exact categories are not published.
- individualized help requested by the family
- The official material does not publish a dollar amount or ceiling.
- Only one request per family is allowed in the year following the prior application date.
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: You can ask for a medical bill to be reviewed, but the list of payable bill types isn't published.
Practical Items And Home Help: Describe the practical help you need; requests are considered individually and covered items aren't listed.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is pediatric cancer within the published diagnosis scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official material uses child, pediatric, or young-patient wording without a numeric age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Post Treatment
- No numeric income limit is published in the reviewed official material.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: IL.
- The family must be a United States resident living in Illinois.
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? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Attach a clear copy of the bill or supporting paperwork.
- Complete the live aid application with patient, diagnosis, treatment, household, social-worker, physician, and requested-help information.
- Complete the online request.
- For bill help, include a clear bill or paperwork.
- If approved, the foundation pays the company directly.
- The foundation reviews the request case by case.
- Wait for case-by-case review; payment may not occur by the bill due date.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Clear copy of the bill or paperwork for bill-payment assistance
- Approved bill assistance is paid directly to the company, not the family.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Applications or requests are accepted on an ongoing basis, subject to program capacity.
- The foundation says it assists one request per family per year from the last application date.
- The site warns that a request may not be paid by the bill due date.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Allowed bill types, award ceiling, and post-treatment time limit are not published.
- Award ceiling, bill categories, post-treatment time limit, and funding capacity are not published.
- Illinois residence is required and Chicagoland receives priority.
- One request may be assisted per family per year from the last application date.
- One request per family per year.
- What consent and privacy protections govern pediatric health information, stories, and optional photos?
- Which requests and bills are eligible, what award or funding limits apply, and what verification or documentation follows submission?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Apply for Help — Be the Fight Foundation · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Be the Fight Foundation · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Family Assistance · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Family Assistance · checked Aug 24, 2026