Beyond Basic Needs
Chemo Care Kits · About this organization
What you get
Help with back scratcher, cozy socks, ginger chews, hand-sewn port pillow, lip balm, other variable comfort, hydration, or snack items, soft eye mask and temporary eyebrows.
How to start
Fill in the kit request with your contact and delivery details, choose a kit and pay the shipping charge before sending it.
Good to know
- Kit contents vary and are not promised.
- A waitlist may replace ordering when inventory or funding is insufficient.
The details, as published
U.S. cancer patients currently receiving chemotherapy can request one donated comfort kit containing a port pillow, ginger chews, socks, lip balm, an eye mask, and other inventory-dependent items. The live public form currently requires a $12 USPS shipping payment, and the organization says delivery usually takes about two weeks when stock is available.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Chemo Care Kits — peer and emotional support
U.S. cancer patients currently receiving chemotherapy can request one donated comfort kit containing a port pillow, ginger chews, socks, lip balm, an eye mask, and other inventory-dependent items. The live public form currently requires a $12 USPS shipping payment, and the organization says delivery usually takes about two weeks when stock is available.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Back scratcher
- Cozy socks
- Ginger chews
- Hand-sewn port pillow
- Lip balm
- Other variable comfort, hydration, or snack items
- Soft eye mask
- Temporary eyebrows
Practical Items And Home Help
Chemo Care Kits — practical items and home help
U.S. cancer patients currently receiving chemotherapy can request one donated comfort kit containing a port pillow, ginger chews, socks, lip balm, an eye mask, and other inventory-dependent items. The live public form currently requires a $12 USPS shipping payment, and the organization says delivery usually takes about two weeks when stock is available.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Back scratcher
- Cozy socks
- Ginger chews
- Hand-sewn port pillow
- Lip balm
- Other variable comfort, hydration, or snack items
- Soft eye mask
- Temporary eyebrows
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A U.S. child with B-ALL currently receiving chemotherapy falls within the unrestricted cancer and chemotherapy rules.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- Provider confirmation is not published as mandatory.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
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.
- Enter requester and recipient information.
- Pay the current shipping charge and submit.
- Select a kit preference and provide a U.S. delivery address.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
- 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 | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- A waitlist may replace ordering when inventory or funding is insufficient.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Age-specific safety, allergies, verification, and current waitlist size are not published.
- Kit contents vary and are not guaranteed.
- The current shipping form requires payment despite softer FAQ wording.
- Are Alaska and Hawaii served?
- Can shipping be waived?
- What pediatric safety, allergy, verification, waitlist, and frequency rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Chemo Care Kits · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Chemo Care Kits · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Chemo Care Kits · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Chemo Care Kits · checked Aug 24, 2026