B.I.G. Love Cancer Care Services
LIFT Emergency Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Urgent help with rent, bills, travel, gas, furniture, and groceries. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Your hospital social worker starts the request with BIG Love. Tell them what you need and ask which details to gather.
The details, as published
Urgent financial help for treatment-related rent, household bills, travel, gasoline, furniture, and groceries; families access it through their hospital social worker.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
LIFT Emergency Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Urgent financial help for treatment-related rent, household bills, travel, gasoline, furniture, and groceries; families access it through their hospital social worker.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Furniture
- Groceries
- Household bills
- Rent
- Travel and gasoline
- Award value is not published and may depend on the approved need or available resources.
- The public page does not publish a complete repeat-benefit rule.
Meals And Food
LIFT Emergency Assistance — meals and food
Urgent financial help for treatment-related rent, household bills, travel, gasoline, furniture, and groceries; families access it through their hospital social worker.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Furniture
- Groceries
- Household bills
- Rent
- Travel and gasoline
- Award value is not published and may depend on the approved need or available resources.
- The public page does not publish a complete repeat-benefit rule.
Practical Items And Home Help
LIFT Emergency Assistance — practical items and home help
Urgent financial help for treatment-related rent, household bills, travel, gasoline, furniture, and groceries; families access it through their hospital social worker.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Furniture
- Groceries
- Household bills
- Rent
- Travel and gasoline
- Award value is not published and may depend on the approved need or available resources.
- The public page does not publish a complete repeat-benefit rule.
Travel And Transportation
LIFT Emergency Assistance — travel and transportation
Urgent financial help for treatment-related rent, household bills, travel, gasoline, furniture, and groceries; families access it through their hospital social worker.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Furniture
- Groceries
- Household bills
- Rent
- Travel and gasoline
- Award value is not published and may depend on the approved need or available resources.
- The public page does not publish a complete repeat-benefit rule.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Grocery help is included alongside rent and other urgent bills.
Practical Items And Home Help: Furniture is included alongside help paying urgent bills.
Travel And Transportation: Gas and travel costs are included alongside urgent household bills.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program serves children and young adults with cancer through Texas pediatric oncology partners.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A hospital social worker must connect the family to the program.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income ceiling was published on the reviewed official page.
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 in: Published treatment-location area.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Texas — Texas — Texas
- Austin — Austin
- Houston — Houston
- San Antonio — San Antonio
- Temple — Temple
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
- Review the current official rules.
- Review the official program page and ask the hospital social worker or BIG Love team for current access instructions.
- Submit the requested information through the published intake route.
- Wait for the program or referring team to confirm the decision or next step.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — Ask the child’s hospital social worker about LIFT.
- 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 | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Available only through participating hospital pathways in the named Texas cities.
- Program-level capacity, documents, and benefit limits are not fully published.
- The public page does not publish award caps or a complete expense list.
- Confirm current intake, site availability, and any unpublished program-specific rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- LIFT Emergency Assistance · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Adolescent and Young Adult Bags · checked Aug 24, 2026