The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation
Family Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with food, housing, utilities, medical and other approved bills, uninsured prescriptions, treatment travel, and lodging, paid to creditors. The amount isn’t published. Ask.
How to start
Your hospital social worker starts the application and completes Part 2. Fill in your Part 1; both sections must be complete before review.
Good to know
- One award per 12 months, with at most two awards overall.
- Complete requests are reviewed on Fridays.
The details, as published
Rolling help pays approved treatment-related family bills directly to creditors. The patient must have been diagnosed before age 21 at any U.S. hospital; requests are reviewed Fridays and a family may receive help once per 12 months, twice total.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Rolling help pays approved treatment-related family bills directly to creditors. The patient must have been diagnosed before age 21 at any U.S. hospital; requests are reviewed Fridays and a family may receive help once per 12 months, twice total.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Food
- Housing and utilities
- Medical and other approved family bills
- Mortgage payments or rent
- Other expenses attributable to the child's cancer diagnosis, subject to review
- Prescription medications not covered by insurance
- Transportation and lodging
- Travel costs for treatment
- No award ceiling is published on the official program page.
- Assistance may be granted once in a 12-month period and no more than two times overall.
Lodging Near Treatment
Family Assistance — lodging near treatment
Rolling help pays approved treatment-related family bills directly to creditors. The patient must have been diagnosed before age 21 at any U.S. hospital; requests are reviewed Fridays and a family may receive help once per 12 months, twice total.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Food
- Housing and utilities
- Medical and other approved family bills
- Mortgage payments or rent
- Other expenses attributable to the child's cancer diagnosis, subject to review
- Prescription medications not covered by insurance
- Transportation and lodging
- Travel costs for treatment
- No award ceiling is published on the official program page.
- Assistance may be granted once in a 12-month period and no more than two times overall.
Meals And Food
Family Assistance — meals and food
Rolling help pays approved treatment-related family bills directly to creditors. The patient must have been diagnosed before age 21 at any U.S. hospital; requests are reviewed Fridays and a family may receive help once per 12 months, twice total.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Food
- Housing and utilities
- Medical and other approved family bills
- Mortgage payments or rent
- Other expenses attributable to the child's cancer diagnosis, subject to review
- Prescription medications not covered by insurance
- Transportation and lodging
- Travel costs for treatment
- No award ceiling is published on the official program page.
- Assistance may be granted once in a 12-month period and no more than two times overall.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Family Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Rolling help pays approved treatment-related family bills directly to creditors. The patient must have been diagnosed before age 21 at any U.S. hospital; requests are reviewed Fridays and a family may receive help once per 12 months, twice total.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Food
- Housing and utilities
- Medical and other approved family bills
- Mortgage payments or rent
- Other expenses attributable to the child's cancer diagnosis, subject to review
- Prescription medications not covered by insurance
- Transportation and lodging
- Travel costs for treatment
- No award ceiling is published on the official program page.
- Assistance may be granted once in a 12-month period and no more than two times overall.
Travel And Transportation
Family Assistance — travel and transportation
Rolling help pays approved treatment-related family bills directly to creditors. The patient must have been diagnosed before age 21 at any U.S. hospital; requests are reviewed Fridays and a family may receive help once per 12 months, twice total.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Food
- Housing and utilities
- Medical and other approved family bills
- Mortgage payments or rent
- Other expenses attributable to the child's cancer diagnosis, subject to review
- Prescription medications not covered by insurance
- Transportation and lodging
- Travel costs for treatment
- No award ceiling is published on the official program page.
- Assistance may be granted once in a 12-month period and no more than two times overall.
Why this may help
Lodging Near Treatment: Lodging for treatment can be paid alongside other approved expenses.
Meals And Food: Food bills can be included among the expenses paid to creditors.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Uninsured prescriptions and approved medical bills are included with household help.
Travel And Transportation: Treatment travel is covered alongside lodging and other approved bills.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Childhood B-ALL fits the foundation's pediatric-cancer scope.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at application.
- Official wording is 'under the age of 21.'
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Newly Diagnosed
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A social worker must complete the second part of the application.
Financial need is required.
- No numeric income limit is published on the official program page.
- The requested expense must be directly attributable to the child's cancer diagnosis.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: No residence restriction is published within this country..
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
- The child must receive treatment at a U.S. hospital.
How to get started
Set up the ask for my social worker
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: Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Ask the hospital social worker to submit a request.
- Ask the treating hospital social worker for the online application.
- B+ reviews complete requests on Fridays and pays approved creditors.
- The application is reviewed only after both sections are complete.
- The family completes Part 1.
- The listed social worker receives and completes Part 2.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · Assistance@BePositive.org — Program inquiry address.
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — The family must ask its social worker for the online application.
Documents to prepare
- Creditor or bill information
- Family application section
- Social-worker verification section
- Approved assistance is paid directly to creditors; the program does not pay the family.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Applications are generally reviewed on Fridays, with exceptions.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Capacity, timing, and complete operational rules should be confirmed with B+.
- Only one award may be made in a 12-month period, and no more than two awards overall.
- Payments are made only to creditors.
- The program does not publish a numeric income limit or award ceiling.
- Confirm current capacity and program-specific access details.
- Confirm whether the current gated online family and social-worker sections still ask the fields transcribed from the hosted legacy PDF.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Need Help? — B+ | Fighting Childhood Cancer · checked Aug 22, 2026
- Family Assistance · checked Aug 24, 2026