Cancer Kids of San Joaquin County
Financial Support · About this organization
What you get
Up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel costs; up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel costs.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Give them a copy of your bill.
Good to know
- Treatment-phase tier and minimum travel expense apply.
- Families may receive support every six months while the child is in treatment.
The details, as published
Families whose child is age 18 or younger and currently in cancer treatment may request aid every six months through a hospital social worker or patient advocate. Current tiers allow up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel expense, or up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel expense.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Support — household bills and cash assistance
Families whose child is age 18 or younger and currently in cancer treatment may request aid every six months through a hospital social worker or patient advocate. Current tiers allow up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel expense, or up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel expense.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Auto repair needed for transportation to treatment
- auto repair needed for treatment transportation
- Chevron or Shell gas cards
- Food and hotel while traveling
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hotels.com and Uber
- Household needs
- Insurance copayments or deductibles
- medical bills and prescription copays
- Target, Safeway, Food 4 Less, and Rancho San Miguel Markets cards
- travel meal cards up to $300 at listed restaurants
- The official page does not publish an award amount.
- Families may receive support every six months while the child is in treatment.
Lodging Near Treatment
Financial Support — lodging near treatment
Families whose child is age 18 or younger and currently in cancer treatment may request aid every six months through a hospital social worker or patient advocate. Current tiers allow up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel expense, or up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel expense.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Auto repair needed for transportation to treatment
- auto repair needed for treatment transportation
- Chevron or Shell gas cards
- Food and hotel while traveling
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hotels.com and Uber
- Household needs
- Insurance copayments or deductibles
- medical bills and prescription copays
- Target, Safeway, Food 4 Less, and Rancho San Miguel Markets cards
- travel meal cards up to $300 at listed restaurants
- The official page does not publish an award amount.
- Families may receive support every six months while the child is in treatment.
Meals And Food
Financial Support — meals and food
Families whose child is age 18 or younger and currently in cancer treatment may request aid every six months through a hospital social worker or patient advocate. Current tiers allow up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel expense, or up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel expense.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Auto repair needed for transportation to treatment
- auto repair needed for treatment transportation
- Chevron or Shell gas cards
- Food and hotel while traveling
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hotels.com and Uber
- Household needs
- Insurance copayments or deductibles
- medical bills and prescription copays
- Target, Safeway, Food 4 Less, and Rancho San Miguel Markets cards
- travel meal cards up to $300 at listed restaurants
- The official page does not publish an award amount.
- Families may receive support every six months while the child is in treatment.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Support — medical and insurance costs
Families whose child is age 18 or younger and currently in cancer treatment may request aid every six months through a hospital social worker or patient advocate. Current tiers allow up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel expense, or up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel expense.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Auto repair needed for transportation to treatment
- auto repair needed for treatment transportation
- Chevron or Shell gas cards
- Food and hotel while traveling
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hotels.com and Uber
- Household needs
- Insurance copayments or deductibles
- medical bills and prescription copays
- Target, Safeway, Food 4 Less, and Rancho San Miguel Markets cards
- travel meal cards up to $300 at listed restaurants
- The official page does not publish an award amount.
- Families may receive support every six months while the child is in treatment.
Practical Items And Home Help
Financial Support — practical items and home help
Families whose child is age 18 or younger and currently in cancer treatment may request aid every six months through a hospital social worker or patient advocate. Current tiers allow up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel expense, or up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel expense.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Auto repair needed for transportation to treatment
- auto repair needed for treatment transportation
- Chevron or Shell gas cards
- Food and hotel while traveling
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hotels.com and Uber
- Household needs
- Insurance copayments or deductibles
- medical bills and prescription copays
- Target, Safeway, Food 4 Less, and Rancho San Miguel Markets cards
- travel meal cards up to $300 at listed restaurants
- The official page does not publish an award amount.
- Families may receive support every six months while the child is in treatment.
Travel And Transportation
Financial Support — travel and transportation
Families whose child is age 18 or younger and currently in cancer treatment may request aid every six months through a hospital social worker or patient advocate. Current tiers allow up to $2,000 during induction, consolidation, radiation, or surgery with at least $1,000 in travel expense, or up to $1,000 during maintenance with at least $600 in travel expense.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Auto repair needed for transportation to treatment
- auto repair needed for treatment transportation
- Chevron or Shell gas cards
- Food and hotel while traveling
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hotels.com and Uber
- Household needs
- Insurance copayments or deductibles
- medical bills and prescription copays
- Target, Safeway, Food 4 Less, and Rancho San Miguel Markets cards
- travel meal cards up to $300 at listed restaurants
- The official page does not publish an award amount.
- Families may receive support every six months while the child is in treatment.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Grocery cards and meals while traveling cover the food side of treatment expenses.
Practical Items And Home Help: Household needs can be considered alongside the financial and travel assistance; ask which items count.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is childhood cancer; current treatment phases include standard leukemia treatment stages.
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 or patient advocate submits or supports the request.
- The official page does not publish a numeric income ceiling.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Published program service area in US-CA.
- The child patient’s primary residence must be in San Joaquin County or the city of Galt; an out-of-area exception may be considered on a social worker’s recommendation.
- The existing California mapping is correct but intentionally remains unresolved for a state-only query because eligibility is limited to San Joaquin County or the City of Galt, with only a discretionary social-worker exception.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Ask the treating hospital social worker or patient advocate for a referral.
- Attach unpaid invoices for direct payment or paid invoices plus proof of payment for reimbursement.
- Complete the current funding request with the treating hospital social worker or patient advocate.
- Complete the funding request form with the hospital professional.
- Email the completed request to both don@cancerkidssjc.org and peggy@cancerkidssjc.org.
- Submit any expense documentation the current form requires.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — Ask the treating hospital social worker or patient advocate to use the funding request form.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Downloadable Form · 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 27, 2026 |
- A family may request support every six months while the child remains in treatment.
- The official page presents intake as available year-round.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Core residence is San Joaquin County or Galt; exception rules are unpublished.
- No income test, response time, or current capacity statement is published.
- Treatment-phase tier and minimum travel expense apply.
- How are out-of-area exceptions and other referring hospitals handled, and what language help or current capacity applies?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Resources - Cancer Kids of San Joaquin County · checked Aug 28, 2026
- Financial Support · checked Aug 28, 2026
- Financial Support · checked Aug 28, 2026