Cancer Support Services
Emergency Relief Funding · About this organization
What you get
Emergency financial help during cancer care. The amount isn’t published. Ask.
How to start
Your oncology team fills in and faxes the Emergency Relief Referral. Tell them which urgent costs you need help paying.
Good to know
- Program-specific eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and documents should be confirmed.
The details, as published
Emergency financial help for qualifying cancer families; provider portal access was authentication-gated during review.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Emergency Relief Funding — household bills and cash assistance
Emergency financial help for qualifying cancer families; provider portal access was authentication-gated during review.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Medical supplies
- Prescriptions
- Rent
- Utilities
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an individual award amount or cap.
- No repeat-award rule is published.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Emergency Relief Funding — medical and insurance costs
Emergency financial help for qualifying cancer families; provider portal access was authentication-gated during review.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Medical supplies
- Prescriptions
- Rent
- Utilities
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an individual award amount or cap.
- No repeat-award rule is published.
Practical Items And Home Help
Emergency Relief Funding — practical items and home help
Emergency financial help for qualifying cancer families; provider portal access was authentication-gated during review.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Medical supplies
- Prescriptions
- Rent
- Utilities
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an individual award amount or cap.
- No repeat-award rule is published.
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: Emergency financial help is described, but the medical bills it can cover need checking.
Practical Items And Home Help: Emergency relief may help with essentials, but the specific goods or home services are not described.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. This program can serve a U.S. child with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia when all program-specific rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official program page does not publish a numerical age rule or minor-application procedure.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A physician or oncology medical team must make the referral.
Financial need is required.
- The page requires inability to afford the treatment-related expenses but publishes no numerical income ceiling.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Aiken County, South Carolina; Burke County, Georgia; Columbia County, Georgia; Edgefield County, South Carolina; McDuffie County, Georgia; Richmond County, Georgia; Aiken County, South Carolina; Burke County, Georgia; Columbia County, Georgia; Edgefield County, South Carolina; McDuffie County, Georgia; Richmond County, Georgia.
- The patient must reside in one of the six published service counties.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Set up the ask for my care team
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: Healthcare Team
- Ask the treating physician or oncology team to assess the need.
- Contact the program to confirm receipt, eligibility, and current funding.
- Review the current official program details and contact the organization, plan, county office, or treating team as directed.
- The medical team completes and faxes the Emergency Relief Referral.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page · 706-736-5467 · contactus@cancersupportservices.org — The oncology team faxes the Emergency Relief Referral to 706-736-5142.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Emergency Relief Referral completed by the oncology medical team
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and documents should be confirmed.
- Service is limited to six named counties.
- The amount, payment method, frequency, and funding status are not published.
- The official page does not explain guardian procedures for a minor.
- Confirm current intake and all unpublished program-specific rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Request Emergency Relief Funding · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Cancer Support Group · checked Aug 24, 2026