CancerCare
Individual Counseling · About this organization
What you get
Free short-term cancer-focused phone/video counseling in English or Spanish.
How to start
Ask the program how to prepare a request.
The details, as published
Free short-term cancer-focused phone/video counseling in English or Spanish for eligible New York or New Jersey residents, including loved ones and recently bereaved people.
What help you may get
Mental Health Therapy
Individual Counseling — mental health therapy
Free short-term cancer-focused phone/video counseling in English or Spanish for eligible New York or New Jersey residents, including loved ones and recently bereaved people.
Amount not published
Peer And Emotional Support
Individual Counseling — peer and emotional support
Free short-term cancer-focused phone/video counseling in English or Spanish for eligible New York or New Jersey residents, including loved ones and recently bereaved people.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. This program is relevant to a pediatric ALL family, caregiver, or an age-overlapping young adult under its published rules.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Published program service area in US-NJ; Published program service area in US-NY.
- The program summary explicitly limits free phone or video counseling to eligible New York or New Jersey residents. Remote delivery does not make the counseling nationwide.
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? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Review the current program page and complete CancerCare's screening, registration, or application steps.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · Open form or page · 800-813-4673 — The person seeking counseling must participate in the telephone assessment.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
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 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific geography, funding, capacity, documents, and timing should be confirmed.
- Confirm current availability and all program-specific conflicts or unpublished rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Co-Payment Assistance · checked Aug 24, 2026