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CancerCare

CancerCare for Kids Back-to-School Program · About this organization

What you get

Backpacks and school supplies.

How to start

Ask the program how to prepare a request.

The details, as published

B-ALL eligibility needs confirmation Call To Confirm

Backpacks and school supplies for eligible pre-K–12 children in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut; 2026 registration closed July 10 or at capacity.

What help you may get

Practical Items And Home Help

CancerCare for Kids Back-to-School Program — practical items and home help

Backpacks and school supplies for eligible pre-K–12 children in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut; current intake timing is not published.

Amount not published

School And Learning

CancerCare for Kids Back-to-School Program — school and learning

Backpacks and school supplies for eligible pre-K–12 children in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut; 2026 registration closed July 10 or at capacity.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL eligibility needs confirmation. Current captured official evidence does not state diagnosis eligibility for this program.

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: New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.

  • The program is for eligible children in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.

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.

  1. Review the current program page and complete CancerCare's screening, registration, or application steps.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsCall To Confirm
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published · deadline Jul 10, 2026
Last checkedAug 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  • Confirm current availability and all program-specific conflicts or unpublished rules.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.

Official program