Candlelighters of Brevard
Family Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with treatment travel, utilities, medical costs, medicines, meals, childcare, lodging, car care, and cleaning. Amounts and frequency vary.
How to start
Get in touch with Candlelighters and describe your child's diagnosis, residence, treatment location, and need.
Good to know
- The award limit isn't published. Ask.
- Frequency varies by service and current program rules.
The details, as published
Treatment travel, utilities, cancer medical costs, prescriptions, gas, meals, child care, lodging, car care, transport, and cleaning for registered families, with component-specific frequencies.
What help you may get
Childcare
Family Assistance — childcare
Treatment travel, utilities, cancer medical costs, prescriptions, gas, meals, child care, lodging, car care, transport, and cleaning for registered families, with component-specific frequencies.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Childcare
- Gas and meal vouchers
- House cleaning and other practical needs
- Lodging reimbursement
- Medical out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions
- Treatment travel
- Utilities
- Vehicle care and medical transportation
- Amounts depend on the assistance category and current resources.
- Frequency varies by service and current program rules.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Treatment travel, utilities, cancer medical costs, prescriptions, gas, meals, child care, lodging, car care, transport, and cleaning for registered families, with component-specific frequencies.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Childcare
- Gas and meal vouchers
- House cleaning and other practical needs
- Lodging reimbursement
- Medical out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions
- Treatment travel
- Utilities
- Vehicle care and medical transportation
- Amounts depend on the assistance category and current resources.
- Frequency varies by service and current program rules.
Lodging Near Treatment
Family Assistance — lodging near treatment
Treatment travel, utilities, cancer medical costs, prescriptions, gas, meals, child care, lodging, car care, transport, and cleaning for registered families, with component-specific frequencies.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Childcare
- Gas and meal vouchers
- House cleaning and other practical needs
- Lodging reimbursement
- Medical out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions
- Treatment travel
- Utilities
- Vehicle care and medical transportation
- Amounts depend on the assistance category and current resources.
- Frequency varies by service and current program rules.
Meals And Food
Family Assistance — meals and food
Treatment travel, utilities, cancer medical costs, prescriptions, gas, meals, child care, lodging, car care, transport, and cleaning for registered families, with component-specific frequencies.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Childcare
- Gas and meal vouchers
- House cleaning and other practical needs
- Lodging reimbursement
- Medical out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions
- Treatment travel
- Utilities
- Vehicle care and medical transportation
- Amounts depend on the assistance category and current resources.
- Frequency varies by service and current program rules.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Family Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Treatment travel, utilities, cancer medical costs, prescriptions, gas, meals, child care, lodging, car care, transport, and cleaning for registered families, with component-specific frequencies.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Childcare
- Gas and meal vouchers
- House cleaning and other practical needs
- Lodging reimbursement
- Medical out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions
- Treatment travel
- Utilities
- Vehicle care and medical transportation
- Amounts depend on the assistance category and current resources.
- Frequency varies by service and current program rules.
Travel And Transportation
Family Assistance — travel and transportation
Treatment travel, utilities, cancer medical costs, prescriptions, gas, meals, child care, lodging, car care, transport, and cleaning for registered families, with component-specific frequencies.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Childcare
- Gas and meal vouchers
- House cleaning and other practical needs
- Lodging reimbursement
- Medical out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions
- Treatment travel
- Utilities
- Vehicle care and medical transportation
- Amounts depend on the assistance category and current resources.
- Frequency varies by service and current program rules.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Childcare: Childcare costs are among the needs covered through the broader family-assistance service.
Lodging Near Treatment: Treatment lodging can be requested alongside other costs of being away for care.
Meals And Food: Meals are one of the expenses covered alongside treatment travel and household needs.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Cancer medical bills and prescriptions are included among the assistance options.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program serves children or families affected by pediatric cancer, including B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page describes children or pediatric patients but does not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Newly Diagnosed
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- Expense-specific assistance is based on family need and program availability.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Brevard County; Indian River County.
- The organization serves local pediatric cancer families in Brevard and Indian River Counties.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
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.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Contact Candlelighters and describe the child's diagnosis, residence, treatment location, and need.
- Provide bills or other documentation requested for the selected assistance.
- Review the current official program page and use the published family-services, social-worker, registration, or on-site route.
- Staff confirm local eligibility and identify an applicable program.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · 321-728-5600 — Call Candlelighters of Brevard to request assistance.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
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
- Availability varies by assistance category.
- Current program-specific capacity, documents, limits, and access details may be unpublished.
- The official page does not publish universal award ceilings or all eligibility documents.
- Confirm current intake, next cycle, capacity, and unpublished eligibility or benefit rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- How We Help — Candlelighters of Brevard · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Programs & Services and Get Support · checked Aug 27, 2026