Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Funeral assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with funeral expenses, paid straight to the funeral home. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Get in touch with your Parent Consultant and ask to register for or receive funeral assistance.
The details, as published
Candlelighters may pay a funeral home directly when a child in a registered family dies from cancer. The funeral home must be in one of 13 counties served by Candlelighters; the counties, benefit amount, documents, and timing are not published, and help is subject to funding.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Funeral assistance — bereavement and memorial support
Candlelighters may pay a funeral home directly when a child in a registered family dies from cancer. The funeral home must be in one of 13 counties served by Candlelighters; the counties, benefit amount, documents, and timing are not published, and help is subject to funding.
Amount not published
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Funeral assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Candlelighters may pay a funeral home directly when a child in a registered family dies from cancer. The funeral home must be in one of 13 counties served by Candlelighters; the counties, benefit amount, documents, and timing are not published, and help is subject to funding.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a childhood cancer diagnosis within the Candlelighters treatment-network scope.
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
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: Children's Memorial Hermann; MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital; Texas Children's Cancer Center, including satellite campuses.
- Children's Memorial Hermann
- MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital
- Texas Children's Cancer Center, including satellite campuses
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Texas — Texas — Texas
- Houston metropolitan area — Houston metropolitan area
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
- If not yet registered, complete Candlelighters family registration.
- Contact your Parent Consultant and ask to register for or receive funeral assistance.
- The Parent Consultant explains any unpublished eligibility, timing, capacity, or pickup/delivery steps.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — Official instructions make the family's Parent Consultant the first intake contact; individual contact details are not published on this page.
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 | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- The 13 eligible counties, amount, documents, and payment timing are not published.
- Which counties and current benefit limits apply?
- What current deadline, capacity, required facts, and confirmation steps apply after Parent Consultant contact?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Services practical-support bundle · checked Aug 24, 2026