Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Carter's Foundation

Parent Packs · About this organization

What you get

A bag of toiletries and self-care items when you unexpectedly stay in hospital with your child.

How to start

Ask your hospital staff whether a Parent Pack is available for your stay.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Call To Confirm

Caregiver toiletry and self-care bags distributed by Southern California hospital staff to parents unexpectedly staying with a child facing pediatric cancer.

What help you may get

Practical Items And Home Help

Parent Packs — practical items and home help

Caregiver toiletry and self-care bags distributed by Southern California hospital staff to parents unexpectedly staying with a child facing pediatric cancer.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The program serves pediatric oncology patients and includes children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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: Los Angeles County; Orange County; Riverside County; San Bernardino County; San Diego County; Southern California.

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.

  1. Ask participating hospital staff about current availability or selection.

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 windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Capacity and repeat-use rules are not published.
  • Confirm current capacity, repeat eligibility, diagnosis verification, and exact geography rules.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program