Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville
Medical Travel Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Up to four $40 gas gift cards ($160 total) per calendar year for travel to your child's medical appointment or procedure.
How to start
Call Catholic Charities about Medical Travel Assistance. Ask which travel documents to gather before sending them.
Good to know
- Travel must be outside the Evansville area.
The details, as published
Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville provides gas-card help when a family must take a child under 18 outside the Evansville area for a medical appointment or procedure. With proper documentation, a family may receive up to four $40 gas gift cards per calendar year, and B-ALL care fits the diagnosis-neutral medical-travel rule. Families start by calling Catholic Charities, because the official page does not publish an online application or exact residence boundary.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Medical Travel Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville provides gas-card help when a family must take a child under 18 outside the Evansville area for a medical appointment or procedure. With proper documentation, a family may receive up to four $40 gas gift cards per calendar year, and B-ALL care fits the diagnosis-neutral medical-travel rule. Families start by calling Catholic Charities, because the official page does not publish an online application or exact residence boundary.
$40
Can cover
- Gas for travel to an out-of-area child medical appointment or procedure
- Up to four $40 gas gift cards are available per calendar year.
- Maximum is four gas cards per calendar year.
Travel And Transportation
Medical Travel Assistance — travel and transportation
Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville provides gas-card help when a family must take a child under 18 outside the Evansville area for a medical appointment or procedure. With proper documentation, a family may receive up to four $40 gas gift cards per calendar year, and B-ALL care fits the diagnosis-neutral medical-travel rule. Families start by calling Catholic Charities, because the official page does not publish an online application or exact residence boundary.
$40
Can cover
- Gas for travel to an out-of-area child medical appointment or procedure
- Up to four $40 gas gift cards are available per calendar year.
- Maximum is four gas cards per calendar year.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL eligibility needs confirmation. The official page describes travel for medical care for a child under 18 but does not name eligible diagnoses or affirmatively confirm B-ALL access.
Age
Age 0 to age 17, measured at service date.
- The child must be under age 18.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- No numeric income limit is published in the reviewed official material.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Evansville area.
- The official page describes families in the Evansville area but does not define a county boundary.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be in: Doctor appointment or medical procedure outside the Evansville area.
- The child must travel outside the Evansville area for a doctor appointment or medical procedure.
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.
Documents to prepare
- Proper documentation of the child’s medical appointment or procedure; exact document type is not published.
- Approved assistance is issued as a gas gift card.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The program is described on the current official page, but no program-specific intake route is published.
- No intake window or program-specific first-step route is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Maximum is four $40 gas cards per calendar year.
- The child must be under 18.
- The exact residence boundary and documentation are not published.
- Travel must be outside the Evansville area.
- Must a family demonstrate financial need or meet an income rule?
- What documents count as proper medical-travel documentation?
- Which counties or ZIP codes define the Evansville area?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Outreach and Financial Assistance — Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Boots for Work · checked Aug 27, 2026