Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico
Helping Hands Program · About this organization
What you get
Help with car care, clothes, emergency housing, food, funerals, gas, hospital snacks and drinks, lodging, rent, toys, gift cards, treatment travel, utilities, wigs and other needs of your child.
How to start
Email the program to ask about helping Hands Program. Have diagnosis confirmation and expense details ready.
Good to know
- The award ceiling isn't published. Ask.
The details, as published
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helps New Mexico families manage the day-to-day costs and practical burdens of childhood cancer. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within scope when the child is from New Mexico and is diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility. The Helping Hands Program may assist with rent, utilities, food, transportation, lodging, vehicle repairs, clothing, funeral expenses, hospital snacks, gift cards, and other child-specific needs, but the organization does not publish a standard application form or award ceiling on the reviewed program page.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Helping Hands Program — bereavement and memorial support
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helps New Mexico families manage the day-to-day costs and practical burdens of childhood cancer. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within scope when the child is from New Mexico and is diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility. The Helping Hands Program may assist with rent, utilities, food, transportation, lodging, vehicle repairs, clothing, funeral expenses, hospital snacks, gift cards, and other child-specific needs, but the organization does not publish a standard application form or award ceiling on the reviewed program page.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Car repairs and maintenance
- Clothing
- Emergency housing
- Food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gasoline vouchers
- Hospital snacks and drinks
- Lodging
- Rent
- Special needs based on the individual child
- Toys and gift cards
- Treatment-related travel
- Utilities
- Wigs
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard award amount or cap.
- The program describes granting family requests for basic needs; repeat-assistance limits are not published.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Helping Hands Program — household bills and cash assistance
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helps New Mexico families manage the day-to-day costs and practical burdens of childhood cancer. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within scope when the child is from New Mexico and is diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility. The Helping Hands Program may assist with rent, utilities, food, transportation, lodging, vehicle repairs, clothing, funeral expenses, hospital snacks, gift cards, and other child-specific needs, but the organization does not publish a standard application form or award ceiling on the reviewed program page.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Car repairs and maintenance
- Clothing
- Emergency housing
- Food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gasoline vouchers
- Hospital snacks and drinks
- Lodging
- Rent
- Special needs based on the individual child
- Toys and gift cards
- Treatment-related travel
- Utilities
- Wigs
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard award amount or cap.
- The program describes granting family requests for basic needs; repeat-assistance limits are not published.
Lodging Near Treatment
Helping Hands Program — lodging near treatment
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helps New Mexico families manage the day-to-day costs and practical burdens of childhood cancer. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within scope when the child is from New Mexico and is diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility. The Helping Hands Program may assist with rent, utilities, food, transportation, lodging, vehicle repairs, clothing, funeral expenses, hospital snacks, gift cards, and other child-specific needs, but the organization does not publish a standard application form or award ceiling on the reviewed program page.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Car repairs and maintenance
- Clothing
- Emergency housing
- Food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gasoline vouchers
- Hospital snacks and drinks
- Lodging
- Rent
- Special needs based on the individual child
- Toys and gift cards
- Treatment-related travel
- Utilities
- Wigs
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard award amount or cap.
- The program describes granting family requests for basic needs; repeat-assistance limits are not published.
Meals And Food
Helping Hands Program — meals and food
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helps New Mexico families manage the day-to-day costs and practical burdens of childhood cancer. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within scope when the child is from New Mexico and is diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility. The Helping Hands Program may assist with rent, utilities, food, transportation, lodging, vehicle repairs, clothing, funeral expenses, hospital snacks, gift cards, and other child-specific needs, but the organization does not publish a standard application form or award ceiling on the reviewed program page.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Car repairs and maintenance
- Clothing
- Emergency housing
- Food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gasoline vouchers
- Hospital snacks and drinks
- Lodging
- Rent
- Special needs based on the individual child
- Toys and gift cards
- Treatment-related travel
- Utilities
- Wigs
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard award amount or cap.
- The program describes granting family requests for basic needs; repeat-assistance limits are not published.
Practical Items And Home Help
Helping Hands Program — practical items and home help
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helps New Mexico families manage the day-to-day costs and practical burdens of childhood cancer. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within scope when the child is from New Mexico and is diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility. The Helping Hands Program may assist with rent, utilities, food, transportation, lodging, vehicle repairs, clothing, funeral expenses, hospital snacks, gift cards, and other child-specific needs, but the organization does not publish a standard application form or award ceiling on the reviewed program page.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Car repairs and maintenance
- Clothing
- Emergency housing
- Food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gasoline vouchers
- Hospital snacks and drinks
- Lodging
- Rent
- Special needs based on the individual child
- Toys and gift cards
- Treatment-related travel
- Utilities
- Wigs
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard award amount or cap.
- The program describes granting family requests for basic needs; repeat-assistance limits are not published.
Travel And Transportation
Helping Hands Program — travel and transportation
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helps New Mexico families manage the day-to-day costs and practical burdens of childhood cancer. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within scope when the child is from New Mexico and is diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility. The Helping Hands Program may assist with rent, utilities, food, transportation, lodging, vehicle repairs, clothing, funeral expenses, hospital snacks, gift cards, and other child-specific needs, but the organization does not publish a standard application form or award ceiling on the reviewed program page.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Car repairs and maintenance
- Clothing
- Emergency housing
- Food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gasoline vouchers
- Hospital snacks and drinks
- Lodging
- Rent
- Special needs based on the individual child
- Toys and gift cards
- Treatment-related travel
- Utilities
- Wigs
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a standard award amount or cap.
- The program describes granting family requests for basic needs; repeat-assistance limits are not published.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Bereavement And Memorial Support: Funeral expenses can be requested within the broader Helping Hands assistance.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance: Helping Hands includes day-to-day expenses that can ease the pressure on your household budget.
Lodging Near Treatment: Lodging assistance can help when treatment requires staying away from home.
Meals And Food: Food assistance is one part of the broader help with treatment-period costs.
Travel And Transportation: Travel costs can be included alongside other expenses of childhood-cancer care.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or children with serious medical conditions that include cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
- The organization describes childhood and pediatric cancer but does not publish a numerical age limit for Helping Hands.
- F01 2026-09-07: Authored program summary states that a child age 0–18 is within scope. This observed band is typed conservatively and remains partial because the official sources do not give a numeric cutoff.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Newly Diagnosed
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Treatment must occur at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility.
Financial need is required.
- The program is needs-based, but no numerical income rule is published.
- Requests are considered according to each child and family’s individual needs.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: NM.
- The patient must be from New Mexico.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: The patient must be diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility..
- The patient must be diagnosed with and treated for childhood cancer at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility.
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: Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Confirm that the child is from New Mexico and receives pediatric oncology care at a New Mexico facility.
- Contact the organization or its UNM Hospital clinic office.
- Describe the immediate need and provide any medical or billing documentation requested by program staff.
- Program staff determine whether and how the request can be supported.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · ccfnm@ccfnm.org — Email the organization for program intake instructions.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · 505-243-3618 — Call the administrative or UNM Hospital clinic office to ask how to request Helping Hands assistance.
Documents to prepare
- Diagnosis and treatment-facility verification
- Documentation of the requested expense if requested by program staff
- Delivery varies by need and may include vouchers, direct bill assistance, lodging help, or in-kind support.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 23, 2026 |
- The official site described Helping Hands as an active program; the precise intake method and current capacity require direct confirmation.
- Contact the organization to confirm the current intake process.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Assistance depends on individual need and available program resources.
- No public award ceiling, income rule, or complete intake procedure is published.
- The patient must be from New Mexico and treated at a New Mexico pediatric oncology facility.
- Are there current income, award, frequency, or treatment-status limits not published online?
- What is the current Helping Hands intake or referral workflow?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 23, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About Us — Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Contact Us — Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Helping Hands Program — Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico · checked Aug 23, 2026