Children's Health Foundation
Cremation or Burial Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with burial or cremation costs. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Your care team or another qualified professional makes the referral. Give them your medical and financial details, other funding attempts, and the vendor quote.
The details, as published
A qualified professional may request up to $250 toward cremation or burial costs after an infant death or fetal death at 20 or more weeks gestation. Funeral services are excluded, and this branch is exempt from the ordinary requirement to exhaust other funding sources, but the remaining financial and residence rules are not separately clarified.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Cremation or Burial Assistance — bereavement and memorial support
A qualified professional may request up to $250 toward cremation or burial costs after an infant death or fetal death at 20 or more weeks gestation. Funeral services are excluded, and this branch is exempt from the ordinary requirement to exhaust other funding sources, but the remaining financial and residence rules are not separately clarified.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Burial
- Cremation
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Cremation or Burial Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
A qualified professional may request up to $250 toward cremation or burial costs after an infant death or fetal death at 20 or more weeks gestation. Funeral services are excluded, and this branch is exempt from the ordinary requirement to exhaust other funding sources, but the remaining financial and residence rules are not separately clarified.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Burial
- Cremation
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. This EAP branch may apply to a qualifying family affected by pediatric B-ALL when its specific gate is met.
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: Published program service area in US-CA.
- San Diego and Imperial Counties support a California gate, but the record itself flags an unresolved fetal-residency rule. Keep the county-level confirmation instead of treating California as statewide coverage.
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? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Healthcare Team
- CHF reviews and, if approved, purchases the item or pays the vendor directly.
- Parent asks a qualified professional working with the family.
- Professional documents diagnosis, request, health impact, exhausted resources, amount, vendor, and contact details.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Online Portal · Open form or page — The portal requires the qualified professional to create or use an account before viewing the application.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Form updated May 2026; funding and award remain discretionary.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Exact infant age definition, fetal residency handling, financial-route application, and lifetime-award accounting are unpublished.
- Confirm branch-specific eligibility, current capacity, and operational access details.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Emergency assistance program · checked Aug 27, 2026