C.U.R.E. Childhood Cancer Association
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with emergency meal money and food vouchers, funeral expenses, gas assistance, mortgage or car payments, parking passes, uncovered medical expenses, urgent home repair or appliance replacement, and utilities.
How to start
Call the program and describe the practical or emergency help you need.
Good to know
- Ask your parent advocate how much help can be considered.
The details, as published
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance — bereavement and memorial support
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Emergency meal money and food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gas assistance
- Mortgage or car payments
- Parking passes
- Uncovered medical expenses
- Urgent home repair or appliance replacement
- Utilities
- The materials describe case assistance but do not publish per-family limits.
- Assistance is case-specific; repeat-use rules are not published.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Emergency meal money and food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gas assistance
- Mortgage or car payments
- Parking passes
- Uncovered medical expenses
- Urgent home repair or appliance replacement
- Utilities
- The materials describe case assistance but do not publish per-family limits.
- Assistance is case-specific; repeat-use rules are not published.
Meals And Food
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance — meals and food
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Emergency meal money and food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gas assistance
- Mortgage or car payments
- Parking passes
- Uncovered medical expenses
- Urgent home repair or appliance replacement
- Utilities
- The materials describe case assistance but do not publish per-family limits.
- Assistance is case-specific; repeat-use rules are not published.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Emergency meal money and food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gas assistance
- Mortgage or car payments
- Parking passes
- Uncovered medical expenses
- Urgent home repair or appliance replacement
- Utilities
- The materials describe case assistance but do not publish per-family limits.
- Assistance is case-specific; repeat-use rules are not published.
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance — navigation guides and advocacy
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Emergency meal money and food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gas assistance
- Mortgage or car payments
- Parking passes
- Uncovered medical expenses
- Urgent home repair or appliance replacement
- Utilities
- The materials describe case assistance but do not publish per-family limits.
- Assistance is case-specific; repeat-use rules are not published.
Practical Items And Home Help
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance — practical items and home help
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Emergency meal money and food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gas assistance
- Mortgage or car payments
- Parking passes
- Uncovered medical expenses
- Urgent home repair or appliance replacement
- Utilities
- The materials describe case assistance but do not publish per-family limits.
- Assistance is case-specific; repeat-use rules are not published.
Travel And Transportation
Parent Advocate and Emergency Assistance — travel and transportation
Parent Advocate navigation plus Angel Fund emergency help for families connected to pediatric oncology care in Rochester.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Emergency meal money and food vouchers
- Funeral expenses
- Gas assistance
- Mortgage or car payments
- Parking passes
- Uncovered medical expenses
- Urgent home repair or appliance replacement
- Utilities
- The materials describe case assistance but do not publish per-family limits.
- Assistance is case-specific; repeat-use rules 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 included among the urgent costs your parent advocate helps with.
Meals And Food: Emergency meal money and food vouchers can help you eat during hospital care.
Medical And Insurance Costs: The assistance can cover medical expenses your insurance leaves unpaid.
Practical Items And Home Help: Urgent home repairs or an appliance replacement can be considered alongside bill help.
Travel And Transportation: Gas assistance and parking passes can reduce the cost of getting to care.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. This childhood-cancer program can include a child with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page uses a pediatric or child description without a numerical age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Bereavement
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- The family must work through the Golisano pediatric hematology-oncology Parent Advocate or social-work team.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published in the reviewed material.
- Case-specific emergency assistance is directed to family needs identified through the hospital team.
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: Assistance is delivered through the Golisano Children’s Hospital pediatric hematology-oncology Parent Advocate and social-work team..
- Assistance is delivered through the Golisano Children’s Hospital pediatric hematology-oncology Parent Advocate and social-work team.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- New York — New York — New York
- Golisano Children’s Hospital — Golisano Children’s Hospital
- Rochester — Rochester
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: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Call the C.U.R.E. Parent Advocate at 585-687-4836 and describe the practical or emergency need.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · Open form or page · 585-687-4836 — URMC publishes this number under Contact C.U.R.E. Parent Advocate Program.
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 | Not Published |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Later requirements and timing are not published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Amounts, documents, and repeat-use rules are not publicly posted.
- Case aid depends on current need and resources.
- Delivered through the Golisano Children’s Hospital pediatric hematology-oncology team.
- Program-specific limits, capacity, and documentation are not fully published.
- Confirm current intake, capacity, and unpublished program-specific rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- C.U.R.E. Childhood Cancer Association 2023–2024 Impact Report · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Bereavement Support · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Parent Advocate — Golisano Children’s Hospital · checked Aug 23, 2026