Daniela Conte Foundation
In-Treatment Support · About this organization
What you get
Help paying for food, gas, transportation, car payments, medical copays, rent or mortgage, utilities, and other approved basic needs. The amount is not published. Ask.
How to start
Fill in the online application, ask your social worker to approve it, and email the detailed bill with its payee, account, amount, and due date.
Good to know
- Submit at least 30 days before a bill is due.
- The application requires social-worker involvement and pays providers rather than families.
The details, as published
Daniela Conte Foundation pays approved vendors directly for essential expenses of financially burdened families whose child is age 21 or younger, was diagnosed with cancer before age 18, and remains in active treatment.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
In-Treatment Support — household bills and cash assistance
Daniela Conte Foundation pays approved vendors directly for essential expenses of financially burdened families whose child is age 21 or younger, was diagnosed with cancer before age 18, and remains in active treatment.
Amount not published
Can cover
- auto payments
- food and groceries
- Gas
- gas and transportation
- Groceries
- medical copayments
- Medical copayments
- other approved basic needs
- Other basic needs approved by the foundation
- Rent
- rent or mortgage
- utilities
- Utility bills
Does not cover
- Payments made directly to the family
- The reviewed current program page and application do not publish a dollar cap.
- After a family reaches the maximum available funding, the application says it may apply again 12 months after the most recent request; the maximum itself is not published.
Meals And Food
In-Treatment Support — meals and food
Daniela Conte Foundation pays approved vendors directly for essential expenses of financially burdened families whose child is age 21 or younger, was diagnosed with cancer before age 18, and remains in active treatment.
Amount not published
Can cover
- auto payments
- food and groceries
- Gas
- gas and transportation
- Groceries
- medical copayments
- Medical copayments
- other approved basic needs
- Other basic needs approved by the foundation
- Rent
- rent or mortgage
- utilities
- Utility bills
Does not cover
- Payments made directly to the family
- The reviewed current program page and application do not publish a dollar cap.
- After a family reaches the maximum available funding, the application says it may apply again 12 months after the most recent request; the maximum itself is not published.
Medical And Insurance Costs
In-Treatment Support — medical and insurance costs
Daniela Conte Foundation pays approved vendors directly for essential expenses of financially burdened families whose child is age 21 or younger, was diagnosed with cancer before age 18, and remains in active treatment.
Amount not published
Can cover
- auto payments
- food and groceries
- Gas
- gas and transportation
- Groceries
- medical copayments
- Medical copayments
- other approved basic needs
- Other basic needs approved by the foundation
- Rent
- rent or mortgage
- utilities
- Utility bills
Does not cover
- Payments made directly to the family
- The reviewed current program page and application do not publish a dollar cap.
- After a family reaches the maximum available funding, the application says it may apply again 12 months after the most recent request; the maximum itself is not published.
Travel And Transportation
In-Treatment Support — travel and transportation
Daniela Conte Foundation pays approved vendors directly for essential expenses of financially burdened families whose child is age 21 or younger, was diagnosed with cancer before age 18, and remains in active treatment.
Amount not published
Can cover
- auto payments
- food and groceries
- Gas
- gas and transportation
- Groceries
- medical copayments
- Medical copayments
- other approved basic needs
- Other basic needs approved by the foundation
- Rent
- rent or mortgage
- utilities
- Utility bills
Does not cover
- Payments made directly to the family
- The reviewed current program page and application do not publish a dollar cap.
- After a family reaches the maximum available funding, the application says it may apply again 12 months after the most recent request; the maximum itself is not published.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Food and groceries can be included with your household and treatment-related expenses.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Medical copayments are included among the expenses the foundation can help pay.
Travel And Transportation: Gas, transportation, and car payments can be included alongside household bills.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child diagnosed with B-ALL before age 18 and age 21 or younger fits the childhood-cancer scope, subject to program rules.
Age
Age 0 to age 21.
- The patient must be age 21 or younger when applying and must have been diagnosed before the 18th birthday.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- The application requires approval and contact information from the patient's social worker and permits verification with the treating facility and personnel.
Financial need is required.
- Financial hardship is required, but no numerical income ceiling or income-document rule is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- The reviewed program page and application do not publish a residence restriction; the organization is based in Dix Hills, New York.
- Daniela Conte Foundation provides direct financial, memorial, and seasonal gift-card support to childhood-cancer families in the New York Tri-State Area.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Allow the foundation to verify diagnosis and treatment with the named medical team.
- Ask the patient's social worker to review and approve the request.
- Email the detailed provider invoice or bill as instructed; applications are not accepted by fax or phone.
- Gather a current bill or invoice containing the payee, account, amount, due date, and payment information.
- Obtain treating-facility and social-worker confirmation.
- Submit the official online application at least 30 days before the bill due date.
- Submit the online form at least 30 days before the bill due date.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Current bill, invoice, receipt, or rent documentation with complete payee and payment details
- Patient and treating-facility information
- Social worker name and contact information
- Approved payments are sent to the landlord, utility, bank, medical provider, or other vendor, not directly to the family.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The form is currently accessible and does not publish seasonal dates; assistance remains subject to available funding.
- The general programs page retains a stale closure note tied to January 5, 2026; current detail pages and live forms are the better status evidence.
- The application requests submission at least 30 days before bill due dates.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A patient must be in active cancer treatment, age 21 or younger, and diagnosed before age 18.
- Bill instructions request sensitive account information by email; confirm the current secure process before sending.
- Submit at least 30 days before a bill is due.
- The application requires social-worker involvement and pays providers rather than families.
- The maximum award amount is not published.
- The residence boundary and award cap are not published.
- Confirm maximum amount, selection rules, and reconcile the stale general-page closure notice.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Financial Assistance Application · checked Aug 24, 2026
- In-Treatment Support · checked Aug 24, 2026