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Ellie’s Army Foundation

Ellie’s Fund at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital · About this organization

What you get

Immediate help with medicines, supplies, groceries, and equipment during your child's medical care. The amount isn't published. Ask.

How to start

Contact Ellie’s Army or your Nicklaus care team to ask about this fund and the steps to request help.

Good to know

  • Hospital-wide language services do not establish fund-specific application language access.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

Ellie’s Fund provides immediate relief for critically ill children and their families at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, including medications, supplies, groceries, and equipment. Hospital access, age and diagnosis definitions, amounts, frequency, citizenship or residence rules, deadlines, and funding status are not published.

What help you may get

Household Bills And Cash Assistance

Ellie’s Fund at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital — household bills and cash assistance

Ellie’s Fund provides immediate relief for critically ill children and their families at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, including medications, supplies, groceries, and equipment. Hospital access, age and diagnosis definitions, amounts, frequency, citizenship or residence rules, deadlines, and funding status are not published.

Amount not published

Meals And Food

Ellie’s Fund at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital — meals and food

Ellie’s Fund provides immediate relief for critically ill children and their families at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, including medications, supplies, groceries, and equipment. Hospital access, age and diagnosis definitions, amounts, frequency, citizenship or residence rules, deadlines, and funding status are not published.

Amount not published

Medical And Insurance Costs

Ellie’s Fund at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital — medical and insurance costs

Ellie’s Fund provides immediate relief for critically ill children and their families at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, including medications, supplies, groceries, and equipment. Hospital access, age and diagnosis definitions, amounts, frequency, citizenship or residence rules, deadlines, and funding status are not published.

Amount not published

Practical Items And Home Help

Ellie’s Fund at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital — practical items and home help

Ellie’s Fund provides immediate relief for critically ill children and their families at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, including medications, supplies, groceries, and equipment. Hospital access, age and diagnosis definitions, amounts, frequency, citizenship or residence rules, deadlines, and funding status are not published.

Amount not published

Why this may help

Meals And Food: Groceries are included in the immediate help with medical and practical needs.

Medical And Insurance Costs: Medications and equipment are included in the fund's immediate relief.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The official program scope includes U.S. children with cancer, which includes pediatric B-ALL when the stated eligibility rules are 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

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

Treatment must be connected to: Child must be connected to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital; eligible campuses are not published..

  • Child must be connected to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital; eligible campuses are not published.

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.

  1. Ask Ellie’s Army or the Nicklaus care team how the fund is accessed.

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Hospital-wide language services do not establish fund-specific application language access.
  • Which campuses, diagnoses, ages, access route, amounts, frequency, and funding status apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program