Embrace Kids Foundation
Emergency Financial Assistance & Transportation · About this organization
What you get
Free emergency financial help and help getting to treatment, from a charity tied to your child’s care team in New Brunswick. They don’t say how much they give.
How to start
Email Info@EmbraceKids.org or call 732-247-5300 and ask about emergency financial assistance and transportation.
Good to know
- Embrace Kids has worked with the children’s cancer team at Robert Wood Johnson and Rutgers Cancer Institute since 1991.
The details, as published
Embrace Kids gives emergency financial assistance and transportation help to families of children treated by the pediatric hematology-oncology team at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick. The site lists the program but does not describe amounts or how to apply.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Emergency financial assistance
Emergency financial help for patient families; the site does not list amounts or covered bills.
Amount not published
Can cover
- emergency financial needs
- The organization reports $1.2 million in direct assistance, programs and support services in 2024 but prints no per-family amount.
Travel And Transportation
Transportation help
Transportation help for patient families, listed with emergency financial assistance; details are not described.
Amount not published
Can cover
- transportation
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Children with cancer treated by the Rutgers-RWJ pediatric hematology-oncology team are the core population; B-ALL is treated there.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- All programs and services are free to families.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- No residence rule is published. The mission names patient families in the New Jersey/New York City metropolitan area; the tie is to the New Brunswick treating team.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
- Embrace Kids supports the pediatric hematology-oncology team at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and since 2012 children with catastrophic health challenges on the Rutgers-RWJ pediatric campus in New Brunswick.
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
- Email or call Embrace Kids, or ask the family liaison on the pediatric hematology-oncology unit, about emergency financial or transportation help.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · Info@EmbraceKids.org — Marked as the fastest way to reach Embrace Kids.
- Phone · 732-247-5300
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 | Not Published |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- Listed among core programs on the About page; no application window or form is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- The site does not say how much help is given or how to apply.
- How do families request emergency financial or transportation help, and what does it cover?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About Us — Embrace Kids Foundation · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Home Page — Embrace Kids Foundation · checked Sep 29, 2026
- The Cause — Embrace Kids Foundation · checked Sep 29, 2026