Emilio Nares Foundation
Emilio’s Snack Bags · About this organization
What you get
Free hospital-approved snacks after fasting for chemotherapy or other oncology visits.
How to start
Your hospital unit hands out snack bags. Ask the unit staff about getting one.
The details, as published
Emilio’s Snack Bags provide free, hospital-approved nutrition to children after fasting for chemotherapy, therapy, and other oncology visits. Recent reports document expanded distribution in infusion and hematology units, with Rady Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Orange County previously named, but families do not apply publicly and the current site schedule and exact units are not published.
What help you may get
Meals And Food
Emilio’s Snack Bags — meals and food
Emilio’s Snack Bags provide free, hospital-approved nutrition to children after fasting for chemotherapy, therapy, and other oncology visits. Recent reports document expanded distribution in infusion and hematology units, with Rady Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Orange County previously named, but families do not apply publicly and the current site schedule and exact units are not published.
Amount not published
Practical Items And Home Help
Emilio’s Snack Bags — practical items and home help
Emilio’s Snack Bags provide free, hospital-approved nutrition to children after fasting for chemotherapy, therapy, and other oncology visits. Recent reports document expanded distribution in infusion and hematology units, with Rady Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Orange County previously named, but families do not apply publicly and the current site schedule and exact units are not published.
Amount not published
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: Patient must be present in a participating oncology, infusion, or hematology unit..
- Patient must be present in a participating oncology, infusion, or hematology unit.
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.
- Receive a snack bag through a participating hospital unit when available.
Ways to apply or ask
- Automatic Distribution
- In Person
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 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Current units, distribution schedule, age limits, and inventory are not published.
- Which current units and distribution schedules participate?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Healing Through Nature · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Creating for Hope · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Creating for Hope · checked Aug 24, 2026