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Emmanuel Cancer Foundation

Supportive Counseling, Advocacy, and Navigation · About this organization

What you get

Family counseling at home, in hospital, by phone, or online, plus help with schools, insurance, housing, and other services.

How to start

Phone the listed number ext. 10 or email the listed email to give initial family information.

Good to know

  • Bereavement counseling is stated on an older live FAQ and should be confirmed under revised 2026 materials.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Regional caseworkers provide whole-family supportive counseling in homes, hospitals, by phone, or virtually and advocate with schools, insurers, medical providers, landlords, and community systems. A public referral starts an assessment and caseworker relationship; session limits, wait time, capacity, and the current scope of bereavement counseling are not published.

What help you may get

Bereavement And Memorial Support

Supportive Counseling, Advocacy, and Navigation — bereavement and memorial support

Regional caseworkers provide whole-family supportive counseling in homes, hospitals, by phone, or virtually and advocate with schools, insurers, medical providers, landlords, and community systems. A public referral starts an assessment and caseworker relationship; session limits, wait time, capacity, and the current scope of bereavement counseling are not published.

Amount not published

Navigation Guides And Advocacy

Supportive Counseling, Advocacy, and Navigation — navigation guides and advocacy

Regional caseworkers provide whole-family supportive counseling in homes, hospitals, by phone, or virtually and advocate with schools, insurers, medical providers, landlords, and community systems. A public referral starts an assessment and caseworker relationship; session limits, wait time, capacity, and the current scope of bereavement counseling are not published.

Amount not published

Peer And Emotional Support

Supportive Counseling, Advocacy, and Navigation — peer and emotional support

Regional caseworkers provide whole-family supportive counseling in homes, hospitals, by phone, or virtually and advocate with schools, insurers, medical providers, landlords, and community systems. A public referral starts an assessment and caseworker relationship; session limits, wait time, capacity, and the current scope of bereavement counseling are not published.

Amount not published

Why this may help

Bereavement And Memorial Support: A caseworker's ongoing whole-family relationship can include help through grief and loss.

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

Age 0 to age 18, measured at service date.

  • The organization assists eligible New Jersey families with a child with cancer ages 0–18.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: All New Jersey counties.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is 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.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver, Social Worker, Healthcare Team, Community Referrer

  1. Call 908-322-4323 ext. 10 or email info@emmanuelcancer.org to provide initial family information.
  2. ECF assigns a caseworker based on the family’s New Jersey location.
  3. The caseworker arranges an initial visit, assesses needs, and coordinates the relevant ECF services.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Bereavement counseling is stated on an older live FAQ and should be confirmed under revised 2026 materials.
  • What wait, capacity, session, post-age-18, and bereavement rules apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program