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Emmanuel Cancer Foundation

Emergency Financial Assistance · About this organization

What you get

Help with gas, car repairs, groceries, clothes, toys, household items, hospital meals, uninsured medical equipment or services, rent and bills. Amounts are not published. Ask.

How to start

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

Good to know

  • A needs assessment is required even though there is no socioeconomic exclusion.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to eligible New Jersey families experiencing financial hardship related to a child’s cancer, depending on individual circumstances and available resources. Official examples include rent, utilities, household bills, transportation or gas, vehicle repair, inpatient meals, and uninsured medical equipment or services. Anyone may initiate the active public referral; no income threshold, award cap, payment method, frequency, document list, or final response time is published.

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What help you may get

Household Bills And Cash Assistance

Emergency Financial Assistance — household bills and cash assistance

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to eligible New Jersey families experiencing financial hardship related to a child’s cancer, depending on individual circumstances and available resources. Official examples include rent, utilities, household bills, transportation or gas, vehicle repair, inpatient meals, and uninsured medical equipment or services. Anyone may initiate the active public referral; no income threshold, award cap, payment method, frequency, document list, or final response time is published.

Amount decided by the program · As Needed

Can cover

  • Gas and vehicle repairs for treatment travel
  • Groceries, clothing, toys, household items, and family support
  • Meals while in the hospital
  • Medical equipment or services not covered by insurance
  • Rent and household bills
  • No public award ceiling is stated.
  • The foundation states that support may continue as long as the family needs it.

Meals And Food

Emergency Financial Assistance — meals and food

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to eligible New Jersey families experiencing financial hardship related to a child’s cancer, depending on individual circumstances and available resources. Official examples include rent, utilities, household bills, transportation or gas, vehicle repair, inpatient meals, and uninsured medical equipment or services. Anyone may initiate the active public referral; no income threshold, award cap, payment method, frequency, document list, or final response time is published.

Amount decided by the program · As Needed

Can cover

  • Gas and vehicle repairs for treatment travel
  • Groceries, clothing, toys, household items, and family support
  • Meals while in the hospital
  • Medical equipment or services not covered by insurance
  • Rent and household bills
  • No public award ceiling is stated.
  • The foundation states that support may continue as long as the family needs it.

Medical And Insurance Costs

Emergency Financial Assistance — medical and insurance costs

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to eligible New Jersey families experiencing financial hardship related to a child’s cancer, depending on individual circumstances and available resources. Official examples include rent, utilities, household bills, transportation or gas, vehicle repair, inpatient meals, and uninsured medical equipment or services. Anyone may initiate the active public referral; no income threshold, award cap, payment method, frequency, document list, or final response time is published.

Amount decided by the program · As Needed

Can cover

  • Gas and vehicle repairs for treatment travel
  • Groceries, clothing, toys, household items, and family support
  • Meals while in the hospital
  • Medical equipment or services not covered by insurance
  • Rent and household bills
  • No public award ceiling is stated.
  • The foundation states that support may continue as long as the family needs it.

Navigation Guides And Advocacy

Emergency Financial Assistance — navigation guides and advocacy

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to eligible New Jersey families experiencing financial hardship related to a child’s cancer, depending on individual circumstances and available resources. Official examples include rent, utilities, household bills, transportation or gas, vehicle repair, inpatient meals, and uninsured medical equipment or services. Anyone may initiate the active public referral; no income threshold, award cap, payment method, frequency, document list, or final response time is published.

Amount decided by the program · As Needed

Can cover

  • Gas and vehicle repairs for treatment travel
  • Groceries, clothing, toys, household items, and family support
  • Meals while in the hospital
  • Medical equipment or services not covered by insurance
  • Rent and household bills
  • No public award ceiling is stated.
  • The foundation states that support may continue as long as the family needs it.

Practical Items And Home Help

Emergency Financial Assistance — practical items and home help

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to eligible New Jersey families experiencing financial hardship related to a child’s cancer, depending on individual circumstances and available resources. Official examples include rent, utilities, household bills, transportation or gas, vehicle repair, inpatient meals, and uninsured medical equipment or services. Anyone may initiate the active public referral; no income threshold, award cap, payment method, frequency, document list, or final response time is published.

Amount decided by the program · As Needed

Can cover

  • Gas and vehicle repairs for treatment travel
  • Groceries, clothing, toys, household items, and family support
  • Meals while in the hospital
  • Medical equipment or services not covered by insurance
  • Rent and household bills
  • No public award ceiling is stated.
  • The foundation states that support may continue as long as the family needs it.

Travel And Transportation

Emergency Financial Assistance — travel and transportation

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to eligible New Jersey families experiencing financial hardship related to a child’s cancer, depending on individual circumstances and available resources. Official examples include rent, utilities, household bills, transportation or gas, vehicle repair, inpatient meals, and uninsured medical equipment or services. Anyone may initiate the active public referral; no income threshold, award cap, payment method, frequency, document list, or final response time is published.

Amount decided by the program · As Needed

Can cover

  • Gas and vehicle repairs for treatment travel
  • Groceries, clothing, toys, household items, and family support
  • Meals while in the hospital
  • Medical equipment or services not covered by insurance
  • Rent and household bills
  • No public award ceiling is stated.
  • The foundation states that support may continue as long as the family needs it.
Shared limits:
  • The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.

Why this may help

Meals And Food: Groceries and hospital meals are included alongside emergency help with bills.

Medical And Insurance Costs: The fund can consider medical equipment or services your insurance does not cover.

Travel And Transportation: Gas and car repairs for treatment travel are among the emergency expenses considered.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The program explicitly serves New Jersey children ages 0–18 with any cancer, including B-ALL.

Age

Age 0 to age 18.

Treatment status

Newly Diagnosed

  • A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
  • Many referrals originate from pediatric oncology units, but the organization states that anyone may refer a child.
  • The organization states that it serves eligible families regardless of socioeconomic status.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: NJ.

  • The family must be an eligible New Jersey family.

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.

  • Delivery varies among direct financial aid, material assistance, and caseworker-coordinated support.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • The current official site has an active referral route and 2026 organizational information.
  • No fixed decision timetable is published.
  • The form says the organization will contact the family as soon as possible; no numeric time is published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • A needs assessment is required even though there is no socioeconomic exclusion.
  • Award amounts and expense-specific limits are not published.
  • The family must be in New Jersey.
  • Does the reported $94,210 in 2026 mean year-to-date through August?
  • What proof, income review, caps, frequency, payment, priority, and timing rules apply?

Official sources

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

Official program