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Ethan Jostad Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Family Financial Assistance · About this organization

What you get

Financial help during your child's cancer treatment. The amount and covered bills aren't published. Ask.

How to start

Your social worker, oncology nurse, or doctor signs the medical section. Fill in and sign your family section, then send the completed form by email, mail, or fax.

Good to know

  • A qualified hospital social worker, oncology registered nurse, or physician must complete the medical section.
  • Assistance is subject to available funds.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open Care team starts the request

The Ethan Jostad Foundation offers fund-dependent financial assistance to financially struggling Oregon families whose child is under age 18 and in active cancer treatment. A parent or legal guardian completes the application, and the hospital social worker, oncology registered nurse, or physician completes the medical section. Award amount, covered expenses, payment method, frequency, review time, additional documentation, and current fund capacity are not published.

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What help you may get

Household Bills And Cash Assistance

Family Financial Assistance — household bills and cash assistance

The Ethan Jostad Foundation offers fund-dependent financial assistance to financially struggling Oregon families whose child is under age 18 and in active cancer treatment. A parent or legal guardian completes the application, and the hospital social worker, oncology registered nurse, or physician completes the medical section. Award amount, covered expenses, payment method, frequency, review time, additional documentation, and current fund capacity are not published.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Financial assistance intended to offset the financial burden on an Oregon family coping with childhood cancer; eligible expense categories are not published
  • The official financial-assistance page and application do not publish a fixed award or dollar maximum.
  • The reviewed official sources do not state how often a family may apply or receive assistance.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The program serves Oregon families with a child under age 18 who is in active cancer treatment; pediatric B-ALL is within that diagnosis scope.

Age

Age 0 to age 17, measured at application.

  • The child must be under age 18 when the family applies.

Treatment status

Active Treatment

  • A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
  • The medical section of the application must be completed by the child's hospital social worker, oncology registered nurse, or physician.

Financial need is required.

  • The official program requires that the family be struggling financially and says assistance is based on financial need, but it publishes no income threshold or formula.
  • Assistance is subject to the foundation's current availability of funds.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: OR.

  • The family must reside in Oregon.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian

  1. A parent or legal guardian completes all family fields, including the child's age and diagnosis-related information requested on the form, and signs the certification and release.
  2. Ask the child's hospital social worker, oncology registered nurse, or physician to complete and sign the medical section, including diagnosis, treating facility, oncologist, current condition, and circumstances requiring assistance.
  3. Download the official Application for Financial Assistance.
  4. Submit the signed completed application by email, mail, or fax using the contact information on the form.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

  • Completed Application for Financial Assistance signed by a parent or legal guardian
  • Medical section completed and signed by the child's hospital social worker, oncology registered nurse, or physician
  • The foundation reviews the completed application subject to financial need and available funds; decision timing and payment method are not published.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceFund Dependent
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • The current official page links to an application and presents the program as available.
  • The official application states that assistance depends on current availability of funds; the website does not confirm a current fund balance.
  • The official page and application do not publish a deadline or intake calendar.
  • No application lead time is published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • A qualified hospital social worker, oncology registered nurse, or physician must complete the medical section.
  • Assistance is subject to available funds.
  • The family must be struggling financially, but the foundation publishes no numeric financial standard.
  • The family must reside in Oregon, the child must be under age 18, and the child must be in active cancer treatment.
  • The official sources do not identify covered expense categories, dollar limits, award frequency, delivery method, or review timing.
  • What expenses, award amount, payment, frequency, review time, documents, publication-consent options, and current fund capacity apply?

Official sources

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

Official program