Fred's Footsteps
Keys to Mobility / Adapted Vehicle Fund · About this organization
What you get
Up to $20,000 within one year toward an accessible vehicle, vehicle changes, or related transportation needs.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Ask them to fill in the request form with you.
The details, as published
Keys to Mobility may provide up to $20,000 over one year toward a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, accessibility modifications, or related transportation access for medical care and community participation. A hospital social worker applies under the shared rules; ordinary car payments and repairs remain Bridge Fund categories, while combination, documents, deadline, review, payment, and capacity are unpublished.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Keys to Mobility / Adapted Vehicle Fund — household bills and cash assistance
Keys to Mobility may provide up to $20,000 over one year toward a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, accessibility modifications, or related transportation access for medical care and community participation. A hospital social worker applies under the shared rules; ordinary car payments and repairs remain Bridge Fund categories, while combination, documents, deadline, review, payment, and capacity are unpublished.
Amount not published
Practical Items And Home Help
Keys to Mobility / Adapted Vehicle Fund — practical items and home help
Keys to Mobility may provide up to $20,000 over one year toward a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, accessibility modifications, or related transportation access for medical care and community participation. A hospital social worker applies under the shared rules; ordinary car payments and repairs remain Bridge Fund categories, while combination, documents, deadline, review, payment, and capacity are unpublished.
Amount not published
Travel And Transportation
Keys to Mobility / Adapted Vehicle Fund — travel and transportation
Keys to Mobility may provide up to $20,000 over one year toward a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, accessibility modifications, or related transportation access for medical care and community participation. A hospital social worker applies under the shared rules; ordinary car payments and repairs remain Bridge Fund categories, while combination, documents, deadline, review, payment, and capacity are unpublished.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Practical Items And Home Help: Wheelchair-accessibility modifications can make a vehicle usable for your child's care and community activities.
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
You must live in: Published program service area in US-DE; Published program service area in US-NJ; Published program service area in US-PA.
- The program publishes specific eligible counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey plus New Castle County, Delaware. All three states are confirmed, while the county gate must remain active.
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? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver, Social Worker
- Contact the hospital or medical social worker at the child’s treatment facility and ask them to review Fred’s Footsteps eligibility.
- Review the published program eligibility criteria and assistance categories with the family.
- If new to the portal, email diane@fredsfootsteps.org for approval and system access; returning approved users sign in.
- Work with the family to complete the authenticated application.
- Submit the application through the Social Worker Submission Portal for Grant Advisory Committee review.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · diane@fredsfootsteps.org — New social-worker users must email for approval and system access before submitting an application.
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Returning approved social workers sign in; the application is not public.
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 | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- Can grants combine and what documents, deadlines, review, payment, and capacity apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- The Bridge Fund / Household Essentials Program · checked Aug 27, 2026