Hope Foundation of North Dakota
Pathway to Hope Travel Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Monthly prepaid gas cards for travel during cancer treatment. The amount depends on treatment and distance.
How to start
Your care team completes the medical and mileage section. Fill in your household and income details, attach income proof, and ask the foundation where to return the form.
Good to know
- Published income limits stop at a household size of four.
The details, as published
Pathway to Hope provides prepaid gas cards once a month to cancer patients in eastern North Dakota or western Minnesota who meet its income, travel, and active-treatment rules. The published household-income table covers households of one through four, and the card amount depends on active treatment and distance from the treatment center. The patient completes the application, supplies proof of gross income, and has a staff member complete the diagnosis and treatment section before returning it to the program.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Pathway to Hope Travel Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Pathway to Hope provides prepaid gas cards once a month to cancer patients in eastern North Dakota or western Minnesota who meet its income, travel, and active-treatment rules. The published household-income table covers households of one through four, and the card amount depends on active treatment and distance from the treatment center. The patient completes the application, supplies proof of gross income, and has a staff member complete the diagnosis and treatment section before returning it to the program.
Amount not published · Recurring
Can cover
- Fuel for travel to cancer treatment
- The prepaid gas-card amount varies with active treatment and distance from the treatment center.
- The official page says patients receive prepaid gas cards once a month while meeting the treatment and distance rules.
Travel And Transportation
Pathway to Hope Travel Assistance — travel and transportation
Pathway to Hope provides prepaid gas cards once a month to cancer patients in eastern North Dakota or western Minnesota who meet its income, travel, and active-treatment rules. The published household-income table covers households of one through four, and the card amount depends on active treatment and distance from the treatment center. The patient completes the application, supplies proof of gross income, and has a staff member complete the diagnosis and treatment section before returning it to the program.
Amount not published · Recurring
Can cover
- Fuel for travel to cancer treatment
- The prepaid gas-card amount varies with active treatment and distance from the treatment center.
- The official page says patients receive prepaid gas cards once a month while meeting the treatment and distance rules.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official pages cover cancer patients receiving active treatment without publishing a minimum age, and the application collects the patient’s age and diagnosis; pediatric B-ALL is within the cancer-treatment scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official pages say “patients” and the application asks for age but publishes no numeric age restriction.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A staff member completes the diagnosis, treatment dates, and treatment type section of the application.
Financial need is required.
- All applications are evaluated case by case.
- Gross household income before taxes.
- The official application publishes limits only for households of one through four.
- Proof of income is required for the application to be processed.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Eastern North Dakota; Western Minnesota.
- The foundation mission describes financial assistance for cancer patients in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Programs may be accessed regardless of where treatment is given..
- Programs may be accessed regardless of where treatment is given.
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: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Ask a staff member to complete the diagnosis, treatment, and mileage section.
- Attach proof of gross income.
- Complete the patient and household-income portions of the form.
- Return the completed application to the program.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Completed application
- Proof of gross income, such as a paycheck, direct-deposit record, or Social Security award letter
- Staff-completed diagnosis and treatment information
- Approved travel assistance is provided as prepaid gas cards.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 23, 2026 |
- The official application page and downloadable application were active on the research date.
- Applications are evaluated case by case; no review time is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Published income limits stop at a household size of four.
- The gas-card amount and distance bands are not published.
- The official pages do not publish a numeric age limit.
- Does the program impose a minimum or maximum patient age?
- Is current assistance dependent on available funds?
- What gas-card amount applies at each treatment distance?
- What income limit applies to a household larger than four?
- What treatment frequency or distance is required for a monthly card?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 23, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- History Mission & Values · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Application for Assistance · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Application for Assistance · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Pathway to Hope · checked Aug 23, 2026