Jadyn Fred Foundation
Medical Travel Financial Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with lodging, gas, meals, and prescriptions for medical travel. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Your doctor or social worker emails a signed referral letter. Fill in the online family application and medical release, and include your travel dates.
Good to know
- A child may receive support no more than four times and reapply only annually.
- Applications from social workers are not accepted as the family application, although a social worker may provide the required referral.
The details, as published
Jadyn Fred Foundation provides Montana children from birth through age 18 with financial support for medical-travel expenses such as lodging, gas, meals, and prescriptions not covered by insurance. A parent, guardian, or family member completes the application; a doctor or social worker must provide a signed referral, diagnosis, medical notes, travel need, and dates or ongoing plan. The foundation may support one child up to four times, no more often than the anniversary of the previous application, and asks families to allow two to three weeks for processing.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Medical Travel Financial Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Jadyn Fred Foundation provides Montana children from birth through age 18 with financial support for medical-travel expenses such as lodging, gas, meals, and prescriptions not covered by insurance. A parent, guardian, or family member completes the application; a doctor or social worker must provide a signed referral, diagnosis, medical notes, travel need, and dates or ongoing plan. The foundation may support one child up to four times, no more often than the anniversary of the previous application, and asks families to allow two to three weeks for processing.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Lodging for medical travel
- Meals
- Other medical-travel-related expenses
- Prescriptions not covered by insurance
Does not cover
- Expenses not related to medical travel
- No public dollar maximum or payment method is stated.
- A child may receive support up to four times; reapplication is allowed on the anniversary of the last application.
Lodging Near Treatment
Medical Travel Financial Assistance — lodging near treatment
Jadyn Fred Foundation provides Montana children from birth through age 18 with financial support for medical-travel expenses such as lodging, gas, meals, and prescriptions not covered by insurance. A parent, guardian, or family member completes the application; a doctor or social worker must provide a signed referral, diagnosis, medical notes, travel need, and dates or ongoing plan. The foundation may support one child up to four times, no more often than the anniversary of the previous application, and asks families to allow two to three weeks for processing.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Lodging for medical travel
- Meals
- Other medical-travel-related expenses
- Prescriptions not covered by insurance
Does not cover
- Expenses not related to medical travel
- No public dollar maximum or payment method is stated.
- A child may receive support up to four times; reapplication is allowed on the anniversary of the last application.
Meals And Food
Medical Travel Financial Assistance — meals and food
Jadyn Fred Foundation provides Montana children from birth through age 18 with financial support for medical-travel expenses such as lodging, gas, meals, and prescriptions not covered by insurance. A parent, guardian, or family member completes the application; a doctor or social worker must provide a signed referral, diagnosis, medical notes, travel need, and dates or ongoing plan. The foundation may support one child up to four times, no more often than the anniversary of the previous application, and asks families to allow two to three weeks for processing.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Lodging for medical travel
- Meals
- Other medical-travel-related expenses
- Prescriptions not covered by insurance
Does not cover
- Expenses not related to medical travel
- No public dollar maximum or payment method is stated.
- A child may receive support up to four times; reapplication is allowed on the anniversary of the last application.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Medical Travel Financial Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Jadyn Fred Foundation provides Montana children from birth through age 18 with financial support for medical-travel expenses such as lodging, gas, meals, and prescriptions not covered by insurance. A parent, guardian, or family member completes the application; a doctor or social worker must provide a signed referral, diagnosis, medical notes, travel need, and dates or ongoing plan. The foundation may support one child up to four times, no more often than the anniversary of the previous application, and asks families to allow two to three weeks for processing.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Lodging for medical travel
- Meals
- Other medical-travel-related expenses
- Prescriptions not covered by insurance
Does not cover
- Expenses not related to medical travel
- No public dollar maximum or payment method is stated.
- A child may receive support up to four times; reapplication is allowed on the anniversary of the last application.
Travel And Transportation
Medical Travel Financial Assistance — travel and transportation
Jadyn Fred Foundation provides Montana children from birth through age 18 with financial support for medical-travel expenses such as lodging, gas, meals, and prescriptions not covered by insurance. A parent, guardian, or family member completes the application; a doctor or social worker must provide a signed referral, diagnosis, medical notes, travel need, and dates or ongoing plan. The foundation may support one child up to four times, no more often than the anniversary of the previous application, and asks families to allow two to three weeks for processing.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Lodging for medical travel
- Meals
- Other medical-travel-related expenses
- Prescriptions not covered by insurance
Does not cover
- Expenses not related to medical travel
- No public dollar maximum or payment method is stated.
- A child may receive support up to four times; reapplication is allowed on the anniversary of the last application.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program covers Montana children through age 18 who need travel for medical care; B-ALL treatment travel is within that general medical scope.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
- The page states children in Montana from birth through 18.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A doctor or social worker must submit a signed referral on professional letterhead with diagnosis and medical notes.
- No income threshold or express financial-need test is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: MT.
- Support may be requested for a child in Montana.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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
- Allow two to three weeks for processing.
- Ask a doctor or social worker to email the signed referral on professional letterhead.
- Complete and email the consent for verification and medical-record release.
- Complete the online family application.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Completed application
- Consent for verification and release of medical records
- Signed professional referral stating travel need, travel dates or ongoing plan, diagnosis, and doctor’s notes or history and physical
- The official page does not publish whether assistance is prepaid, reimbursed, or paid to a vendor.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 23, 2026 |
- The application, consent route, and referral instructions were active on the research date.
- The page says to allow two to three weeks for processing and receiving assistance.
- Allow two to three weeks for processing and receiving financial assistance.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A child may receive support no more than four times and reapply only annually.
- Applications from social workers are not accepted as the family application, although a social worker may provide the required referral.
- Only medical-travel-related expenses are covered.
- How is approved assistance paid or delivered?
- Is assistance subject to funds available at review?
- Must the child be a Montana resident or only physically located in Montana?
- What dollar maximum applies per request and over four awards?
- Which travel distances and prescription expenses qualify?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Application and Support Request Criteria · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Application and Support Request Criteria · checked Aug 23, 2026