Jay's HOPE Foundation
Family Support · About this organization
What you get
Help with treatment gas and meals, household needs and temporary apartment lodging when other family housing is unavailable or you cannot use it.
How to start
Get in touch with Jay's HOPE and describe your child's diagnosis, treatment location, residence, and current need.
Good to know
- Ask how much assistance is available for your request.
The details, as published
Jay's HOPE supports families of children with cancer through need-based financial help, treatment-travel assistance, meals, and temporary lodging in Macon. A child with B-ALL can qualify under the foundation's childhood-cancer mission, but the exact service-area boundary is not fully published. Families should contact the organization directly so staff can determine local eligibility, current capacity, and the appropriate form of assistance.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Support — household bills and cash assistance
Jay's HOPE supports families of children with cancer through need-based financial help, treatment-travel assistance, meals, and temporary lodging in Macon. A child with B-ALL can qualify under the foundation's childhood-cancer mission, but the exact service-area boundary is not fully published. Families should contact the organization directly so staff can determine local eligibility, current capacity, and the appropriate form of assistance.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas and meal assistance for treatment travel
- Need-based household assistance
- Temporary apartment lodging when other family housing is unavailable or the family is ineligible
- No monetary ceiling is published on the reviewed official page.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Lodging Near Treatment
Family Support — lodging near treatment
Jay's HOPE supports families of children with cancer through need-based financial help, treatment-travel assistance, meals, and temporary lodging in Macon. A child with B-ALL can qualify under the foundation's childhood-cancer mission, but the exact service-area boundary is not fully published. Families should contact the organization directly so staff can determine local eligibility, current capacity, and the appropriate form of assistance.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas and meal assistance for treatment travel
- Need-based household assistance
- Temporary apartment lodging when other family housing is unavailable or the family is ineligible
- No monetary ceiling is published on the reviewed official page.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Meals And Food
Family Support — meals and food
Jay's HOPE supports families of children with cancer through need-based financial help, treatment-travel assistance, meals, and temporary lodging in Macon. A child with B-ALL can qualify under the foundation's childhood-cancer mission, but the exact service-area boundary is not fully published. Families should contact the organization directly so staff can determine local eligibility, current capacity, and the appropriate form of assistance.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas and meal assistance for treatment travel
- Need-based household assistance
- Temporary apartment lodging when other family housing is unavailable or the family is ineligible
- No monetary ceiling is published on the reviewed official page.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Travel And Transportation
Family Support — travel and transportation
Jay's HOPE supports families of children with cancer through need-based financial help, treatment-travel assistance, meals, and temporary lodging in Macon. A child with B-ALL can qualify under the foundation's childhood-cancer mission, but the exact service-area boundary is not fully published. Families should contact the organization directly so staff can determine local eligibility, current capacity, and the appropriate form of assistance.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas and meal assistance for treatment travel
- Need-based household assistance
- Temporary apartment lodging when other family housing is unavailable or the family is ineligible
- No monetary ceiling is published on the reviewed official page.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Meal assistance helps with eating while traveling for treatment.
Travel And Transportation: Gas assistance helps with treatment journeys alongside the temporary lodging option.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or children with serious medical conditions that include cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page describes children or pediatric patients but does not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Newly Diagnosed
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- Financial assistance is described as need-based.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: The program publishes Macon-area support; exact local eligibility should be confirmed..
- The official site focuses on families served through Jay's HOPE in the Macon area, but it does not publish a complete county list.
- The program publishes Macon-area support; exact local eligibility should be confirmed.
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: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Contact Jay's HOPE and describe the child's diagnosis, treatment location, residence, and current need.
- Provide documentation requested for the selected support.
- Staff determine whether the family is within the service area and which assistance is available.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · info@jayshope.org — General family-support inquiry address.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · 478-238-6360 — Call Jay's HOPE to discuss family eligibility and needs.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 23, 2026 |
- The official site presented the program as active on the verification date.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Temporary lodging depends on current availability.
- The official page does not publish a complete geographic boundary, income rule, award cap, or repeat-assistance limit.
- What documentation, award limits, and repeat-assistance rules apply?
- Which counties and treatment centers are currently within the service area?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 23, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Our Families — Jay's HOPE Foundation · checked Aug 23, 2026