Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation
Financial Assistance Program · About this organization
What you get
$1,200 for car payments, food, gas, gas gift cards, grocery gift cards, insurance, medical bills, mortgage, rent, and utilities.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Give them a copy of your bill.
Good to know
- You must meet the program's low-income and financial-hardship standards, but no numeric threshold is public.
- You must be temporarily struggling to maintain basic human needs.
The details, as published
The Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation provides a one-time $1,200 emergency basic-needs award, as published in January 2026, to eligible low-income Florida families of children ages 0–17 in cancer treatment. A hospital social worker supplies and submits the nonpublic application; approved aid is mailed as vendor checks or food, gas, and transportation cards rather than cash to the caregiver.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Assistance Program — household bills and cash assistance
The Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation provides a one-time $1,200 emergency basic-needs award, as published in January 2026, to eligible low-income Florida families of children ages 0–17 in cancer treatment. A hospital social worker supplies and submits the nonpublic application; approved aid is mailed as vendor checks or food, gas, and transportation cards rather than cash to the caregiver.
$1,200 · One Time
Can cover
- Car payments
- Food
- Gas
- Gas gift cards
- Grocery gift cards
- Insurance
- Medical bills
- Mortgage
- Rent
- Utilities
- The FAQ states $1,200 as of January 2026 and says the amount may vary depending on grants JJCCF receives.
- Approved applicants are assisted on a one-time basis, although the separate Advocacy Program may also be available.
Meals And Food
Financial Assistance Program — meals and food
The Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation provides a one-time $1,200 emergency basic-needs award, as published in January 2026, to eligible low-income Florida families of children ages 0–17 in cancer treatment. A hospital social worker supplies and submits the nonpublic application; approved aid is mailed as vendor checks or food, gas, and transportation cards rather than cash to the caregiver.
$1,200 · One Time
Can cover
- Car payments
- Food
- Gas
- Gas gift cards
- Grocery gift cards
- Insurance
- Medical bills
- Mortgage
- Rent
- Utilities
- The FAQ states $1,200 as of January 2026 and says the amount may vary depending on grants JJCCF receives.
- Approved applicants are assisted on a one-time basis, although the separate Advocacy Program may also be available.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Assistance Program — medical and insurance costs
The Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation provides a one-time $1,200 emergency basic-needs award, as published in January 2026, to eligible low-income Florida families of children ages 0–17 in cancer treatment. A hospital social worker supplies and submits the nonpublic application; approved aid is mailed as vendor checks or food, gas, and transportation cards rather than cash to the caregiver.
$1,200 · One Time
Can cover
- Car payments
- Food
- Gas
- Gas gift cards
- Grocery gift cards
- Insurance
- Medical bills
- Mortgage
- Rent
- Utilities
- The FAQ states $1,200 as of January 2026 and says the amount may vary depending on grants JJCCF receives.
- Approved applicants are assisted on a one-time basis, although the separate Advocacy Program may also be available.
Travel And Transportation
Financial Assistance Program — travel and transportation
The Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation provides a one-time $1,200 emergency basic-needs award, as published in January 2026, to eligible low-income Florida families of children ages 0–17 in cancer treatment. A hospital social worker supplies and submits the nonpublic application; approved aid is mailed as vendor checks or food, gas, and transportation cards rather than cash to the caregiver.
$1,200 · One Time
Can cover
- Car payments
- Food
- Gas
- Gas gift cards
- Grocery gift cards
- Insurance
- Medical bills
- Mortgage
- Rent
- Utilities
- The FAQ states $1,200 as of January 2026 and says the amount may vary depending on grants JJCCF receives.
- Approved applicants are assisted on a one-time basis, although the separate Advocacy Program may also be available.
Why this may help
Household Bills And Cash Assistance: Rent, mortgage, utilities, and car payments can be included in the wider financial request.
Meals And Food: Food and grocery gift cards cover the meal side of the financial help.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Medical bills and insurance costs can be considered with your other expenses.
Travel And Transportation: Gas and gas cards can help with travel alongside the bill assistance.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official eligibility rules cover children in treatment for cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that diagnosis scope.
Age
Age 0 to age 17, measured at application.
- The official page says the child must be under 18 and specifies ages 0–17.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A hospital social worker must refer the child or family and submit the application.
- U.S. citizenship is not required.
Financial need is required.
- The family must be low income and currently experiencing financial hardship, but no numerical income threshold is published.
- The official page says many cases involve families that are eligible for programs such as Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income; it does not state that enrollment in either program is mandatory.
- The family must be temporarily struggling to maintain basic human needs.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: FL.
- The child must reside in Florida.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: JJCCF partner hospitals and clinics.
- The foundation accepts referrals through its listed partner hospitals and clinics in Florida and through specified out-of-state cancer centers for Florida residents.
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: Social Worker
- Ask the hospital social worker for a referral to the program.
- Complete the foundation's three-page Financial Assistance Application Form.
- Foundation staff reviews the submission and contacts the caregiver to confirm eligibility and explain the assistance process.
- Provide copies of outstanding bills for the basic needs being requested.
- The social worker emails the application to foundation staff.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page · 954-593-5603 — The hospital social worker must request the three-page application and email the completed application to foundation staff; the application is not publicly available online.
- Email · Open form or page · 954-593-5603 · info@JJCCF.org — The FAQ publishes this address for requesting information; the application itself is not online and completed applications are submitted by a social worker.
Documents to prepare
- Completed three-page Financial Assistance Application Form
- Copies of outstanding bills for requested basic needs
- Approved grocery or gas support may be provided as gift cards.
- Financial-assistance checks are made payable to vendors and provided to the child's caregiver.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official page invited families to apply through their hospital social worker on the verification date.
- The page does not state whether a specific funding pool is currently open or exhausted.
- No fixed application dates are published.
- No processing lead time is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A hospital social-worker referral is required.
- Financial assistance is one time.
- The child must be a Florida resident and under age 18.
- The family must meet the program's low-income and financial-hardship standards, but no numeric threshold is public.
- How long does review and payment usually take?
- Is funding currently available for new referrals?
- What household income threshold or other financial test is used?
- Which email address should a social worker use to submit the application?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Financial Assistance Program - Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Financial Assistance Program - Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation · checked Aug 27, 2026