Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Pediatric Cancer Patient and Family Support Services · About this organization
What you get
Free help coping with cancer, including counseling, Child Life, sibling groups, school return, and bereavement care.
How to start
Call the cancer-service team to discuss your support needs and scheduling with a cancer specialist.
The details, as published
Free psychosocial and navigation support during JDCH childhood-cancer or blood-disorder care for patients, siblings, and parents, including Child Life, groups, social work, counseling, psychology, meditation, school reentry, palliative, hospice, and bereavement support.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Pediatric Cancer Patient and Family Support Services — peer and emotional support
Free psychosocial and navigation support during JDCH childhood-cancer or blood-disorder care for patients, siblings, and parents, including Child Life, groups, social work, counseling, psychology, meditation, school reentry, palliative, hospice, and bereavement support.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. JDCH pediatric patients or cancer families can use the service when the program-specific 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
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be in: Published treatment-location area.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Florida — Florida — Florida
- Boca Raton — Boca Raton
- Hollywood — Hollywood
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.
- Use the current hospital page, care team, phone, form, or onsite pathway for this program.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Public pages do not publish every capacity, cost, geographic, documentation, or intake rule.
- Confirm unpublished intake, capacity, cost, and eligibility details.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Pediatric Cancer Patient and Family Support Services · checked Aug 24, 2026