Kids Cancer Alliance
Financial Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Financial help during treatment and for up to a year afterward. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Request the application from the assistance team and gather medical, income, and expense documents.
Good to know
- You must wait at least six months between financial-assistance awards.
- Your child must be in an eligible treatment window.
The details, as published
Need-based financial help for Kentucky residents or patients treated in Kentucky, generally ages 0–18 or ages 19–25 under a pediatric oncologist, during active or palliative treatment and for up to one year afterward; repeat requests may be considered after six months.
What help you may get
Childcare
Financial Assistance — childcare
Need-based financial help for Kentucky residents or patients treated in Kentucky, generally ages 0–18 or ages 19–25 under a pediatric oncologist, during active or palliative treatment and for up to one year afterward; repeat requests may be considered after six months.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Ancillary medical costs
- Childcare
- Food
- Fuel
- Parking
- Rent or mortgage
- Travel to treatment
- Utilities
- No standard award amount is published on the reviewed current pages.
- A family cannot have received program assistance within the previous six months.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Need-based financial help for Kentucky residents or patients treated in Kentucky, generally ages 0–18 or ages 19–25 under a pediatric oncologist, during active or palliative treatment and for up to one year afterward; repeat requests may be considered after six months.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Ancillary medical costs
- Childcare
- Food
- Fuel
- Parking
- Rent or mortgage
- Travel to treatment
- Utilities
- No standard award amount is published on the reviewed current pages.
- A family cannot have received program assistance within the previous six months.
Meals And Food
Financial Assistance — meals and food
Need-based financial help for Kentucky residents or patients treated in Kentucky, generally ages 0–18 or ages 19–25 under a pediatric oncologist, during active or palliative treatment and for up to one year afterward; repeat requests may be considered after six months.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Ancillary medical costs
- Childcare
- Food
- Fuel
- Parking
- Rent or mortgage
- Travel to treatment
- Utilities
- No standard award amount is published on the reviewed current pages.
- A family cannot have received program assistance within the previous six months.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Need-based financial help for Kentucky residents or patients treated in Kentucky, generally ages 0–18 or ages 19–25 under a pediatric oncologist, during active or palliative treatment and for up to one year afterward; repeat requests may be considered after six months.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Ancillary medical costs
- Childcare
- Food
- Fuel
- Parking
- Rent or mortgage
- Travel to treatment
- Utilities
- No standard award amount is published on the reviewed current pages.
- A family cannot have received program assistance within the previous six months.
Travel And Transportation
Financial Assistance — travel and transportation
Need-based financial help for Kentucky residents or patients treated in Kentucky, generally ages 0–18 or ages 19–25 under a pediatric oncologist, during active or palliative treatment and for up to one year afterward; repeat requests may be considered after six months.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Ancillary medical costs
- Childcare
- Food
- Fuel
- Parking
- Rent or mortgage
- Travel to treatment
- Utilities
- No standard award amount is published on the reviewed current pages.
- A family cannot have received program assistance within the previous six months.
Why this may help
Childcare: Childcare costs can be included alongside food, housing and treatment expenses.
Meals And Food: Food costs can be paid as part of the broader financial assistance.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Extra medical costs can be considered alongside the everyday costs of treatment.
Travel And Transportation: Fuel, parking and travel for treatment are included among the expenses considered.
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
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
- Ages 19-25 must be treated by a pediatric oncologist.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Within One Year Post Treatment, Palliative Or Hospice
- Active treatment or palliative care, or within one year post-treatment.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Patients ages 19–25 must be treated by a pediatric oncologist.
Financial need is required.
- The official pages do not publish a numerical income ceiling.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Kentucky residence is one qualifying route..
- Family must live in Kentucky or receive treatment in Kentucky.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be in: Kentucky treatment is an alternate qualifying route..
- Family must live in Kentucky or receive treatment in Kentucky.
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: Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Confirm Kentucky residence or treatment and the treatment-status rule.
- Confirm that no Kids Cancer Alliance financial-assistance award was received in the last six months.
- Contact the financial-assistance team for the current application.
- Provide diagnosis, treatment, financial-need, and requested-expense documentation as directed.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · FinancialAssistance@KidsCancerAlliance.org — Contact the financial-assistance team for current forms and instructions.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · 502-365-1538 — Call for current eligibility and application information.
Documents to prepare
- Diagnosis and treatment verification
- Financial-need information as requested by the program
- Requested-expense documentation
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official site presented the program as active on the verification date.
- Requests are screened subject to the six-month repeat-assistance restriction.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Award limits and the complete documentation checklist are not published.
- Families must wait at least six months between financial-assistance awards.
- Kentucky residence or Kentucky treatment is required.
- The patient must be in an eligible treatment window.
- What application form, documents, review timeline, and payment mechanics are provided after the family contacts KCA?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Financial Assistance Program - Kids Cancer Alliance · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Financial Support - Kids Cancer Alliance · checked Aug 27, 2026