Kids Join The Fight
Pediatric Cancer Family Program Grants · About this organization
What you get
Up to $750 per award, $750 per year for childcare, health-insurance premiums, mortgage or rent, treatment-related expenses, utilities, and vehicle expenses.
How to start
Your hospital social worker or doctor writes the required letter. Print and fill in the application, then email both to Kids Join The Fight.
Good to know
- Capped at $750 per year and depends on available funds.
- Email first to ask whether the current grant cycle is taking applications.
The details, as published
Kids Join The Fight provides up to $750 per year for eligible U.S. childhood-cancer families toward rent or mortgage, utilities, childcare, health-insurance premiums, vehicle costs, treatment expenses, travel, lodging, and meals. Applicants email the completed form and a detailed social-worker or medical-professional letter using a HIPAA-compliant route. Applications are currently open on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
What help you may get
Childcare
Pediatric Cancer Family Program Grants — childcare
Kids Join The Fight provides up to $750 per year for eligible U.S. childhood-cancer families toward rent or mortgage, utilities, childcare, health-insurance premiums, vehicle costs, treatment expenses, travel, lodging, and meals. Applicants email the completed form and a detailed social-worker or medical-professional letter using a HIPAA-compliant route. Applications are currently open on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
Up to $750 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Childcare
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Treatment-related expenses
- Utilities
- Vehicle expenses
- The official page states that a child may receive up to $750 per year.
- The published limit is $750 per year; the page does not state a lifetime award count.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Pediatric Cancer Family Program Grants — household bills and cash assistance
Kids Join The Fight provides up to $750 per year for eligible U.S. childhood-cancer families toward rent or mortgage, utilities, childcare, health-insurance premiums, vehicle costs, treatment expenses, travel, lodging, and meals. Applicants email the completed form and a detailed social-worker or medical-professional letter using a HIPAA-compliant route. Applications are currently open on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
Up to $750 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Childcare
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Treatment-related expenses
- Utilities
- Vehicle expenses
- The official page states that a child may receive up to $750 per year.
- The published limit is $750 per year; the page does not state a lifetime award count.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Pediatric Cancer Family Program Grants — medical and insurance costs
Kids Join The Fight provides up to $750 per year for eligible U.S. childhood-cancer families toward rent or mortgage, utilities, childcare, health-insurance premiums, vehicle costs, treatment expenses, travel, lodging, and meals. Applicants email the completed form and a detailed social-worker or medical-professional letter using a HIPAA-compliant route. Applications are currently open on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
Up to $750 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Childcare
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Treatment-related expenses
- Utilities
- Vehicle expenses
- The official page states that a child may receive up to $750 per year.
- The published limit is $750 per year; the page does not state a lifetime award count.
Travel And Transportation
Pediatric Cancer Family Program Grants — travel and transportation
Kids Join The Fight provides up to $750 per year for eligible U.S. childhood-cancer families toward rent or mortgage, utilities, childcare, health-insurance premiums, vehicle costs, treatment expenses, travel, lodging, and meals. Applicants email the completed form and a detailed social-worker or medical-professional letter using a HIPAA-compliant route. Applications are currently open on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
Up to $750 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Childcare
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Treatment-related expenses
- Utilities
- Vehicle expenses
- The official page states that a child may receive up to $750 per year.
- The published limit is $750 per year; the page does not state a lifetime award count.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Childcare: Childcare can be included among the bills reviewed for a family grant.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Health-insurance premiums and treatment-related expenses are among the costs considered for a grant.
Travel And Transportation: Vehicle expenses can be included alongside housing, childcare, and utilities.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program covers U.S. children diagnosed with cancer on or before age 18 and treated before age 21, including a child age 0–18 with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Age
Age 0 to age 20.
- Diagnosis must occur on or before the 18th birthday, and treatment must occur before the 21st birthday.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A hospital social worker or other medical professional must provide a HIPAA-compliant letter describing diagnosis, family circumstances, the next 60 days of treatment, and the requested assistance.
- The child must be a U.S. citizen or have held an I-551 green card for at least 12 months, with no prior history of the current illness when residency began.
Financial need is required.
- The program is described as financial assistance, but no numerical income ceiling or income table is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- The child must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident who has held an I-551 green card for at least 12 months.
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, Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Ask a hospital social worker or medical professional for the required letter.
- Confirm by email that the grant cycle is accepting applications.
- Email the completed materials to info@kidsjointhefight.org.
- Print and complete the official application.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Citizenship or qualifying permanent-residency information
- Completed grant application
- HIPAA-compliant letter from a hospital social worker or medical professional describing diagnosis, family situation, treatment plan for the next 60 days, and requested assistance
- Approval depends on program guidelines and available funds; the payment method is not published.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The current official page says applications are open and grants will be distributed on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
- The official page states that applications are open and grants roll until funds are exhausted.
- No processing lead time is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A medical-professional letter is required.
- Assistance is capped at $750 per year and depends on available funds.
- Applications are open on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
- Diagnosis must occur on or before age 18 and treatment before age 21.
- The child must satisfy the published U.S. citizenship or 12-month I-551 permanent-residency rule.
- Has intake reopened and is funding available?
- What annual-period, split-request, payment, document, and response-time rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Pediatric Cancer Family Program Grants · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Pediatric Cancer Family Program Grants · checked Aug 24, 2026