Leia's Kids
Financial Grant · About this organization
What you get
$500 for childcare, food, travel and unpaid household bills.
How to start
Follow the application instructions on the program page. Have diagnosis confirmation and last year's tax return ready.
Good to know
- Applications are reviewed monthly and depend on funding.
The details, as published
Leia's Kids offers a $500 nonmedical grant to U.S. families whose child age 15 or younger has childhood cancer. Current covered uses include treatment travel or lodging, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, sibling childcare, educational support, and other nonmedical expenses. Applications are reviewed monthly, depend on funding and volume, and roll forward automatically when not selected; the live portal requests diagnosis documentation, financial-impact and household information, tax return or W-2, use details, social-worker contact, and a child photo.
What help you may get
Childcare
Financial Grant — childcare
Leia's Kids offers a $500 nonmedical grant to U.S. families whose child age 15 or younger has childhood cancer. Current covered uses include treatment travel or lodging, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, sibling childcare, educational support, and other nonmedical expenses. Applications are reviewed monthly, depend on funding and volume, and roll forward automatically when not selected; the live portal requests diagnosis documentation, financial-impact and household information, tax return or W-2, use details, social-worker contact, and a child photo.
$500
Can cover
- Childcare
- Food
- Travel
- Unpaid household bills
- The official application describes a $500 grant.
- The official page describes monthly selections and rollover but does not publish a lifetime repeat rule.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Grant — household bills and cash assistance
Leia's Kids offers a $500 nonmedical grant to U.S. families whose child age 15 or younger has childhood cancer. Current covered uses include treatment travel or lodging, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, sibling childcare, educational support, and other nonmedical expenses. Applications are reviewed monthly, depend on funding and volume, and roll forward automatically when not selected; the live portal requests diagnosis documentation, financial-impact and household information, tax return or W-2, use details, social-worker contact, and a child photo.
$500
Can cover
- Childcare
- Food
- Travel
- Unpaid household bills
- The official application describes a $500 grant.
- The official page describes monthly selections and rollover but does not publish a lifetime repeat rule.
Meals And Food
Financial Grant — meals and food
Leia's Kids offers a $500 nonmedical grant to U.S. families whose child age 15 or younger has childhood cancer. Current covered uses include treatment travel or lodging, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, sibling childcare, educational support, and other nonmedical expenses. Applications are reviewed monthly, depend on funding and volume, and roll forward automatically when not selected; the live portal requests diagnosis documentation, financial-impact and household information, tax return or W-2, use details, social-worker contact, and a child photo.
$500
Can cover
- Childcare
- Food
- Travel
- Unpaid household bills
- The official application describes a $500 grant.
- The official page describes monthly selections and rollover but does not publish a lifetime repeat rule.
Travel And Transportation
Financial Grant — travel and transportation
Leia's Kids offers a $500 nonmedical grant to U.S. families whose child age 15 or younger has childhood cancer. Current covered uses include treatment travel or lodging, rent or mortgage, utilities, food, sibling childcare, educational support, and other nonmedical expenses. Applications are reviewed monthly, depend on funding and volume, and roll forward automatically when not selected; the live portal requests diagnosis documentation, financial-impact and household information, tax return or W-2, use details, social-worker contact, and a child photo.
$500
Can cover
- Childcare
- Food
- Travel
- Unpaid household bills
- The official application describes a $500 grant.
- The official page describes monthly selections and rollover but does not publish a lifetime repeat rule.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Childcare: Childcare is an allowed use of the $500 nonmedical grant.
Meals And Food: The $500 grant can be used for food alongside unpaid household bills.
Travel And Transportation: Travel expenses can be included in the $500 nonmedical grant request.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program covers childhood cancer through age 15, including B-ALL.
Age
Age 0 to age 15, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income ceiling was published on the reviewed official page.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: United States residence required..
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? 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
- Review the current official rules.
- Submit the requested information through the published intake route.
- Wait for the program or referring team to confirm the decision or next step.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Physician form or diagnosis letter
- Most recent tax return or W-2
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The official page presented the program as active on the verification date; assistance remains subject to program review.
- Awards are selected monthly; applications may roll into a later cycle.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Selection is competitive and fund-dependent.
- The child must be age 15 or younger.
- What repeat limits, scoring, notification timing, and privacy handling apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Financial Grant · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Financial Grant · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Financial Grant · checked Aug 27, 2026