Leukemia Foundation for Arizona's Children
Patient Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with housing, utilities, phone, travel, insurance, tutoring, sibling childcare, counseling, and burial costs. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Your oncology social worker or counselor submits the request. Give them your bills and the treatment and hardship information the foundation needs.
Good to know
- A social worker or counselor must submit the request.
- Medical expenses are excluded.
The details, as published
Provider-referred nonmedical financial help for Arizona families of children with leukemia, including housing, utilities, phone, transportation, insurance, tutoring, sibling child care, counseling, and burial needs; medical expenses are excluded and approved checks are paid to vendors.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Patient Assistance — bereavement and memorial support
Provider-referred nonmedical financial help for Arizona families of children with leukemia, including housing, utilities, phone, transportation, insurance, tutoring, sibling child care, counseling, and burial needs; medical expenses are excluded and approved checks are paid to vendors.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Burial costs
- Counseling
- Gas, automobile insurance, repair, or payment
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Sibling childcare
- Telephone bill
- Tutoring
- Water, electricity, and gas utilities
Does not cover
- Medical expenses
- The organization says it considers virtually any sustaining request other than medical expenses, but publishes no amount or ceiling.
Childcare
Patient Assistance — childcare
Provider-referred nonmedical financial help for Arizona families of children with leukemia, including housing, utilities, phone, transportation, insurance, tutoring, sibling child care, counseling, and burial needs; medical expenses are excluded and approved checks are paid to vendors.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Burial costs
- Counseling
- Gas, automobile insurance, repair, or payment
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Sibling childcare
- Telephone bill
- Tutoring
- Water, electricity, and gas utilities
Does not cover
- Medical expenses
- The organization says it considers virtually any sustaining request other than medical expenses, but publishes no amount or ceiling.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Patient Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Provider-referred nonmedical financial help for Arizona families of children with leukemia, including housing, utilities, phone, transportation, insurance, tutoring, sibling child care, counseling, and burial needs; medical expenses are excluded and approved checks are paid to vendors.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Burial costs
- Counseling
- Gas, automobile insurance, repair, or payment
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Sibling childcare
- Telephone bill
- Tutoring
- Water, electricity, and gas utilities
Does not cover
- Medical expenses
- The organization says it considers virtually any sustaining request other than medical expenses, but publishes no amount or ceiling.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Patient Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Provider-referred nonmedical financial help for Arizona families of children with leukemia, including housing, utilities, phone, transportation, insurance, tutoring, sibling child care, counseling, and burial needs; medical expenses are excluded and approved checks are paid to vendors.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Burial costs
- Counseling
- Gas, automobile insurance, repair, or payment
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Sibling childcare
- Telephone bill
- Tutoring
- Water, electricity, and gas utilities
Does not cover
- Medical expenses
- The organization says it considers virtually any sustaining request other than medical expenses, but publishes no amount or ceiling.
Travel And Transportation
Patient Assistance — travel and transportation
Provider-referred nonmedical financial help for Arizona families of children with leukemia, including housing, utilities, phone, transportation, insurance, tutoring, sibling child care, counseling, and burial needs; medical expenses are excluded and approved checks are paid to vendors.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Burial costs
- Counseling
- Gas, automobile insurance, repair, or payment
- Health-insurance premiums
- Mortgage or rent
- Sibling childcare
- Telephone bill
- Tutoring
- Water, electricity, and gas utilities
Does not cover
- Medical expenses
- The organization says it considers virtually any sustaining request other than medical expenses, but publishes no amount or ceiling.
Why this may help
Bereavement And Memorial Support: Burial costs are included alongside help during treatment.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance: Housing, utilities, and phone costs are among the family bills this help can cover.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Insurance costs are included with the wider patient assistance.
Travel And Transportation: Travel help is included alongside living and care expenses.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program expressly serves Arizona families dealing with pediatric leukemia, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official pages use “children” and pediatric examples but do not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Requests must come from a social worker or counselor representing the family and treatment team.
Financial need is required.
- The reviewed official pages do not publish a numerical income rule.
- The social worker or counselor assesses the family’s need and whether the request is appropriate.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: AZ.
- The request must sustain an Arizona family dealing with pediatric leukemia.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
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: Healthcare Team, Social Worker
- Ask the child’s oncology social worker or counselor to assess the need.
- Confirm any required bill, treatment, and hardship documentation with the foundation.
- Have that professional contact the foundation and submit the request on the family’s behalf.
- Wait for the foundation to explain its decision and payment process.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page · 602-495-1472 — The treating family’s social worker or counselor submits the request.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The current official site presents Patient Assistance as active; current funding capacity is not published.
- No public cycle or deadline is stated.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A social worker or counselor must submit the request.
- Amount, frequency, documents, review timing, and available funding are not published.
- Arizona pediatric-leukemia families only.
- Medical expenses are excluded.
- Are funds available for a new request today?
- Does Arizona eligibility depend on residence, treatment location, or both?
- How are approved bills or other benefits paid?
- What award ceiling and repeat-use rule apply?
- What documents must the social worker submit?
- What numerical age and treatment-status rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Leukemia Foundation for Arizona's Children · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Patient Assistance Program - Leukemia Foundation for Arizona's Children · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Programs - Leukemia Foundation for Arizona's Children · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Community Partner Support · checked Aug 24, 2026