Leukemia Texas
Patient Aid · About this organization
What you get
Up to $1,000 for household bills, food, treatment travel, utilities, and medical costs insurance does not cover.
How to start
Email the program to explain what you need and ask for the next steps.
Good to know
- The eligible expense categories and payment method are not fully published.
The details, as published
Leukemia Texas offers a one-time need-based check of up to $1,000 to a Texas resident of any age who is receiving physician-directed treatment for leukemia. Published uses include household bills, food, treatment transportation, uncovered medical or treatment expenses, and utilities. Applications were explicitly closed on August 24, 2026 with no reopening date; people may email basic details for notification when funds return, but that is not a guaranteed waitlist or submitted application.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Patient Aid — household bills and cash assistance
Leukemia Texas offers a one-time need-based check of up to $1,000 to a Texas resident of any age who is receiving physician-directed treatment for leukemia. Published uses include household bills, food, treatment transportation, uncovered medical or treatment expenses, and utilities. Applications were explicitly closed on August 24, 2026 with no reopening date; people may email basic details for notification when funds return, but that is not a guaranteed waitlist or submitted application.
Up to $1,000 · One Time
Can cover
- Financial assistance for approved patient needs
- The official page publishes a one-time maximum of $1,000.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program specifically covers leukemia, including pediatric B-ALL, without a published age exclusion.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The program states that it serves patients of all ages.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A treating physician must confirm leukemia diagnosis and active treatment.
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: TX.
- The patient must be a legal resident of Texas.
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? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: 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
- Email · patientaid@leukemiatexas.org — The page directs families to email for details and future contact while applications are closed.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Closed |
| Funding or space | Capacity Reached |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The program remains published, but new applications were closed because capacity had been reached on the verification date.
- Email notification interest is not a waitlist or application.
- No reopening date is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- New applications were not being accepted on the verification date.
- The eligible expense categories and payment method are not fully published.
- When will intake reopen, is each award fixed or up to $1,000, and what documents, portal, payment, and duplicate-check rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Patient Aid · checked Aug 27, 2026
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