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Lighthouse For Hope

Illuminate Retreat · About this organization

What you get

A retreat experience for people affected by childhood cancer. Ask what expenses are covered.

How to start

Fill in the online application.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Closed

Illuminate Retreat is a distinct Lighthouse For Hope service for eligible participants. Exact current eligibility, benefit, geography, timing, and intake status are program-specific and should be confirmed at the official route.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Illuminate Retreat — camps and retreats

Illuminate Retreat

Amount not published

Household Bills And Cash Assistance

Illuminate Retreat — household bills and cash assistance

Illuminate Retreat

Amount not published

Peer And Emotional Support

Illuminate Retreat — peer and emotional support

Illuminate Retreat

Amount not published

Practical Items And Home Help

Illuminate Retreat — practical items and home help

Illuminate Retreat

Amount not published

Why this may help

Household Bills And Cash Assistance: The retreat offers time away; household-bill payment is not described as part of it.

Peer And Emotional Support: The retreat offers time with others; ask which peer-support activities it includes.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Research established a pediatric B-ALL or cancer-family applicability route, subject to program rules.

Age

Age 18 to age 27, measured at application.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

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.

  1. Review the current official program page and status.
  2. Use the published application, provider, hospital, or contact route and confirm capacity.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsClosed
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • The 2026 application remains visible, but its June 30 deadline has passed and late submissions are not reviewed.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Current eligibility, benefit level or contents, geography, timing, documentation, cost, and capacity must be confirmed.
  • Some programs may be seasonally closed, waitlisted, provider-gated, hospital-gated, or past for the current cycle.
  • Confirm current intake and all program-specific operating rules.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program