Liv Like a Unicorn
Financial Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with groceries and household expenses, meals, medical bills, medications, rent or mortgage, transportation and utilities.
How to start
Fill in the parent/guardian online application. Have copies of your bills and diagnosis confirmation ready.
Good to know
- One application per calendar year.
- Payments go to billers or service providers when possible.
The details, as published
Need-based financial assistance for a child under 18 with cancer residing in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania, covering household, travel, food, medical, medication, and related needs through a yearly parent or guardian application and direct vendor payment where possible.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Need-based financial assistance for a child under 18 with cancer residing in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania, covering household, travel, food, medical, medication, and related needs through a yearly parent or guardian application and direct vendor payment where possible.
Amount decided by the program · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Groceries and household expenses
- Meals
- Medical bills
- Medications
- Rent or mortgage
- Transportation
- Utilities
- The award varies with need and available funding; no maximum is published.
- One application is allowed per calendar year.
Meals And Food
Financial Assistance — meals and food
Need-based financial assistance for a child under 18 with cancer residing in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania, covering household, travel, food, medical, medication, and related needs through a yearly parent or guardian application and direct vendor payment where possible.
Amount decided by the program · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Groceries and household expenses
- Meals
- Medical bills
- Medications
- Rent or mortgage
- Transportation
- Utilities
- The award varies with need and available funding; no maximum is published.
- One application is allowed per calendar year.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Need-based financial assistance for a child under 18 with cancer residing in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania, covering household, travel, food, medical, medication, and related needs through a yearly parent or guardian application and direct vendor payment where possible.
Amount decided by the program · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Groceries and household expenses
- Meals
- Medical bills
- Medications
- Rent or mortgage
- Transportation
- Utilities
- The award varies with need and available funding; no maximum is published.
- One application is allowed per calendar year.
Travel And Transportation
Financial Assistance — travel and transportation
Need-based financial assistance for a child under 18 with cancer residing in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania, covering household, travel, food, medical, medication, and related needs through a yearly parent or guardian application and direct vendor payment where possible.
Amount decided by the program · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Groceries and household expenses
- Meals
- Medical bills
- Medications
- Rent or mortgage
- Transportation
- Utilities
- The award varies with need and available funding; no maximum is published.
- One application is allowed per calendar year.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Groceries and meals are among the expenses this need-based assistance can cover.
Travel And Transportation: Transportation costs can be considered alongside your other household and medical needs.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The published program serves children with cancer or a broader medical category that includes pediatric B-ALL.
Age
Age 0 to age 17, measured at application.
- The child must be under age 18.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published in the reviewed material.
- Awards depend on demonstrated need and available funding.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: NJ, NY, PA.
- The child must reside in New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania.
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
- Complete the parent/guardian online application.
- If approved, payment is made directly to creditors where possible.
- Review the under-18, cancer-diagnosis, and three-state residence rules.
- Upload diagnosis documentation and bills relevant to the request.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Bills or statements for each requested expense
- Documentation of the child’s cancer diagnosis
- Payment is made directly to creditors or service providers where possible.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official application page states continuous intake and that awards depend on available funding.
- Applications are accepted continuously, limited to one per calendar year.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Award amount depends on need and available funds.
- One application per calendar year.
- The child must be under 18 and reside in New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania.
- How long does review and payment normally take?
- What maximum award and household-income standard apply?
- Which expenses are paid other than directly to a creditor?
- Which treatment phases are accepted?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Financial Assistance — Liv Like a Unicorn · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Financial Assistance · checked Aug 24, 2026