Love Bus
Patient Integrative Therapy Funding · About this organization
What you get
Integrative therapies, quality-of-life services and therapeutic activities.
How to start
Fill in the Love Bus support application.
Good to know
- Payments go to approved practitioners.
The details, as published
Direct-to-provider funding for vetted integrative therapies for a person diagnosed with cancer before age 21 who lives in or is treated in New England. The newest English application says awards are as-needed, not annual, and do not expire, conflicting with legacy and Spanish $1,000/$500 cadence.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Patient Integrative Therapy Funding — camps and retreats
Direct-to-provider funding for vetted integrative therapies for a person diagnosed with cancer before age 21 who lives in or is treated in New England. The newest English application says awards are as-needed, not annual, and do not expire, conflicting with legacy and Spanish $1,000/$500 cadence.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Integrative therapies
- Quality-of-life services
- Therapeutic activities
- Funding varies by family, service, and current availability.
- Support may continue through treatment and survivorship while funding is available.
Practical Items And Home Help
Patient Integrative Therapy Funding — practical items and home help
Direct-to-provider funding for vetted integrative therapies for a person diagnosed with cancer before age 21 who lives in or is treated in New England. The newest English application says awards are as-needed, not annual, and do not expire, conflicting with legacy and Spanish $1,000/$500 cadence.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- Integrative therapies
- Quality-of-life services
- Therapeutic activities
- Funding varies by family, service, and current availability.
- Support may continue through treatment and survivorship while funding is available.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or children with serious medical conditions that include cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at diagnosis.
- Eligibility is based on diagnosis before the 21st birthday; support may continue later.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Survivorship
- No citizenship or immigration requirement is published.
- The official site states that there is no income limit or financial questionnaire.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT.
- The family must live in New England or the child must receive treatment in New England.
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: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Complete the Love Bus support application.
- Discuss the family member and requested therapy or activity with program staff.
- Love Bus pays the provider directly if approved and funded.
- Select an approved or vetted provider.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Cancer diagnosis information
- Program application
- Requested practitioner or service details
- Love Bus pays approved practitioners directly.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official site presented the program as active on the verification date.
- Applications are accepted subject to funding availability.
Limitations and things to confirm
- The patient must have been diagnosed before age 21 and the family must live in or receive treatment in New England.
- The program funds approved integrative services rather than unrestricted cash.
- Current English and Spanish sources conflict on patient funding amount and cadence.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- FAQs — Love Bus · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Love Bus — Free Pediatric Cancer Support in New England · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Patient Integrative Therapy Funding · checked Aug 24, 2026