Marisa's Mission
Home Assistance Program · About this organization
What you get
Help with mortgage, bills, groceries, childcare, cleaning, and yard or snow work during treatment. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Your hospital professional submits the application online. Give them income, budget, vendor, identification, photograph, and medical-verification materials.
Good to know
- You cannot send this yourself or reapply after an award or denial.
- Funding is not guaranteed.
The details, as published
Vendor-paid help with mortgage, housecleaning, childcare, groceries, landscaping or snow removal, and household bills during cancer treatment.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Mortgage and household bills
Vendor-paid help with mortgage, housecleaning, childcare, groceries, landscaping or snow removal, and household bills during cancer treatment.
Amount not published · One Time
Can cover
- Mortgage payments
- Household bills
Does not cover
- Credit card payments and fees
- Personal loans
- Income taxes
- Legal assistance
- Funeral arrangements or posthumous requests
- No reapplication is allowed after either an award or a denial.
Meals And Food
Groceries
Vendor-paid help with mortgage, housecleaning, childcare, groceries, landscaping or snow removal, and household bills during cancer treatment.
Amount not published · One Time
Can cover
- Groceries
Does not cover
- Credit card payments and fees
- Personal loans
- Income taxes
- Legal assistance
- Funeral arrangements or posthumous requests
- No reapplication is allowed after either an award or a denial.
Childcare
Childcare
Vendor-paid help with mortgage, housecleaning, childcare, groceries, landscaping or snow removal, and household bills during cancer treatment.
Amount not published · One Time
Can cover
- Childcare
Does not cover
- Credit card payments and fees
- Personal loans
- Income taxes
- Legal assistance
- Funeral arrangements or posthumous requests
- No reapplication is allowed after either an award or a denial.
Practical Items And Home Help
Housecleaning and property help
Vendor-paid help with mortgage, housecleaning, childcare, groceries, landscaping or snow removal, and household bills during cancer treatment.
Amount not published · One Time
Can cover
- Housecleaning
- Landscaping
- Snow removal
Does not cover
- Credit card payments and fees
- Personal loans
- Income taxes
- Legal assistance
- Funeral arrangements or posthumous requests
- No reapplication is allowed after either an award or a denial.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Groceries can be covered with the home bills during treatment.
Childcare: Childcare is included among the ways the grant helps keep home life going.
Practical Items And Home Help: Cleaning, yard work, and snow removal are included alongside household bill help.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Cancer-wide eligibility does not exclude leukemia; B-ALL fits when all other program rules are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 65, measured at application.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Palliative Or Hospice
- Required clinical verification must be completed by the applicable licensed providers.
Financial need is required.
- Income proof and a monthly budget are required; no numeric threshold is published.
- Financial documentation is required.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Massachusetts residence for at least two continuous years..
- Applicant must currently reside in Massachusetts and have lived there continuously for at least two years.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- An eligible professional at the cancer-treating facility must submit.
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: Social Worker, Healthcare Team
- Gather the required income, budget, vendor, identification, photograph, and medical-verification materials and provide them securely to the treating-facility professional.
- Confirm eligibility, obtain current portal access, complete the application, and submit online by the first of the month for same-month consideration.
- Complete and sign the required clinical verification; the family and drafting tool must not author it.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page · grants@marisas-mission.org — Email is published for grant questions; the portal URL is not public.
Documents to prepare
- Signed copy of all pages of the most recent federal income tax return or other proof of annual income; a W-2 is not accepted.
- Monthly Budget form.
- Billing statements and vendor information; general statements must be no more than 60 days old.
- Signed Physician Verification Form documenting cancer stage, prognosis, and treatment timeline.
- Valid government-issued identification.
- Personal photograph of the applicant.
- Mortgage or utility statement dated within 30 days of application.
- Current lease or landlord letter dated within 12 months of application.
- Approved funds are paid directly to vendors.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Hospital Mediated |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Monthly Days |
| Last checked | Aug 26, 2026 |
- The current official assistance page lists this program; funding availability is not published.
- Completed applications received by the first are considered in the same month; the board meets monthly.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Massachusetts residence and U.S. citizenship are required.
- Families may not apply directly, and applicants may not reapply after an award or denial.
- Funding is not guaranteed.
- What are the direct professional portal URL, live fields, and current award ceiling?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Marisa's Mission 2026 Grant Guidelines · checked Aug 28, 2026
- Apply for Assistance — Marisa's Mission · checked Aug 26, 2026