MATIO | Kids Kicking Cancer
MATIO Family Support Emergency Fund · About this organization
What you get
Free ($0) food, gas, household supplies, transportation help, meal or grocery drop-offs, tablets for virtual classes, care packages, and counseling and bereavement resources.
How to start
Email the program to ask for this help.
Good to know
- Family must be struggling financially.
The details, as published
Parents and children already in MATIO may receive emergency family support such as food, gas, or household-supply gift cards, transportation assistance, technology for virtual classes, counseling or bereavement resources, meal or grocery delivery, and care packages; award rules and intake are not published.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Food, gas, and household-supply gift cards
Parents and children already in MATIO may receive emergency family support such as food, gas, or household-supply gift cards, transportation assistance, technology for virtual classes, counseling or bereavement resources, meal or grocery delivery, and care packages; award rules and intake are not published.
Noncash help
Can cover
- food
- gas
- household supplies
Travel And Transportation
Transportation assistance
Parents and children already in MATIO may receive emergency family support such as food, gas, or household-supply gift cards, transportation assistance, technology for virtual classes, counseling or bereavement resources, meal or grocery delivery, and care packages; award rules and intake are not published.
Noncash help
Can cover
- transportation assistance
Meals And Food
Meals and groceries
Parents and children already in MATIO may receive emergency family support such as food, gas, or household-supply gift cards, transportation assistance, technology for virtual classes, counseling or bereavement resources, meal or grocery delivery, and care packages; award rules and intake are not published.
Noncash help
Can cover
- meal or grocery drop-off
Practical Items And Home Help
Technology and care packages
Parents and children already in MATIO may receive emergency family support such as food, gas, or household-supply gift cards, transportation assistance, technology for virtual classes, counseling or bereavement resources, meal or grocery delivery, and care packages; award rules and intake are not published.
Noncash help
Can cover
- tablets for virtual classes
- care packages
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Counseling and bereavement resources
Parents and children already in MATIO may receive emergency family support such as food, gas, or household-supply gift cards, transportation assistance, technology for virtual classes, counseling or bereavement resources, meal or grocery delivery, and care packages; award rules and intake are not published.
Noncash help
Can cover
- counseling and bereavement resources
Why this may help
Household Bills And Cash Assistance: Food, gas, and household supplies cover some everyday costs through the emergency fund.
Travel And Transportation: Transportation assistance is included among the emergency needs the fund considers.
Meals And Food: Meal or grocery drop-offs address food needs within the wider emergency help.
Practical Items And Home Help: Care packages and tablets for virtual classes offer practical items alongside financial help.
Navigation Guides And Advocacy: Connections to counseling and bereavement resources help you find more specialized support.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A family with a child enrolled for B-ALL fits the published program-family rule.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship, Bereavement
Financial need is required.
- Family must be struggling financially.
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
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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, Caregiver
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · programs@kidskickingcancer.org — Ask whether emergency family support is currently available and what staff need.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Restricted to families already in MATIO; benefit value, frequency, documents, geography, and current funding must be confirmed.
- Restricted to families already in MATIO; benefit value, frequency, documents, geography, and current funding must be confirmed.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Parent Community · checked Aug 27, 2026