Me Fine Foundation
Financial Assistance and Emergency Safety Net · About this organization
What you get
Emergency help with housing, utilities, groceries, equipment, and other needs caused by treatment. The amount is not published. Ask.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Ask them to contact the program with you.
Good to know
- Financial distress must be directly related to active treatment and a defined medical crisis.
- Your child must be cared for at a current Me Fine referral-partner site.
The details, as published
Me Fine serves as an emergency financial and emotional safety net for families whose child is in a medical crisis and receiving care at a North Carolina referral-partner hospital. A child with newly diagnosed or acutely changing B-ALL can qualify when the family's financial distress is directly caused by active treatment. The referral is made through the partner treatment site, and Me Fine may respond quickly with help for housing, utilities, groceries, equipment, and other treatment-related needs.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Assistance and Emergency Safety Net — household bills and cash assistance
Me Fine serves as an emergency financial and emotional safety net for families whose child is in a medical crisis and receiving care at a North Carolina referral-partner hospital. A child with newly diagnosed or acutely changing B-ALL can qualify when the family's financial distress is directly caused by active treatment. The referral is made through the partner treatment site, and Me Fine may respond quickly with help for housing, utilities, groceries, equipment, and other treatment-related needs.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Emotional support programs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas cards
- Groceries
- Hotel expenses
- Medical and prescription expenses
- Medically necessary equipment not covered by insurance
- Other treatment-related family needs
- Overdue rent or mortgage
- Utilities
- Vehicle and other travel expenses
- Assistance is flexible and tailored to the referred need; no universal cap is published.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Meals And Food
Financial Assistance and Emergency Safety Net — meals and food
Me Fine serves as an emergency financial and emotional safety net for families whose child is in a medical crisis and receiving care at a North Carolina referral-partner hospital. A child with newly diagnosed or acutely changing B-ALL can qualify when the family's financial distress is directly caused by active treatment. The referral is made through the partner treatment site, and Me Fine may respond quickly with help for housing, utilities, groceries, equipment, and other treatment-related needs.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Emotional support programs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas cards
- Groceries
- Hotel expenses
- Medical and prescription expenses
- Medically necessary equipment not covered by insurance
- Other treatment-related family needs
- Overdue rent or mortgage
- Utilities
- Vehicle and other travel expenses
- Assistance is flexible and tailored to the referred need; no universal cap is published.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Assistance and Emergency Safety Net — medical and insurance costs
Me Fine serves as an emergency financial and emotional safety net for families whose child is in a medical crisis and receiving care at a North Carolina referral-partner hospital. A child with newly diagnosed or acutely changing B-ALL can qualify when the family's financial distress is directly caused by active treatment. The referral is made through the partner treatment site, and Me Fine may respond quickly with help for housing, utilities, groceries, equipment, and other treatment-related needs.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Emotional support programs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas cards
- Groceries
- Hotel expenses
- Medical and prescription expenses
- Medically necessary equipment not covered by insurance
- Other treatment-related family needs
- Overdue rent or mortgage
- Utilities
- Vehicle and other travel expenses
- Assistance is flexible and tailored to the referred need; no universal cap is published.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Financial Assistance and Emergency Safety Net — navigation guides and advocacy
Me Fine serves as an emergency financial and emotional safety net for families whose child is in a medical crisis and receiving care at a North Carolina referral-partner hospital. A child with newly diagnosed or acutely changing B-ALL can qualify when the family's financial distress is directly caused by active treatment. The referral is made through the partner treatment site, and Me Fine may respond quickly with help for housing, utilities, groceries, equipment, and other treatment-related needs.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Emotional support programs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas cards
- Groceries
- Hotel expenses
- Medical and prescription expenses
- Medically necessary equipment not covered by insurance
- Other treatment-related family needs
- Overdue rent or mortgage
- Utilities
- Vehicle and other travel expenses
- Assistance is flexible and tailored to the referred need; no universal cap is published.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Practical Items And Home Help
Financial Assistance and Emergency Safety Net — practical items and home help
Me Fine serves as an emergency financial and emotional safety net for families whose child is in a medical crisis and receiving care at a North Carolina referral-partner hospital. A child with newly diagnosed or acutely changing B-ALL can qualify when the family's financial distress is directly caused by active treatment. The referral is made through the partner treatment site, and Me Fine may respond quickly with help for housing, utilities, groceries, equipment, and other treatment-related needs.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Emotional support programs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas cards
- Groceries
- Hotel expenses
- Medical and prescription expenses
- Medically necessary equipment not covered by insurance
- Other treatment-related family needs
- Overdue rent or mortgage
- Utilities
- Vehicle and other travel expenses
- Assistance is flexible and tailored to the referred need; no universal cap is published.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Groceries can be considered alongside overdue housing bills and treatment expenses.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Medical and prescription expenses and uninsured necessary equipment can be included in your request.
Practical Items And Home Help: Uninsured medically necessary equipment is a practical item the financial assistance can help cover.
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
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page describes children or pediatric patients but does not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A Me Fine referral-partner site must submit the referral.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- The family's financial distress must be directly caused by and related to the child's active treatment for the medical crisis.
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 must be through: The child must receive care at a Me Fine referral-partner site; the complete current partner list requires confirmation..
- The child must receive care at a Me Fine referral-partner site; the complete current partner list requires confirmation.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- North Carolina — North Carolina — North Carolina
How to get started
Set up the ask for my social worker
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: Healthcare Team, Hospital Representative, Social Worker
- Me Fine reviews the crisis and may provide assistance quickly, sometimes the same day.
- Tell the child's hospital social worker or care team about the urgent financial need.
- The partner site submits a brief referral.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — The child must be referred by a Me Fine partner site.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| 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.
- The official site states that referrals take only minutes and assistance can often be provided the same day.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Financial distress must be directly related to active treatment and a defined medical crisis.
- The child must be cared for at a current Me Fine referral-partner site.
- The public site does not publish a universal award cap.
- What per-request limits and excluded expenses apply?
- Which referral-partner hospitals currently participate?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
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