Megan's Wings, Inc.
Monthly Assistance Program · About this organization
What you get
Help with gas assistance, grocery assistance, and partial house payment.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Give them proof of income.
Good to know
- You must be experiencing extreme financial hardship tied to your child’s medical needs.
- Assistance may continue for up to three months.
The details, as published
Megan’s Wings Monthly Assistance Program provides up to three months of partial housing payment or gas and grocery support to Southern California pediatric-oncology families in extreme hardship. The household’s income must have fallen to 50% or less because of the child’s medical needs and must not be replaced by FMLA or unemployment benefits; published examples include relapse, extended hospitalization, transplant, and hospice. Only a medical social worker may apply, and approval depends on documentation and available funds.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Monthly Assistance Program — household bills and cash assistance
Megan’s Wings Monthly Assistance Program provides up to three months of partial housing payment or gas and grocery support to Southern California pediatric-oncology families in extreme hardship. The household’s income must have fallen to 50% or less because of the child’s medical needs and must not be replaced by FMLA or unemployment benefits; published examples include relapse, extended hospitalization, transplant, and hospice. Only a medical social worker may apply, and approval depends on documentation and available funds.
Amount decided by the program · Recurring
Can cover
- Gas assistance
- Grocery assistance
- Partial house payment
- No monthly dollar ceiling is published.
- Assistance may continue for up to three months.
Meals And Food
Monthly Assistance Program — meals and food
Megan’s Wings Monthly Assistance Program provides up to three months of partial housing payment or gas and grocery support to Southern California pediatric-oncology families in extreme hardship. The household’s income must have fallen to 50% or less because of the child’s medical needs and must not be replaced by FMLA or unemployment benefits; published examples include relapse, extended hospitalization, transplant, and hospice. Only a medical social worker may apply, and approval depends on documentation and available funds.
Amount decided by the program · Recurring
Can cover
- Gas assistance
- Grocery assistance
- Partial house payment
- No monthly dollar ceiling is published.
- Assistance may continue for up to three months.
Travel And Transportation
Monthly Assistance Program — travel and transportation
Megan’s Wings Monthly Assistance Program provides up to three months of partial housing payment or gas and grocery support to Southern California pediatric-oncology families in extreme hardship. The household’s income must have fallen to 50% or less because of the child’s medical needs and must not be replaced by FMLA or unemployment benefits; published examples include relapse, extended hospitalization, transplant, and hospice. Only a medical social worker may apply, and approval depends on documentation and available funds.
Amount decided by the program · Recurring
Can cover
- Gas assistance
- Grocery assistance
- Partial house payment
- No monthly dollar ceiling is published.
- Assistance may continue for up to three months.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Grocery assistance can cover food alongside partial housing and gas help.
Travel And Transportation: Gas assistance can help with driving costs alongside groceries and a partial house payment.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or a category that includes pediatric B-ALL.
Age
Age 0 to age 26, measured at treatment period.
- The official page uses pediatric or child wording without publishing a numeric age rule.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A medical social worker must submit the application.
Financial need is required.
- Total household income must be reduced to 50% or less because of the child’s medical needs and not replaced by FMLA or unemployment benefits.
- The family must be experiencing extreme financial hardship tied to the child’s medical needs.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Southern California.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: The child receives pediatric oncology treatment through a hospital or clinic whose medical social worker submits the request..
- The child receives pediatric oncology treatment through a hospital or clinic whose medical social worker submits the request.
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: Social Worker, Healthcare Team
- Ask the medical social worker to assess the household-income reduction and uncovered hardship.
- Submit the Monthly Assistance application with documentation.
- Wait for review based on need and available funds.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page · 909-532-8135 · info@meganswings.org — The medical social worker uses the Monthly Assistance Apply link.
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Sufficient documentation of need and household-income reduction
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 research date.
- The official page presents intake as available year-round.
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- What monthly award limits and payment methods apply?
- What numeric age ceiling and exact Southern California boundary apply?
- Which documents prove the 50% income reduction and lack of replacement benefits?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About | Megan’s Wings · checked Aug 24, 2026
- About | Megan’s Wings · checked Aug 23, 2026
- How We Help | Megan’s Wings · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Birthday Club · checked Aug 24, 2026