Mia’s Miracles
Mia’s Blessings Financial Aid Fund with Patient Advocate Foundation · About this organization
What you get
A one-time $2,000 grant for treatment-related transport, lodging, housing, utilities, childcare, and nutrition.
How to start
Call the fund with your family details; your physician signs the verification form, and you send any remaining documents staff request.
Good to know
- Only six grants are awarded each month, first come, first served.
The details, as published
A nationwide phone-intake fund awards six one-time $2,000 grants monthly to eligible patients under 18 who are actively treated for cancer.
What help you may get
Travel And Transportation
Transportation
A share of the one-time $2,000 grant may offset transportation related to treatment for a pediatric patient’s cancer treatment.
$2,000 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Transportation related to treatment
- One-time grant; the current page says applicants must not have received an award from this fund in the past 12 months.
- Six grants are awarded monthly on a first-come basis.
Lodging Near Treatment
Lodging
A share of the one-time $2,000 grant may offset lodging related to treatment for a pediatric patient’s cancer treatment.
$2,000 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Lodging related to treatment
- One-time grant; the current page says applicants must not have received an award from this fund in the past 12 months.
- Six grants are awarded monthly on a first-come basis.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Housing
A share of the one-time $2,000 grant may offset housing related to treatment for a pediatric patient’s cancer treatment.
$2,000 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Housing related to treatment
- One-time grant; the current page says applicants must not have received an award from this fund in the past 12 months.
- Six grants are awarded monthly on a first-come basis.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Utilities
A share of the one-time $2,000 grant may offset utilities related to treatment for a pediatric patient’s cancer treatment.
$2,000 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Utilities related to treatment
- One-time grant; the current page says applicants must not have received an award from this fund in the past 12 months.
- Six grants are awarded monthly on a first-come basis.
Childcare
Childcare
A share of the one-time $2,000 grant may offset childcare related to treatment for a pediatric patient’s cancer treatment.
$2,000 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Childcare related to treatment
- One-time grant; the current page says applicants must not have received an award from this fund in the past 12 months.
- Six grants are awarded monthly on a first-come basis.
Meals And Food
Nutritional needs
A share of the one-time $2,000 grant may offset nutritional needs related to treatment for a pediatric patient’s cancer treatment.
$2,000 · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Nutritional needs related to treatment
- One-time grant; the current page says applicants must not have received an award from this fund in the past 12 months.
- Six grants are awarded monthly on a first-come basis.
- The single $2,000 grant is shared across all approved treatment-related expense categories.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The fund accepts confirmed cancer of any type and stage, so pediatric B-ALL is eligible during active treatment.
Age
Age 0 to age 17, measured at application.
- Patients must be under age 18.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- Active cancer treatment is required and must be confirmed by the treating physician or designee through a signed physician form.
- Patient must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and reside in the U.S. or U.S. territories.
- Patient must not have received a financial award from this fund in the past 12 months.
- Treating physician or designee must confirm diagnosis and active treatment on a signed physician form.
Financial need is required.
- The PDF does not publish a household-size income table.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: United States and U.S. territories.
- Patient must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and reside in the U.S. or U.S. territories.
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: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Call 888-820-9767 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST to begin.
- A qualified intake specialist completes the electronic application during the phone call.
- The treating physician or designee completes and signs the physician verification form.
- Submit any outstanding documents requested after intake.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · 888-820-9767 — Call Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST.
Documents to prepare
- Signed treating-physician or designee form confirming diagnosis and active treatment.
- Income documentation may be requested after the initial application; exact documents are not published.
- Eligible applicants receive an approval letter by U.S. mail and email; denied applicants receive a mailed denial letter with the reason.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Monthly Days |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Apply on the first business day of the month; only six grants are awarded monthly.
- Six grants are awarded monthly; apply on the first business day of the month for the best chance.
- A reminder about outstanding documents is sent 30 days after the initial application; this is not a promised final decision time.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Only six grants are awarded per month on a first-come basis.
- Patient must be under 18, in active cancer treatment, meet the 500% FPL rule, satisfy citizenship/residence rules, and have no award from this fund in the prior 12 months.
- Exact outstanding-document list and grant payment method are not published.
- What exact outstanding documents, payment form, and eligible-vendor rules apply after phone intake?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Mia’s Blessings · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Mia’s Blessings Financial Aid Fund - How to Apply · checked Aug 27, 2026