The National Children's Cancer Society
Mentoring Program · About this organization
What you get
One-to-one survivor mentoring.
How to start
Contact the program to ask how to arrange this help.
The details, as published
Pairs a child age 10–17 who is in cancer treatment with an NCCS scholarship recipient who serves as an experienced guide, ally, and role model.
What help you may get
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Mentoring Program — navigation guides and advocacy
Pairs a child age 10–17 who is in cancer treatment with an NCCS scholarship recipient who serves as an experienced guide, ally, and role model.
Amount not published
Can cover
- One-to-one survivor mentoring
Peer And Emotional Support
Mentoring Program — peer and emotional support
Pairs a child age 10–17 who is in cancer treatment with an NCCS scholarship recipient who serves as an experienced guide, ally, and role model.
Amount not published
Can cover
- One-to-one survivor mentoring
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Childhood B-ALL falls within NCCS's pediatric-cancer scope, subject to offering-specific age, status, and financial rules.
Age
Age 10 to age 17, measured at service date.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
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.
- Contact NCCS to ask how current matching is initiated.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- No application, referral route, meeting frequency, matching time, geography detail, or capacity is published.
- Confirm current capacity, next-cycle terms, and language/accessibility details.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Support Program · checked Aug 24, 2026