NMDP
Peer Connect · About this organization
What you get
Free one-to-one phone, text, or email connection with a trained transplant survivor or caregiver. Parents can ask for another parent.
How to start
Get in touch with NMDP and name the help you want. Ask what details to prepare and what happens next.
The details, as published
Free one-to-one phone, text, or email matching connects patients/caregivers with trained transplant-recipient or caregiver volunteers; parents can request parent peers, while direct minor matching is unconfirmed.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Peer Connect — peer and emotional support
Free one-to-one phone, text, or email matching connects patients/caregivers with trained transplant-recipient or caregiver volunteers; parents can request parent peers, while direct minor matching is unconfirmed.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL exploring or receiving transplant/cell therapy may qualify for the relevant NMDP pathway.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
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
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.
- Use the official NMDP page; grants and typing/donor services generally require navigator, clinical-team, or transplant-center action.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form · 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 | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific transplant stage, provider submission, income, geography, clinical, funding, capacity, and licensure rules apply.
- Confirm current program-specific amount, timing, geography, capacity, and provider requirements.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Peer Connect · checked Aug 24, 2026