Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation
Family Assistance Fund · About this organization
What you get
Help with education needs, funeral expenses, gas, airfare, car rental, lodging, parking, and meals for treatment travel, housing and utilities, and medical out-of-pocket expenses.
How to start
Send in the online application and requested documentation.
Good to know
- Assistance amounts and category-specific limits are not fully published.
The details, as published
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Family Assistance Fund helps qualifying young cancer patients with medical, housing, travel, education, and funeral expenses. A child with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is age 0 through 25, has a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and lives in the foundation's northern Nevada service area extending south to Tonopah. Families apply online, and the organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Family Assistance Fund — bereavement and memorial support
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Family Assistance Fund helps qualifying young cancer patients with medical, housing, travel, education, and funeral expenses. A child with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is age 0 through 25, has a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and lives in the foundation's northern Nevada service area extending south to Tonopah. Families apply online, and the organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Education needs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas, airfare, car rental, lodging, parking, and meals for treatment travel
- Housing and utilities
- Medical out-of-pocket expenses
- The official page does not publish one universal award ceiling across all categories.
- Frequency depends on the assistance category and fund rules.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Assistance Fund — household bills and cash assistance
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Family Assistance Fund helps qualifying young cancer patients with medical, housing, travel, education, and funeral expenses. A child with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is age 0 through 25, has a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and lives in the foundation's northern Nevada service area extending south to Tonopah. Families apply online, and the organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Education needs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas, airfare, car rental, lodging, parking, and meals for treatment travel
- Housing and utilities
- Medical out-of-pocket expenses
- The official page does not publish one universal award ceiling across all categories.
- Frequency depends on the assistance category and fund rules.
Lodging Near Treatment
Family Assistance Fund — lodging near treatment
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Family Assistance Fund helps qualifying young cancer patients with medical, housing, travel, education, and funeral expenses. A child with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is age 0 through 25, has a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and lives in the foundation's northern Nevada service area extending south to Tonopah. Families apply online, and the organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Education needs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas, airfare, car rental, lodging, parking, and meals for treatment travel
- Housing and utilities
- Medical out-of-pocket expenses
- The official page does not publish one universal award ceiling across all categories.
- Frequency depends on the assistance category and fund rules.
Meals And Food
Family Assistance Fund — meals and food
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Family Assistance Fund helps qualifying young cancer patients with medical, housing, travel, education, and funeral expenses. A child with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is age 0 through 25, has a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and lives in the foundation's northern Nevada service area extending south to Tonopah. Families apply online, and the organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Education needs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas, airfare, car rental, lodging, parking, and meals for treatment travel
- Housing and utilities
- Medical out-of-pocket expenses
- The official page does not publish one universal award ceiling across all categories.
- Frequency depends on the assistance category and fund rules.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Family Assistance Fund — medical and insurance costs
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Family Assistance Fund helps qualifying young cancer patients with medical, housing, travel, education, and funeral expenses. A child with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is age 0 through 25, has a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and lives in the foundation's northern Nevada service area extending south to Tonopah. Families apply online, and the organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Education needs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas, airfare, car rental, lodging, parking, and meals for treatment travel
- Housing and utilities
- Medical out-of-pocket expenses
- The official page does not publish one universal award ceiling across all categories.
- Frequency depends on the assistance category and fund rules.
Travel And Transportation
Family Assistance Fund — travel and transportation
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Family Assistance Fund helps qualifying young cancer patients with medical, housing, travel, education, and funeral expenses. A child with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is age 0 through 25, has a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and lives in the foundation's northern Nevada service area extending south to Tonopah. Families apply online, and the organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Education needs
- Funeral expenses
- Gas, airfare, car rental, lodging, parking, and meals for treatment travel
- Housing and utilities
- Medical out-of-pocket expenses
- The official page does not publish one universal award ceiling across all categories.
- Frequency depends on the assistance category and fund rules.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Bereavement And Memorial Support: Funeral expenses can be considered within the family-assistance fund.
Meals And Food: Meals during treatment travel are included among the expenses considered for help.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Out-of-pocket medical expenses can be included alongside travel and household costs.
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
Age 0 to age 25, measured at application.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Newly Diagnosed, Survivorship
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- Awards are based on the family's documented need and the fund's rules.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Northern Nevada; Service area extending south to Tonopah.
- The patient must live in northern Nevada within the foundation's published service area.
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: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Review the geographic and diagnosis requirements.
- Staff generally contact the applicant within two business days.
- Submit the online application and requested documentation.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · 775-825-0888 — Program phone number.
Documents to prepare
- Bills or travel documentation for the requested assistance
- Diagnosis confirmation
- Financial information requested by the program
- Residence information
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 organization states that staff generally respond within two business days.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Assistance amounts and category-specific limits are not fully published.
- The patient must live in the published northern Nevada service area.
- What current per-category limits, income standards, and repeat-assistance rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Assistance Fund — Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Family Assistance Fund — Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation · checked Aug 23, 2026