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Open Arms of Minnesota

Client Advisory Committee · About this organization

What you get

A possible $100 quarterly stipend plus travel reimbursement for client-advisory meetings, up to $400 a year in stipends.

How to start

Ask the program how to prepare a request.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

A small committee of Open Arms meal recipients advises Client Services, connects with peers, and may bring a caregiver or friend. Members attend four quarterly meetings for a one-year term and may receive a $100 quarterly stipend plus transportation reimbursement, up to $400 per year; the only published application deadline is from 2024, so current intake is unknown.

What help you may get

Navigation Guides And Advocacy

Client Advisory Committee — navigation guides and advocacy

A small committee of Open Arms meal recipients advises Client Services, connects with peers, and may bring a caregiver or friend. Members attend four quarterly meetings for a one-year term and may receive a $100 quarterly stipend plus transportation reimbursement, up to $400 per year; the only published application deadline is from 2024, so current intake is unknown.

Amount not published

Peer And Emotional Support

Client Advisory Committee — peer and emotional support

A small committee of Open Arms meal recipients advises Client Services, connects with peers, and may bring a caregiver or friend. Members attend four quarterly meetings for a one-year term and may receive a $100 quarterly stipend plus transportation reimbursement, up to $400 per year; the only published application deadline is from 2024, so current intake is unknown.

Amount not published

Travel And Transportation

Client Advisory Committee — travel and transportation

A small committee of Open Arms meal recipients advises Client Services, connects with peers, and may bring a caregiver or friend. Members attend four quarterly meetings for a one-year term and may receive a $100 quarterly stipend plus transportation reimbursement, up to $400 per year; the only published application deadline is from 2024, so current intake is unknown.

Amount not published

Why this may help

Navigation Guides And Advocacy: The committee lets meal recipients bring feedback directly to Client Services.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A pediatric B-ALL meal client or caregiver may fit the meal-recipient audience, subject to committee access rules.

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.

  1. Contact Open Arms for the current term application because the linked 2024 deadline is past.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Online Portal

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • The linked March 29, 2024 deadline is historical and cannot establish 2026 intake.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Committee capacity is 7–10 members; current application and deadline are not published.
  • Is the committee accepting applications for a 2026 or 2027 term?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program