Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley
Family Assistance Fund and Practical Support · About this organization
What you get
Help with household bills, gas, groceries, hospital meals, and other practical needs. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Contact the foundation and describe the bills, travel, or food costs you need help with.
Good to know
- Repeat-assistance limits aren't published. Ask before making another request.
The details, as published
The Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley helps local pediatric cancer families with household bills, gas and groceries, hospital meals, and other practical support. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family is connected to the Lehigh Valley pediatric oncology community, including Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital. Families should contact the foundation or their hospital support team because the public page does not publish a complete application form, geographic boundary, or award schedule.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Assistance Fund and Practical Support — household bills and cash assistance
The Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley helps local pediatric cancer families with household bills, gas and groceries, hospital meals, and other practical support. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family is connected to the Lehigh Valley pediatric oncology community, including Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital. Families should contact the foundation or their hospital support team because the public page does not publish a complete application form, geographic boundary, or award schedule.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Gas and grocery cards
- Hospital cafeteria cards
- In-clinic meals and other practical family support
- Rent, mortgage, or household bills
- Utilities
- Assistance varies by program and family need.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Meals And Food
Family Assistance Fund and Practical Support — meals and food
The Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley helps local pediatric cancer families with household bills, gas and groceries, hospital meals, and other practical support. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family is connected to the Lehigh Valley pediatric oncology community, including Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital. Families should contact the foundation or their hospital support team because the public page does not publish a complete application form, geographic boundary, or award schedule.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Gas and grocery cards
- Hospital cafeteria cards
- In-clinic meals and other practical family support
- Rent, mortgage, or household bills
- Utilities
- Assistance varies by program and family need.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Travel And Transportation
Family Assistance Fund and Practical Support — travel and transportation
The Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley helps local pediatric cancer families with household bills, gas and groceries, hospital meals, and other practical support. A child with B-ALL can qualify when the family is connected to the Lehigh Valley pediatric oncology community, including Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital. Families should contact the foundation or their hospital support team because the public page does not publish a complete application form, geographic boundary, or award schedule.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Gas and grocery cards
- Hospital cafeteria cards
- In-clinic meals and other practical family support
- Rent, mortgage, or household bills
- Utilities
- Assistance varies by program and family need.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Travel And Transportation: Gas costs can be included alongside groceries and household bills.
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
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page describes children or pediatric patients but does not publish a numerical age rule.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Newly Diagnosed
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- Family Assistance Fund payments address documented household financial need.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Lehigh Valley.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Programs are centered on the Lehigh Valley pediatric cancer community and Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital..
- Programs are centered on the Lehigh Valley pediatric cancer community and Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital.
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, Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Confirm that the family falls within the foundation's service community.
- Contact PCFLV or the child's local oncology support team.
- Provide the bills or information requested for the applicable support.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · 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 | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Call First |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official site presented the program as active on the verification date.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Some services are tied to the local treatment setting.
- The exact county boundary, age rule, award cap, and repeat-assistance limits are not fully published.
- What counties, treatment centers, age limits, award amounts, and application documents currently apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- How We Help — Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Bereaved Sibling Scholarship · checked Aug 24, 2026