Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh
Family Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help with food, hospital living stipends, larger emergency needs approved through hospital social work, overnight and hospital-living supplies, sibling care, and transportation.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Ask them to contact the program with you.
Good to know
- You cannot apply through a public form; hospital social work handles requests.
The details, as published
Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh supports families whose child is admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with transportation, food, sibling care, hospital living needs, and selected larger emergency expenses. A hospitalized child with B-ALL can qualify through the hospital's social-work identification process. Families do not apply through a public form; hospital social workers identify eligible needs and coordinate support with the organization.
What help you may get
Childcare
Family Assistance — childcare
Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh supports families whose child is admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with transportation, food, sibling care, hospital living needs, and selected larger emergency expenses. A hospitalized child with B-ALL can qualify through the hospital's social-work identification process. Families do not apply through a public form; hospital social workers identify eligible needs and coordinate support with the organization.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Food
- Hospital living stipends
- Larger emergency needs approved through hospital social work
- Overnight and hospital-living supplies
- Sibling care
- Transportation
- Routine and larger assistance vary by need; larger requests require additional approval.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh supports families whose child is admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with transportation, food, sibling care, hospital living needs, and selected larger emergency expenses. A hospitalized child with B-ALL can qualify through the hospital's social-work identification process. Families do not apply through a public form; hospital social workers identify eligible needs and coordinate support with the organization.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Food
- Hospital living stipends
- Larger emergency needs approved through hospital social work
- Overnight and hospital-living supplies
- Sibling care
- Transportation
- Routine and larger assistance vary by need; larger requests require additional approval.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Meals And Food
Family Assistance — meals and food
Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh supports families whose child is admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with transportation, food, sibling care, hospital living needs, and selected larger emergency expenses. A hospitalized child with B-ALL can qualify through the hospital's social-work identification process. Families do not apply through a public form; hospital social workers identify eligible needs and coordinate support with the organization.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Food
- Hospital living stipends
- Larger emergency needs approved through hospital social work
- Overnight and hospital-living supplies
- Sibling care
- Transportation
- Routine and larger assistance vary by need; larger requests require additional approval.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Practical Items And Home Help
Family Assistance — practical items and home help
Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh supports families whose child is admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with transportation, food, sibling care, hospital living needs, and selected larger emergency expenses. A hospitalized child with B-ALL can qualify through the hospital's social-work identification process. Families do not apply through a public form; hospital social workers identify eligible needs and coordinate support with the organization.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Food
- Hospital living stipends
- Larger emergency needs approved through hospital social work
- Overnight and hospital-living supplies
- Sibling care
- Transportation
- Routine and larger assistance vary by need; larger requests require additional approval.
- The reviewed official material does not publish a repeat-assistance rule.
Travel And Transportation
Family Assistance — travel and transportation
Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh supports families whose child is admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with transportation, food, sibling care, hospital living needs, and selected larger emergency expenses. A hospitalized child with B-ALL can qualify through the hospital's social-work identification process. Families do not apply through a public form; hospital social workers identify eligible needs and coordinate support with the organization.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Food
- Hospital living stipends
- Larger emergency needs approved through hospital social work
- Overnight and hospital-living supplies
- Sibling care
- Transportation
- Routine and larger assistance vary by need; larger requests require additional approval.
- 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
Childcare: Sibling care is included among the needs hospital social work can bring to the fund.
Travel And Transportation: Transportation can be considered alongside food and hospital-living expenses.
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
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Hospital social workers identify and refer families.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- Assistance is directed to families experiencing hardship during the child's hospitalization.
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
Treatment must be connected to: The child must be admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh..
- The child must be admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh
How to get started
Set up the ask for my social worker
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Hospital Representative, Social Worker
- Routine support or a larger request is coordinated with the organization.
- Tell the hospital social worker about the family's immediate needs.
- The social worker determines whether Pennies From Heaven assistance is appropriate.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — UPMC Children's Hospital social workers identify and submit family needs.
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 | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official site presented the program as active on the verification date.
- Assistance is connected to an inpatient admission.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A family cannot self-apply through a public form.
- No universal award limit or income rule is published.
- No universal award limit, income rule, repeat rule, funding status, or approval-dollar threshold is published.
- The program is limited to families with a child admitted to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
- Can a family receive support during multiple admissions and what documentation is required?
- What current stipend or gift-card values and approval thresholds apply?
- What payment route applies to lost wages, utilities, mortgage, and sibling care?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About Us · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Pennies From Heaven Pittsburgh · checked Aug 23, 2026