P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative
Dawson’s Locker · About this organization
What you get
Gas and grocery cards, cafeteria vouchers, and parking help during treatment. The amounts aren't published. Ask.
How to start
Tell your pediatric oncology social worker which food or travel costs you need help with so they can check the cards and vouchers on hand.
Good to know
- Card and voucher availability can vary.
- No direct family application is published.
The details, as published
Dawson’s Locker stocks practical assistance for pediatric-cancer families receiving care in Buffalo-area partner hospitals. Hospital social workers distribute gas cards, grocery cards, cafeteria vouchers, and parking help according to family need. Families use the treating hospital’s social-work team; the site does not publish amounts, frequency, or a direct application form.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Dawson’s Locker — household bills and cash assistance
Dawson’s Locker stocks practical assistance for pediatric-cancer families receiving care in Buffalo-area partner hospitals. Hospital social workers distribute gas cards, grocery cards, cafeteria vouchers, and parking help according to family need. Families use the treating hospital’s social-work team; the site does not publish amounts, frequency, or a direct application form.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hospital cafeteria food
- Hospital parking
- Card and voucher values are not published.
- The reviewed page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Meals And Food
Dawson’s Locker — meals and food
Dawson’s Locker stocks practical assistance for pediatric-cancer families receiving care in Buffalo-area partner hospitals. Hospital social workers distribute gas cards, grocery cards, cafeteria vouchers, and parking help according to family need. Families use the treating hospital’s social-work team; the site does not publish amounts, frequency, or a direct application form.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hospital cafeteria food
- Hospital parking
- Card and voucher values are not published.
- The reviewed page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Travel And Transportation
Dawson’s Locker — travel and transportation
Dawson’s Locker stocks practical assistance for pediatric-cancer families receiving care in Buffalo-area partner hospitals. Hospital social workers distribute gas cards, grocery cards, cafeteria vouchers, and parking help according to family need. Families use the treating hospital’s social-work team; the site does not publish amounts, frequency, or a direct application form.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Hospital cafeteria food
- Hospital parking
- Card and voucher values are not published.
- The reviewed page does not publish how often a family may receive assistance.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The published program serves children with cancer or a broader medical category that includes pediatric B-ALL.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official page uses a pediatric or child description without a numerical age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Distribution is through hospital social workers at participating treatment sites.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published in the reviewed material.
- Hospital social workers distribute assistance according to family need.
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 through: The family must receive assistance through a participating Buffalo-area hospital social worker..
- The family must receive assistance through a participating Buffalo-area hospital social worker.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- New York — New York — New York
- Buffalo — Buffalo
- Western New York — Western New York
How to get started
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: Social Worker
- Ask the pediatric oncology social worker whether the hospital participates.
- The social worker assesses need and distributes available cards or vouchers.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — Ask the treating hospital social worker about current Locker inventory and distribution.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The active program is stocked and distributed through hospital social workers; item availability can vary.
- Distribution is onsite and inventory-dependent.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Card and voucher availability can vary.
- Limited to participating hospitals in the Buffalo/Western New York network.
- No direct family application is published.
- Are all listed items currently stocked?
- What card amounts and repeat-use limits apply?
- What need assessment or documentation does the hospital require?
- Which Buffalo hospitals currently stock Dawson’s Locker?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Locker Programs — P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Locker Programs — P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative · checked Aug 23, 2026