P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative
Home for the Holidays Fund · About this organization
What you get
A rent or mortgage payment for a family facing financial hardship during the holidays. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Discuss your housing hardship with your hospital social worker and ask them to put your household forward for holiday assistance.
Good to know
- No direct family application is published.
- Seasonal and capacity-limited.
The details, as published
During the holiday season, P.U.N.T. accepts hospital social-worker requests for high-need Western New York pediatric-cancer families and makes a direct mortgage or rent payment for selected households.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Home for the Holidays Fund — household bills and cash assistance
During the holiday season, P.U.N.T. accepts hospital social-worker requests for high-need Western New York pediatric-cancer families and makes a direct mortgage or rent payment for selected households.
Amount not published
Can cover
- one direct rent or mortgage payment
Wishes And Family Experiences
Home for the Holidays Fund — wishes and family experiences
During the holiday season, P.U.N.T. accepts hospital social-worker requests for high-need Western New York pediatric-cancer families and makes a direct mortgage or rent payment for selected households.
Amount not published
Can cover
- one direct rent or mortgage payment
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program expressly serves families facing pediatric cancer.
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
You must live in: Published program service area in US-NY.
- The record explicitly limits this housing payment program to high-need Western New York pediatric-cancer families referred by hospital social workers.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Set up the ask for my care team
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.
- Ask the treating hospital social worker whether the family can be submitted for the seasonal fund.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Hospital Mediated |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Exact 2026 recipient deadlines are not published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- No direct family application is published.
- Seasonal and capacity-limited.
- What are the 2026 referral deadline and award amount?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Adopt-a-Family · checked Aug 27, 2026