Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation
Lori Jones Children’s Pediatric Grant Program · About this organization
What you get
$1,000 for the family’s prioritized everyday expenses.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Give them proof of income.
Good to know
- Monthly expenses must exceed monthly income.
- Awards are limited to one per year and two over the patient’s lifetime.
The details, as published
Ray of Hope provides a $1,000 grant to the legal guardian of a Colorado child under 18 who has cancer and is in active treatment or within one month after specified treatment. Monthly household expenses must exceed monthly income, and the program prioritizes financial, medical, and personal need. A parent or social worker starts the bilingual application, and a caseworker, navigator, social worker, nurse, or physician must complete and submit the medical-verification section.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Lori Jones Children’s Pediatric Grant Program — household bills and cash assistance
Ray of Hope provides a $1,000 grant to the legal guardian of a Colorado child under 18 who has cancer and is in active treatment or within one month after specified treatment. Monthly household expenses must exceed monthly income, and the program prioritizes financial, medical, and personal need. A parent or social worker starts the bilingual application, and a caseworker, navigator, social worker, nurse, or physician must complete and submit the medical-verification section.
$1,000
Can cover
- The family’s prioritized everyday expenses
- The pediatric grant is $1,000 and is issued to the legal guardian.
- One request per year and no more than two awards over the patient’s lifetime.
Meals And Food
Lori Jones Children’s Pediatric Grant Program — meals and food
Ray of Hope provides a $1,000 grant to the legal guardian of a Colorado child under 18 who has cancer and is in active treatment or within one month after specified treatment. Monthly household expenses must exceed monthly income, and the program prioritizes financial, medical, and personal need. A parent or social worker starts the bilingual application, and a caseworker, navigator, social worker, nurse, or physician must complete and submit the medical-verification section.
$1,000
Can cover
- The family’s prioritized everyday expenses
- The pediatric grant is $1,000 and is issued to the legal guardian.
- One request per year and no more than two awards over the patient’s lifetime.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Lori Jones Children’s Pediatric Grant Program — medical and insurance costs
Ray of Hope provides a $1,000 grant to the legal guardian of a Colorado child under 18 who has cancer and is in active treatment or within one month after specified treatment. Monthly household expenses must exceed monthly income, and the program prioritizes financial, medical, and personal need. A parent or social worker starts the bilingual application, and a caseworker, navigator, social worker, nurse, or physician must complete and submit the medical-verification section.
$1,000
Can cover
- The family’s prioritized everyday expenses
- The pediatric grant is $1,000 and is issued to the legal guardian.
- One request per year and no more than two awards over the patient’s lifetime.
Travel And Transportation
Lori Jones Children’s Pediatric Grant Program — travel and transportation
Ray of Hope provides a $1,000 grant to the legal guardian of a Colorado child under 18 who has cancer and is in active treatment or within one month after specified treatment. Monthly household expenses must exceed monthly income, and the program prioritizes financial, medical, and personal need. A parent or social worker starts the bilingual application, and a caseworker, navigator, social worker, nurse, or physician must complete and submit the medical-verification section.
$1,000
Can cover
- The family’s prioritized everyday expenses
- The pediatric grant is $1,000 and is issued to the legal guardian.
- One request per year and no more than two awards over the patient’s lifetime.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: You set everyday-expense priorities for the grant; ask how food costs should be included.
Medical And Insurance Costs: The grant follows your everyday-expense priorities, but medical-bill coverage is not specified.
Travel And Transportation: You set everyday-expense priorities; ask whether your travel costs can be included.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program expressly covers Colorado minors with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiation, or surgery, or completed one within the previous month.
Age
Age 0 to age 17, measured at application.
- The application route is for the parent or guardian of a patient under age 18.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A referring professional must verify the diagnosis and treatment.
Financial need is required.
- Monthly expenses must be greater than current monthly income.
- The application requires household income, expense, and supporting-document details.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: CO.
- The patient must be a Colorado resident.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
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: Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Social Worker
- Complete the patient, household, income, expense, and need sections.
- Have the referring professional complete and submit the medical verification.
- Send the saved draft link to the referring professional.
- Upload identification, income evidence, and a current priority expense statement.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Copy of identification such as a driver’s license or passport
- Current household income documents
- Recent statement for a priority expense showing the mailing address
- Referring-professional medical verification
- An approved $1,000 check is made to the child’s legal guardian.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official program page and application were active on the research date.
- Normal committee review occurs monthly; emergency grants may be approved within 48 hours on a caseworker recommendation.
- The committee meets on the second Monday each month to review the previous month’s applications; approved checks are issued within one week.
Limitations and things to confirm
- An emergency review requires a caseworker recommendation.
- Awards are limited to one per year and two over the patient’s lifetime.
- Monthly expenses must exceed monthly income.
- How does the program count the one-month post-treatment window when treatments overlap?
- Is grant funding currently subject to an annual or monthly capacity limit?
- Which expense categories may the legal guardian use the unrestricted grant for?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Ray of Hope HIPAA Medical Verification and Application Form · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Lori Jones Pediatric Grant Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Lori Jones Pediatric Grant Program · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Essential Needs Grant · checked Aug 24, 2026