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Rayito de Esperanza

De la Mano Contigo · About this organization

What you get

Help with medical bills, equipment, home health, rent, mortgage, household items, and personal-care supplies. The amount isn't published. Ask.

How to start

Call or email Rayito, name the help you need, and ask which bills, estimates, or medical documents to send.

Good to know

  • Ask the organization how to send your request and supporting bills.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Call To Confirm

De la Mano Contigo provides financial and practical help to Puerto Rico families of cancer patients and survivors ages 0–21. Published examples include hospital costs, medical visits, medicines, tests, surgery, procedures, equipment, home health, professional fees, rent or mortgage, selected household items, and personal-care supplies. The official page does not publish award limits, detailed selection rules, documents, or current funding status. A parent or caregiver can call or email Rayito de Esperanza to ask for the current requirements and request assistance.

What help you may get

Household Bills And Cash Assistance

De la Mano Contigo — household bills and cash assistance

De la Mano Contigo provides financial and practical help to Puerto Rico families of cancer patients and survivors ages 0–21. Published examples include hospital costs, medical visits, medicines, tests, surgery, procedures, equipment, home health, professional fees, rent or mortgage, selected household items, and personal-care supplies. The official page does not publish award limits, detailed selection rules, documents, or current funding status. A parent or caregiver can call or email Rayito de Esperanza to ask for the current requirements and request assistance.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Home-health services
  • Hospital costs
  • Laboratory analyses and other tests
  • Medical consultations and professional medical fees
  • Medical equipment
  • Medicines
  • Personal-care items such as diapers, creams, and wipes
  • Rent or mortgage
  • Selected household items such as air conditioners, humidifiers, refrigerators, and bedroom furniture
  • Surgery and other medical procedures
  • The official page lists expenses and goods the program has supported but publishes no award amount or ceiling.
  • No award-frequency rule is published.

Medical And Insurance Costs

De la Mano Contigo — medical and insurance costs

De la Mano Contigo provides financial and practical help to Puerto Rico families of cancer patients and survivors ages 0–21. Published examples include hospital costs, medical visits, medicines, tests, surgery, procedures, equipment, home health, professional fees, rent or mortgage, selected household items, and personal-care supplies. The official page does not publish award limits, detailed selection rules, documents, or current funding status. A parent or caregiver can call or email Rayito de Esperanza to ask for the current requirements and request assistance.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Home-health services
  • Hospital costs
  • Laboratory analyses and other tests
  • Medical consultations and professional medical fees
  • Medical equipment
  • Medicines
  • Personal-care items such as diapers, creams, and wipes
  • Rent or mortgage
  • Selected household items such as air conditioners, humidifiers, refrigerators, and bedroom furniture
  • Surgery and other medical procedures
  • The official page lists expenses and goods the program has supported but publishes no award amount or ceiling.
  • No award-frequency rule is published.

Practical Items And Home Help

De la Mano Contigo — practical items and home help

De la Mano Contigo provides financial and practical help to Puerto Rico families of cancer patients and survivors ages 0–21. Published examples include hospital costs, medical visits, medicines, tests, surgery, procedures, equipment, home health, professional fees, rent or mortgage, selected household items, and personal-care supplies. The official page does not publish award limits, detailed selection rules, documents, or current funding status. A parent or caregiver can call or email Rayito de Esperanza to ask for the current requirements and request assistance.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • Home-health services
  • Hospital costs
  • Laboratory analyses and other tests
  • Medical consultations and professional medical fees
  • Medical equipment
  • Medicines
  • Personal-care items such as diapers, creams, and wipes
  • Rent or mortgage
  • Selected household items such as air conditioners, humidifiers, refrigerators, and bedroom furniture
  • Surgery and other medical procedures
  • The official page lists expenses and goods the program has supported but publishes no award amount or ceiling.
  • No award-frequency rule is published.

Why this may help

Household Bills And Cash Assistance: Rent or mortgage and selected household appliances can be considered alongside healthcare expenses.

Medical And Insurance Costs: Medicines, tests, consultations, procedures and medical equipment are among the costs considered.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The official site serves Puerto Rico cancer patients and survivors ages 0–21 and provides financial help from diagnosis onward, so pediatric B-ALL is within the published diagnosis and age scope.

Age

Age 0 to age 21, measured at application.

  • The official organization page states that it serves cancer patients and survivors ages 0–21.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Survivorship

  • The program provides financial help but does not publish a numeric income limit or whether proof of financial need is required.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: PR.

  • The organization describes its service population as cancer patients and survivors in Puerto Rico.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

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, Parent Or Guardian

  1. Ask which eligibility evidence, bill, estimate, medical verification, or other documents are currently required.
  2. Confirm current funding and how an approved expense or item would be paid or delivered.
  3. Contact Rayito de Esperanza and ask for De la Mano Contigo.
  4. Describe the child’s cancer status and the specific medical, housing, equipment, household, or personal-care need.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Online Portal · Open form or page — This is the organization-wide contact form; the official site does not identify it as De la Mano Contigo intake.
  • Phone · Open form or page · 787-653-9864 · info@rayitodeesperanzapr.org — The numbers and email are organization-wide contacts; the official site does not identify them as De la Mano Contigo intake. A second published number is 787-665-6672.

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

  • The reviewed pages do not publish whether approved expenses are paid to vendors, reimbursed, or provided as goods.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsCall To Confirm
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowCall First
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • Current program funding is not published.
  • The current official site lists the program and states that more than 350 children currently benefit from the organization’s services.
  • The official pages do not publish an application form or deadline.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Each requested expense or item requires direct confirmation with the organization before a family relies on support.
  • The public pages do not publish detailed selection rules, a financial-need threshold, required documents, award limits, review timing, delivery method, or current funding status.
  • How long does review take and is assistance currently subject to available funds?
  • What award maximum and frequency limit apply?
  • What documents are required for each expense category?
  • What financial-need, treatment-status, and Puerto Rico residence rules currently apply?
  • Which requested costs are currently funded, and how are approved bills or items paid or delivered?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program