Riley's Army
Family Financial Support · About this organization
What you get
Food and gift cards, gas cards, hospital travel, and hospital-ready bags. The amounts aren't published. Ask.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Fill in the live family-support form with parent, child, diagnosis, clinic, treatment, and requested-help details.
Good to know
- The live 2026 form states services require approval, are subject to limits, and may be declined.
- The benefit, amount, frequency, and payment method are case-specific and limited.
The details, as published
Riley's Army supports North Carolina families of children with cancer, with its current impact language focused on Eastern North Carolina. Published help includes food and gift cards, gas cards for appointments, hospital-travel costs, hospital-ready bags, and other case-specific family support. A parent or guardian submits the live form with the child’s diagnosis, treatment, clinic, and oncology social-worker information, giving at least 72 hours for financial requests. Services require approval, are subject to limits, and may be declined; the site does not publish county boundaries, award caps, or current funding.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Financial Support — household bills and cash assistance
Riley's Army supports North Carolina families of children with cancer, with its current impact language focused on Eastern North Carolina. Published help includes food and gift cards, gas cards for appointments, hospital-travel costs, hospital-ready bags, and other case-specific family support. A parent or guardian submits the live form with the child’s diagnosis, treatment, clinic, and oncology social-worker information, giving at least 72 hours for financial requests. Services require approval, are subject to limits, and may be declined; the site does not publish county boundaries, award caps, or current funding.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Car insurance
- Car repairs needed for treatment travel
- Case-specific financial help with hospital travel
- Food or grocery gift cards
- Gas cards for appointments
- Hospital-ready bags
- Mortgage
- Other approved bills and basic necessities
- Other approved family support
- Utilities
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an individual award amount or cap.
- The form says services are subject to limits but does not publish the limits.
Meals And Food
Family Financial Support — meals and food
Riley's Army supports North Carolina families of children with cancer, with its current impact language focused on Eastern North Carolina. Published help includes food and gift cards, gas cards for appointments, hospital-travel costs, hospital-ready bags, and other case-specific family support. A parent or guardian submits the live form with the child’s diagnosis, treatment, clinic, and oncology social-worker information, giving at least 72 hours for financial requests. Services require approval, are subject to limits, and may be declined; the site does not publish county boundaries, award caps, or current funding.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Car insurance
- Car repairs needed for treatment travel
- Case-specific financial help with hospital travel
- Food or grocery gift cards
- Gas cards for appointments
- Hospital-ready bags
- Mortgage
- Other approved bills and basic necessities
- Other approved family support
- Utilities
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an individual award amount or cap.
- The form says services are subject to limits but does not publish the limits.
Practical Items And Home Help
Family Financial Support — practical items and home help
Riley's Army supports North Carolina families of children with cancer, with its current impact language focused on Eastern North Carolina. Published help includes food and gift cards, gas cards for appointments, hospital-travel costs, hospital-ready bags, and other case-specific family support. A parent or guardian submits the live form with the child’s diagnosis, treatment, clinic, and oncology social-worker information, giving at least 72 hours for financial requests. Services require approval, are subject to limits, and may be declined; the site does not publish county boundaries, award caps, or current funding.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Car insurance
- Car repairs needed for treatment travel
- Case-specific financial help with hospital travel
- Food or grocery gift cards
- Gas cards for appointments
- Hospital-ready bags
- Mortgage
- Other approved bills and basic necessities
- Other approved family support
- Utilities
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an individual award amount or cap.
- The form says services are subject to limits but does not publish the limits.
Travel And Transportation
Family Financial Support — travel and transportation
Riley's Army supports North Carolina families of children with cancer, with its current impact language focused on Eastern North Carolina. Published help includes food and gift cards, gas cards for appointments, hospital-travel costs, hospital-ready bags, and other case-specific family support. A parent or guardian submits the live form with the child’s diagnosis, treatment, clinic, and oncology social-worker information, giving at least 72 hours for financial requests. Services require approval, are subject to limits, and may be declined; the site does not publish county boundaries, award caps, or current funding.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Car insurance
- Car repairs needed for treatment travel
- Case-specific financial help with hospital travel
- Food or grocery gift cards
- Gas cards for appointments
- Hospital-ready bags
- Mortgage
- Other approved bills and basic necessities
- Other approved family support
- Utilities
- The reviewed official pages do not publish an individual award amount or cap.
- The form says services are subject to limits but does not publish the limits.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Food and grocery gift cards can help cover meals during your child's care.
Practical Items And Home Help: Hospital-ready bags and other approved necessities can help you prepare for treatment stays.
Travel And Transportation: Gas cards, car repairs and hospital-travel expenses can help you reach your child's appointments.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official mission and application serve children with cancer and their families, so pediatric B-ALL is within scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The site says child and childhood cancer but does not publish a numerical age ceiling.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- The application requires the child’s oncology social-worker name and phone number and treatment-clinic information.
- The official pages do not publish an income test.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Eastern North Carolina.
- The current site describes service to children with cancer who reside in Eastern North Carolina; exact counties are not published.
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? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Complete the live family-support form with parent, child, diagnosis, clinic, treatment, and requested-help details.
- Provide the oncology social worker’s name and phone number.
- Submit at least 72 hours before a financial-support need when possible.
- Wait for board/program approval and confirmation of limits.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
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 | Limited |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The live 2026 form states services require approval, are subject to limits, and may be declined.
- The form asks for 72 hours’ notice for financial support requests.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Oncology social-worker information is required.
- The benefit, amount, frequency, and payment method are case-specific and limited.
- The exact Eastern North Carolina counties are not published.
- Can a family receive support more than once?
- What age ceiling applies?
- What documents are required after the form?
- What financial-need test is used?
- What funds are available now?
- Which bills or gift-card values can be approved?
- Which Eastern North Carolina counties are served?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Become a Riley’s Army Family · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Become a Riley’s Army Family · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Riley’s Army · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Riley’s Army · checked Aug 23, 2026