Strong Little Souls
Financial Support · About this organization
What you get
Help with gas, transport, groceries, phone bills, and medical co-pays. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Fill in the request linked from Financial Support. Include diagnosis proof and your hospital and social worker’s contact details.
Good to know
- Your child must be in active treatment or no more than 18 months past treatment completion.
- The form requires diagnosis proof plus treating-hospital and social-worker contact details.
The details, as published
Strong Little Souls provides financial support for critical household and family expenses when a child is battling cancer. The published examples include gas or other transportation, groceries, cell phone bills, and medical copayments. The child must have been diagnosed before age 21, permanently reside in one of nine listed Northeastern states, and be in active treatment or within 18 months after treatment ends; the family starts with the online application linked from the official page.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Financial Support — household bills and cash assistance
Strong Little Souls provides financial support for critical household and family expenses when a child is battling cancer. The published examples include gas or other transportation, groceries, cell phone bills, and medical copayments. The child must have been diagnosed before age 21, permanently reside in one of nine listed Northeastern states, and be in active treatment or within 18 months after treatment ends; the family starts with the online application linked from the official page.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Cell phone payments
- Gas or other transportation expenses
- Groceries
- Medical copayments
- Other critical household or family expenses
- Utility bills
- The official page does not publish an award amount or cap.
- The official page does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Meals And Food
Financial Support — meals and food
Strong Little Souls provides financial support for critical household and family expenses when a child is battling cancer. The published examples include gas or other transportation, groceries, cell phone bills, and medical copayments. The child must have been diagnosed before age 21, permanently reside in one of nine listed Northeastern states, and be in active treatment or within 18 months after treatment ends; the family starts with the online application linked from the official page.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Cell phone payments
- Gas or other transportation expenses
- Groceries
- Medical copayments
- Other critical household or family expenses
- Utility bills
- The official page does not publish an award amount or cap.
- The official page does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Financial Support — medical and insurance costs
Strong Little Souls provides financial support for critical household and family expenses when a child is battling cancer. The published examples include gas or other transportation, groceries, cell phone bills, and medical copayments. The child must have been diagnosed before age 21, permanently reside in one of nine listed Northeastern states, and be in active treatment or within 18 months after treatment ends; the family starts with the online application linked from the official page.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Cell phone payments
- Gas or other transportation expenses
- Groceries
- Medical copayments
- Other critical household or family expenses
- Utility bills
- The official page does not publish an award amount or cap.
- The official page does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Travel And Transportation
Financial Support — travel and transportation
Strong Little Souls provides financial support for critical household and family expenses when a child is battling cancer. The published examples include gas or other transportation, groceries, cell phone bills, and medical copayments. The child must have been diagnosed before age 21, permanently reside in one of nine listed Northeastern states, and be in active treatment or within 18 months after treatment ends; the family starts with the online application linked from the official page.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Cell phone payments
- Gas or other transportation expenses
- Groceries
- Medical copayments
- Other critical household or family expenses
- Utility bills
- The official page does not publish an award amount or cap.
- The official page does not publish a repeat-award rule.
Why this may help
Meals And Food: Grocery expenses can be paid alongside utilities and other critical household needs.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Medical copays can be included among the critical bills considered for help.
Travel And Transportation: Gas and other transportation expenses can be covered alongside household bills.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official page covers children battling cancer whose initial diagnosis occurred before age 21, so a child age 0–18 with B-ALL is within the published diagnosis and age rules.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at diagnosis.
- The initial cancer diagnosis must occur before the child turns 21.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment
- Active treatment or no more than 18 months after treatment completion.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- The application requires treating-hospital and social-worker contact information and proof of the cancer diagnosis.
- The official page does not publish an income threshold or expressly state whether a financial-need test is applied.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT.
- The child’s permanent residence must be in one of the nine Northeastern states listed on the official page.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
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: Parent Or Guardian
- Gather diagnosis proof and the treating hospital and social-worker contact information.
- Open the application from the official Financial Support page and submit the requested information.
- Review the diagnosis-age, residence, and treatment-status rules.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Proof of diagnosis, such as a doctor or social-worker letter, MyChart screenshot, or discharge paperwork
- The official page does not state whether approved assistance is paid to the family, a creditor, or a vendor.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The official program page displayed an Apply Here link on the research date; current funding capacity is not published.
- The official page presented an active application link on the research date but did not publish fixed application dates.
- No processing time is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Award amount and payment method are not published.
- Residence is limited to the nine listed Northeastern states.
- The child must be in active treatment or no more than 18 months past treatment completion.
- The form requires diagnosis proof plus treating-hospital and social-worker contact details.
- The initial diagnosis must occur before age 21.
- Are approved funds paid to the family, a vendor, or a creditor?
- How long does review normally take?
- Is current assistance subject to available funds?
- Is financial need evaluated, and is there an income limit?
- What is the maximum award and how often may a family receive support?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Financial Support Application · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Financial Support · checked Aug 27, 2026