UMC Candlelighters
Transplant family stipends · About this organization
What you get
Money for family expenses during a bone-marrow or stem-cell transplant when other help cannot cover them. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Tell your cancer-center social worker which transplant expenses other assistance has not covered so they can discuss a stipend request.
Good to know
- The stipend is for costs that other help has not covered.
The details, as published
UMC Candlelighters provides stipends for families of children undergoing bone-marrow or stem-cell transplant when costs are not met by other means. The transplant-specific medical gate and financial benefit differ from general family support. Amount, covered expenses, need test, frequency, request route, documentation, and current funding are not published.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Transplant family stipends — household bills and cash assistance
UMC Candlelighters provides stipends for families of children undergoing bone-marrow or stem-cell transplant when costs are not met by other means. The transplant-specific medical gate and financial benefit differ from general family support. Amount, covered expenses, need test, frequency, request route, documentation, and current funding are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Costs not met by other means during a child's transplant
Medical And Insurance Costs
Transplant family stipends — medical and insurance costs
UMC Candlelighters provides stipends for families of children undergoing bone-marrow or stem-cell transplant when costs are not met by other means. The transplant-specific medical gate and financial benefit differ from general family support. Amount, covered expenses, need test, frequency, request route, documentation, and current funding are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Costs not met by other means during a child's transplant
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: The transplant stipend helps with costs that other resources have not met.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The service is presented for the center's pediatric cancer patients and families, which includes pediatric B-ALL.
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
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders patient or family.
- Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders patient or family
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Mississippi — Mississippi — Mississippi
- Jackson — Jackson
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.
- Ask the cancer-center social worker or treatment team about current access.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · 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 | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- No public application, deadline, response time, capacity, or funding detail is published.
- Confirm current access, eligibility, amount or inventory, frequency, capacity, and funding.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Beaded Journey materials · checked Aug 27, 2026