Voices Against Cancer
Family Assistance Program · About this organization
What you get
Gift cards for gas, groceries, lodging, and medical items insurance does not cover. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Fill in the patient form and give the physician form to your child’s doctor. Send both signed forms online or by email.
Good to know
- A physician form is required.
- Funding is not assured when an application is submitted.
The details, as published
Voices Against Cancer may provide gift cards for gas, groceries, lodging, and medical items not covered by insurance to a child age 18 or younger who is currently diagnosed with cancer or relapsed within the last 24 months. The program publishes no residence restriction and says treatment location does not affect its determination, but its geographic scope is not otherwise defined. A parent or guardian submits the family form and must also obtain a signed physician, hematologist, or oncologist form; assistance depends on funds being available.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Assistance Program — household bills and cash assistance
Voices Against Cancer may provide gift cards for gas, groceries, lodging, and medical items not covered by insurance to a child age 18 or younger who is currently diagnosed with cancer or relapsed within the last 24 months. The program publishes no residence restriction and says treatment location does not affect its determination, but its geographic scope is not otherwise defined. A parent or guardian submits the family form and must also obtain a signed physician, hematologist, or oncologist form; assistance depends on funds being available.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Lodging
- Medical items not covered by insurance
- The official application does not publish a gift-card amount.
- The family form asks whether assistance was previously received but publishes no repeat-award rule.
Lodging Near Treatment
Family Assistance Program — lodging near treatment
Voices Against Cancer may provide gift cards for gas, groceries, lodging, and medical items not covered by insurance to a child age 18 or younger who is currently diagnosed with cancer or relapsed within the last 24 months. The program publishes no residence restriction and says treatment location does not affect its determination, but its geographic scope is not otherwise defined. A parent or guardian submits the family form and must also obtain a signed physician, hematologist, or oncologist form; assistance depends on funds being available.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Lodging
- Medical items not covered by insurance
- The official application does not publish a gift-card amount.
- The family form asks whether assistance was previously received but publishes no repeat-award rule.
Meals And Food
Family Assistance Program — meals and food
Voices Against Cancer may provide gift cards for gas, groceries, lodging, and medical items not covered by insurance to a child age 18 or younger who is currently diagnosed with cancer or relapsed within the last 24 months. The program publishes no residence restriction and says treatment location does not affect its determination, but its geographic scope is not otherwise defined. A parent or guardian submits the family form and must also obtain a signed physician, hematologist, or oncologist form; assistance depends on funds being available.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Lodging
- Medical items not covered by insurance
- The official application does not publish a gift-card amount.
- The family form asks whether assistance was previously received but publishes no repeat-award rule.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Family Assistance Program — medical and insurance costs
Voices Against Cancer may provide gift cards for gas, groceries, lodging, and medical items not covered by insurance to a child age 18 or younger who is currently diagnosed with cancer or relapsed within the last 24 months. The program publishes no residence restriction and says treatment location does not affect its determination, but its geographic scope is not otherwise defined. A parent or guardian submits the family form and must also obtain a signed physician, hematologist, or oncologist form; assistance depends on funds being available.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Lodging
- Medical items not covered by insurance
- The official application does not publish a gift-card amount.
- The family form asks whether assistance was previously received but publishes no repeat-award rule.
Travel And Transportation
Family Assistance Program — travel and transportation
Voices Against Cancer may provide gift cards for gas, groceries, lodging, and medical items not covered by insurance to a child age 18 or younger who is currently diagnosed with cancer or relapsed within the last 24 months. The program publishes no residence restriction and says treatment location does not affect its determination, but its geographic scope is not otherwise defined. A parent or guardian submits the family form and must also obtain a signed physician, hematologist, or oncologist form; assistance depends on funds being available.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Gas
- Groceries
- Lodging
- Medical items not covered by insurance
- The official application does not publish a gift-card amount.
- The family form asks whether assistance was previously received but publishes no repeat-award rule.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official application covers children age 18 or younger with any current cancer diagnosis or a relapse in the last 24 months, which includes pediatric B-ALL.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
- The child must be 18 years or younger.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- The web page says currently diagnosed or relapsed in the last 24 months; the downloadable patient form says currently diagnosed or relapsed in the last 12 months. Confirm which relapse window controls before relying on eligibility.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A pediatric physician, hematologist, or oncologist must sign and submit the medical-information form.
- No income rule or express financial-need documentation requirement is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or Nebraska.
- The child must be living with parents/guardians in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or Nebraska at the time of diagnosis.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
- Location of treatment has no effect on determination of assistance.
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, Caregiver
- Complete the patient/family form online or print the non-fillable PDF.
- Give the physician-information form to the child’s pediatric physician, hematologist, or oncologist.
- Complete and sign the physician-information form.
- Ensure both forms reach Voices Against Cancer, using the online forms or emailing the downloaded forms to info@voicesagainstcancer.org.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page · info@voicesagainstcancer.org — Online patient and physician forms are on the same official page; non-fillable PDF alternatives may be emailed.
Documents to prepare
- Patient/Family Information form
- Physician Information form completed and signed by a pediatric physician, hematologist, or oncologist
- Approved assistance is provided as gift cards.
- Submitting an application does not mean funds will be available.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Fund Dependent |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The online family and physician forms were active.
- The program explicitly says an application does not mean funds will be available.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A physician form is required.
- Funding is not assured when an application is submitted.
- The amount and repeat-award rules are not published.
- The official application does not fully define geographic eligibility.
- How long does review usually take?
- How often may a family receive assistance?
- What gift-card amount is available for each benefit category?
- Which medical items not covered by insurance can be funded?
- Does the 24-month relapse window on the web page or the 12-month relapse window on the patient PDF control?
- Does the five-state residence rule in the current patient PDF apply to the online form as well?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Assistance Application · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Contact Us · checked Aug 23, 2026