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Children's Health Foundation

Children's Health Foundation, formerly Rest Haven Children's Health Fund, fills gaps in child healthcare funding in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Its Emergency Assistance Program supports future diagnosis-related items and services such as transportation, medically prescribed food, basic supplies, adaptive equipment, and dental care, usually up to $500 with a higher adaptive-equipment exception. A qualified professional—not a parent—must submit the live referral form, and ordinary requests must meet residence, financial-program or income, last-resort, and one-lifetime-award rules. Glasses require San Diego Unified School District preapproval, while burial or cremation assistance has a distinct bereavement and fetal or infant-death boundary. The organization migrated to chfsd.org in August 2026, and legacy application URLs are no longer current.

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About this organization

Fills gaps in essential healthcare funding for children in San Diego and Imperial Counties.

San Diego and Imperial County professional-referral help for diagnosis-related child needs, glasses, and limited burial or cremation costs.

Programs that may help

Bereavement And Memorial Support

B-ALL in scope Not Published

Emergency Assistance Program

Usually $300, generally up to $500 for baby supplies, prescribed food, child-item gift cards, dental care or medical travel; up to $800 for adaptive equipment and $250 for burial or cremation.

Helps with: Bereavement And Memorial Support, Meals And Food, Medical And Insurance Costs, Practical Items And Home Help, Travel And Transportation

Where: CA

Care team must start: Yes

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Medical And Insurance Costs

B-ALL in scope Not Published

Glasses Assistance

Help getting glasses for your child. The amount isn't published. Ask.

Helps with: Medical And Insurance Costs, Practical Items And Home Help, School And Learning

Where: CA

Care team must start: Yes

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Official sources

Organization details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Program availability can change.