Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.
Support organization
Compassion Can’t Wait, formerly the Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation, helps with urgent bills when you are a single parent in financial crisis and your child is critically or terminally ill. Your hospital social worker contacts the fund on your behalf to explain the expenses.
Helps single parents stay at the bedside of a critically ill child by covering urgent expenses.
Emergency financial help for single caregivers of critically or terminally ill children.
Money toward your household bills, food and travel when your child’s critical illness leaves you in financial crisis. Your social worker asks the fund to review the urgent expenses.
Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance, Travel And Transportation, Meals And Food, Medical And Insurance Costs
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: Yes
Organization details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Program availability can change.
