Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.
Support organization
Frances Pope Memorial Foundation provides individualized help to families caring for a child with cancer or another catastrophic illness at a hospital in the New York metropolitan area. A hospital social worker or physician requests the private form from the Foundation’s Family Advocate and submits the need; families cannot self-apply through a public portal. Current pages describe case-specific help with travel, lodging, living costs, sibling childcare, car payments, mortgage or rent, utilities, household essentials, and other uninsured burdens, along with personal empathy and friendship. Historical stories also show beds and burial costs, but these are examples rather than guaranteed current categories. No numerical age, residence, income, award, frequency, document, response, payment, deadline, or funding rule is published.
Provides financial and personal support for families facing the practical burdens of caring for a child with cancer or catastrophic illness.
Provider-referred, case-specific financial and personal support for families whose child receives cancer or catastrophic-illness treatment in the New York metropolitan area.
Household utilities, mortgage or rent, other case-specific family needs, treatment-related travel. The amount isn't published. Ask.
Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance, Travel And Transportation
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: Yes
Organization details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Program availability can change.
