Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.
Support organization
Joe Andruzzi Foundation supports cancer patients of all ages and their families across New England. Financial, food-security, and extraordinary-needs applications must come from a healthcare professional through a private portal; a later November 2025 pause conflicts with still-live program instructions, so current grant intake is contact-to-confirm. Treatment transportation is currently stated as available in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, wellness activities are invitation-based or unpublished, and UniCORN is a public national directory.
Provides the family assistance described in the organization's verified program pages.
New England cancer-family household grants, grocery cards, treatment rides, extraordinary-needs aid, wellness experiences, and a national oncology-resource directory.
Up to $4,000 for a major need affecting treatment, such as car repair, home changes, dental work, or fertility preservation.
Helps with: Medical And Insurance Costs
Where: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Care team must start: Yes
Up to $800 per request for car insurance, car payments or repairs, rent, mortgage, utilities and other approved nonmedical household bills.
Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance, Meals And Food, Travel And Transportation
Where: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Care team must start: Yes
A grocery gift card: $150 for one person, $250 for a household of two to four, or $300 for five or more.
Helps with: Meals And Food
Where: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Care team must start: Yes
Free Lyft or local-cab rides to treatment, medical appointments, and approved related services.
Helps with: Travel And Transportation
Where: MA, RI
Care team must start: Yes
Activities such as sports, boat rides, art, virtual games, movement, and journaling for time away from treatment stress.
Helps with: Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Care team must start: No
Resource Directory
Free public national oncology-resource finder with more than 100 listings and filters for cancer type, location, gender, age, resource category, and keywords. Outside listings are informational leads, and the announced Financial Tool and Common Application are not yet active.
Topics: copay assistance, emotional support, household financial help, oncology resources, prosthetics, wishes
Organization details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Program availability can change.
