Children's Special Needs Fund
Special equipment or other needs that are not covered elsewhere. The amount is not published. Ask.
Helps with: Practical Items And Home Help
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.
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Michigan Children’s Special Health Care Services pays authorized treatment related to a qualifying diagnosis and may help with transportation or family lodging when care is away from home. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is explicitly listed as an eligible diagnosis. A Michigan family applies through its local CSHCS office and the child’s specialist submits recent medical documentation; household income does not determine medical eligibility, although a sliding annual fee may apply unless waived.
Provides the family assistance described in the organization's verified program pages.
Michigan Children’s Special Health Care Services pays authorized treatment related to a qualifying diagnosis and may help with transportation or family lodging when care is away from home. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is explicitly listed.
Special equipment or other needs that are not covered elsewhere. The amount is not published. Ask.
Helps with: Practical Items And Home Help
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Respite care to give you a break. The hours of help are decided after an assessment.
Helps with: Practical Items And Home Help
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Help with authorized treatment related to the qualifying diagnosis, potential lodging and meal assistance when your child is hospitalized away from home, and qualifying transportation to medical appointments.
Helps with: Lodging Near Treatment, Meals And Food, Medical And Insurance Costs, Travel And Transportation
Where: MI
Care team must start: Yes
Help paying for and arranging hospice care for your child.
Helps with: Bereavement And Memorial Support
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Cost-effective premium assistance may help you keep private health coverage; separate review and documentation apply.
Helps with: Medical And Insurance Costs
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Medicaid coverage for children with substantial disabilities and care needs who live at home. Parental income is not counted.
Helps with: Medical And Insurance Costs
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Low-cost health insurance for children. Ask about the premium and covered care.
Helps with: Medical And Insurance Costs
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Comprehensive health coverage for your child.
Helps with: Medical And Insurance Costs
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Children's Special Health Care Services can help enrollees with approved medical transportation under program rules.
Helps with: Travel And Transportation
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Medicaid members may receive arranged rides or reimbursement for covered medical trips under health-plan or local rules.
Helps with: Travel And Transportation
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Up to $500 per request toward camp costs.
Helps with: Camps And Retreats
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Scholarships toward family educational conferences. The amount is not published. Ask.
Helps with: School And Learning
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Help from other parents finding services and working through care for a child with special health needs.
Helps with: Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Help organizing healthcare and services for your child’s complex medical needs.
Helps with: Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Emotional and practical help from other caregivers of children with special health needs.
Helps with: Peer And Emotional Support
Where: MI
Care team must start: No
Guide
MDHHS family resource: Cancer caregiver FAQ, offering durable education or navigation for children with special health needs and cancer-affected families.
Topics: cancer, family navigation, special health needs
Guide
MDHHS family resource: Cancer survivorship resource hub, offering durable education or navigation for children with special health needs and cancer-affected families.
Topics: cancer, family navigation, special health needs
Guide
MDHHS family resource: CSHCS health-care transition toolkit, offering durable education or navigation for children with special health needs and cancer-affected families.
Topics: cancer, family navigation, special health needs
Guide
MDHHS family resource: Family Center learning opportunities, offering durable education or navigation for children with special health needs and cancer-affected families.
Topics: cancer, family navigation, special health needs
Guide
MDHHS family resource: Family Connections newsletter, offering durable education or navigation for children with special health needs and cancer-affected families.
Topics: cancer, family navigation, special health needs
Organization details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Program availability can change.