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Support organization

Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation

The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund provides temporary emergency assistance for essential household expenses to families dealing with childhood cancer in defined East Coast service areas. A child or young adult age 0–22 with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is in active treatment or within six months after treatment and lives in an eligible North Florida, South Georgia, Northern New Jersey, or New York City county or borough. A hospital social worker requests and submits the application, and approved support may address rent or mortgage, utilities, food and groceries, phone or cable bills, and transportation to treatment.

About this organization

Provides the family assistance described in the organization's verified program pages.

The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund provides temporary emergency assistance for essential household expenses to families dealing with childhood cancer in defined East Coast service areas. A child age 0–18 with B-ALL qualifies when the patient is in.

Programs that may help

Bereavement And Memorial Support

Camps And Retreats

Peer And Emotional Support

Mental Health Therapy

Wishes And Family Experiences

Navigation Guides And Advocacy

Household Bills And Cash Assistance

B-ALL in scope Open

Financial Support

Emergency help with rent, mortgage, utilities, groceries, phone or cable bills, and treatment travel. The amount isn't published. Ask.

Helps with: Household Bills And Cash Assistance, Meals And Food, Travel And Transportation

Where: FL, GA, NJ, NY

Care team must start: Yes

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Scholarships And Survivorship

B-ALL in scope Call To Confirm

Jay Fund scholarship

Help paying for education after high school for patients, survivors, or siblings. The amount isn't published. Ask.

Helps with: Scholarships And Survivorship

Where: FL, GA, NJ, NY

Care team must start: No

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Practical Items And Home Help

Guides and family resources

Guide

Jay Fund family guide

This official family-facing resource addresses financial, psychosocial, sibling, caregiver, and family-program support. It was identified during the complete site audit, but current links, editions, external referrals, and availability should be confirmed before use.

Topics: and family-program support, caregiver, financial, psychosocial, sibling

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Newsletter

Family newsletter

This official family-facing resource addresses program updates, family stories, events, deadlines, and current support. It was identified during the complete site audit, but current links, editions, external referrals, and availability should be confirmed before use.

Topics: and current support, deadlines, events, family stories, program updates

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Resource Directory

Recommended books for families

This official family-facing resource addresses coping, talking with children, siblings, caregiving, grief, and survivorship. It was identified during the complete site audit, but current links, editions, external referrals, and availability should be confirmed before use.

Topics: and survivorship, caregiving, coping, grief, siblings, talking with children

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Patient Support Material

Jay Fund welcome packet

This official family-facing resource addresses program access, family contacts, expectations, and available support. It was identified during the complete site audit, but current links, editions, external referrals, and availability should be confirmed before use.

Topics: and available support, expectations, family contacts, program access

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Official sources

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