Parent support groups you can actually get to, in the hospital, in your town or on a screen, plus sibling programs and, when it is needed, bereavement support.
Author: Your Crisis Guide
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Specialized Support Programs
Wish trips, art and music therapy, courage beads, free camps and other programs built to give your child (and your other kids) something to look forward to during leukemia treatment.
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Family Support Services
Where to find free counseling, in-home help, sibling programs, a bed near the hospital and parents who have been through this, in New Jersey and New York.
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Financial Assistance Foundations
Foundations, and one New Jersey state fund, that pay real bills (rent, utilities, co-pays, travel, medical balances) for families with a child in cancer treatment, and how each one wants to be asked.
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Local Resources
Where to find housing help close to home when your child is in treatment: who to call first in your county, and what each office can actually do for you.
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Transitional Housing
Where to sleep when your child’s treatment is far from home: free and low-cost lodging near the hospital, and how to get there without paying for every trip.
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Rental Assistance Programs
How to get help paying rent and stop an eviction while your child is in treatment: what each program pays, who qualifies, and the order to call them in.
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Tax Benefits
A plain-language walk through the tax deductions and credits that can put money back in your pocket while your child is in treatment, and where to get your return done for free.
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Utility Assistance
How to keep the lights, heat, phone, and internet on during treatment, including the shutoff protections a doctor’s letter triggers in New Jersey and New York.
