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Resource Directory

ALSF is committed to helping families who have experienced a childhood cancer diagnosis by offering programs as well as external resources. The Resource Directory is designed to help connect families with additional organizations that provide a variety of services and support. Sort the resource list by your area and type of assistance below.

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The Izzy Foundation

The Izzy Foundation is a national nonprofit located in Providence Rhode Island whose mission is to design, fund and IZspire creative projects and programs for families whose children have cancer or other life altering medical conditions to LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE and PLAY.

The Izzy Foundation

The Izzy Foundation offers academic scholarships to ALL children nationwide with cancer patients (or survivors of childhood cancer) and their siblings. The Izzy Foundation offers scholarships in two categories: (1) K-12 grades and (2) college and higher education. On average The Izzy Foundation gives out $500 per approved student. Application will reopen March 1, 2020.

The Jeremy Fund

Assist families of children in the oncology departments at CHOP and Sloan Kettering.

The Jillian Fund

Provides support for household expenses, childcare expenses, and lodging, transportation, and meals.

The Jimmy Fund

The Holiday Patient Assistance Program provides gift cards to help patients and families buy presents for loved ones, put a holiday meal on the table, or afford gas to visit family and friends.

The Kindness Project

Families can receive kindness proejct cards to be used in honor of their child

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Disease information and travel assistance; provides education and support to patients.

The Littlest Heroes

To impact the lives of children living with cancer and their families by addressing the economic, emotional and social concerns that accompany childhood cancer through education, assistance and community organization.

The Matthew Foster Foundation

Provide emotional and financial support to individuals and families facing the challenges associated with pediatric brain cancer

The Max Cure Foundation

Offers financial support to low-income and military families who have a child battling cancer include monthly support, emergency support, back to school support.

The Myalin Terry Foundation

Accept nominations for monetary grants, families should complete and submit applications/forms on website.

The Nicholas Wihlborg Foundation

Dedicated to providing support on multiple levels – emotional, monetary, and advocacy. 

The Noah James Hardt Foundation

The Noah James Hardt Foundation (NJHF) was created to build a core endowment fund to ensure that young adults (ages 18- 29) who are diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L. , also known as Acute Lymphocystic Leukemia) can focus on living their lives during treatment.  Our mission is to fulfill Noah’s desire to help others by providing grants to young adults with A.L.L. so they can manage their "costs of living." Funds will be provided for, but not limited to, groceries, monthly bills, rent, clothes, travel, entertainment and technology.

Noah James Hardt, the foundation's namesake, was diagnosed with A.L.L., June 23, 2013. Unfortunately, Noah passed away on Sept. 16, 2014, at the age of 25 in the loving company of family and close friends at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. While hospitalized Noah started a foundation that he called “No Point Pouting”.  His goal was to provide grants to young adults with A.L.L. who like him have to manage their living expenses. Sadly, young adult with A.L.L. will more than likely lose their job, their health insurance, their means to pay their bills, rent… In the meantime they are discouraged to utilize public transportation, asked to stay away from crowds, encouraged to eat healthy and to avoid stress

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) offers a variety of resources for families and a community of support focused on advocating for new treatments and better quality of care.  Some resources include a peer mentor program, webinars covering a variety of family-chosen topics, virtual support groups, and educational guidebooks for newly diagnosed families and families transitioning into survivorship.

The Rainbow Foundation

Pay hospital and medical bills, arrange transportation for both extraordinary surgeries and ongoing treatments, donate wheelchairs and prosthetic devices,  grants to families in dire need.

The Ryan Scott Kappes Foundation

The Ryan Scott Kappes Foundation provides grants to help with travel, lodging and living expenses for qualified participants.

The Sam Fund

Provides grants to cancer survivors between the ages of 21 and 39. 

The Sarah Grace Foundation

Funeral expenses for families that reside in NY, NJ, or CT

The Silverton Foundation

The Silverton Foundation’s mission is to provide a mortgage and rent assistance program to help reduce financial and emotional burdens, allowing parents to focus on their child’s health.

The Simon Greenstone Panatier Scholarship Benefiting Families Impacted by Cancer

Awards multiple one-year scholarships to students impacted by cancer. Award amounts vary, but will total $50,000 annually and may be used at any accredited college or University in the United States or its possessions.

Eligible applicants must be graduating high school seniors from any public or private high school in Dallas County or previous recipients of the SGP Scholarship that have been impacted by cancer in one of the following ways:

•Have an immediate family member (mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, brother or sister) who is under a current cancer diagnosis and/or treatment for cancer;

•Have an immediate family member who has passed away within the last two years from cancer or are themselves under a current cancer diagnosis and/or treatment for cancer.

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