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.
Please check back frequently for new updates.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| The Tears Foundation |
The TEARS Foundation seeks to compassionately lift a financial burden from families who have lost a child by providing funds to assist with the cost of burial or cremation services. We also offer parents comprehensive bereavement care in the form of grief support groups and peer companions. |
| The Toy Bank |
The Toy Foundation collects millions of toys from toy companies and distributes them to thousands of children’s charities around the globe |
| The Ulman Foundation |
Committed to helping young adults (ages 15-39) continue their education after their own cancer diagnosis or the diagnosis of a loved one. |
| The Ulman Fund |
Applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 39 during their own diagnosis/treatment or during the diagnosis/treatment of their parent or sibling or spouse. Scholarship winners are awarded a total of $2500 over two academic semesters. Scholarship funds are paid directly to the scholarship recipient’s school. Check back in early 2020 for scholarship applications |
| There With Care |
This program provides transportation assistance to and from hospitals, medical appointments and treatments with gasoline assistance, taxi rides, auto repair and auto donations. |
| They Call Me Brave |
This book follows the true story of seven-year-old, Ava, and her journey fighting cancer. Ava's story goes beyond cancer, however, and proves that although she might be sick, she's still unstoppable. Through honesty and humor, this book empowers children and their families to keep moving forward no matter what medical issue they may be experiencing. |
| Think Big |
ThinkBIG® supports families of pediatric cancer patients throughout central and northeast Pennsylvania. |
| This Star Won't Go |
Support families facing childhood cancer, helping to lighten their burden through the giving of financial grants and community involvement. Caring for a seriously ill child creates tremendous stress for the family system, and through our partnerships with local hospitals and community members, we aim to be a source of strength and encouragement. These gifts help with expenses not covered by insurance, including rent or mortgage payments, utilities, and travel costs. |
| Time for Teens Retreat |
In New York. Time For Teens, Inc. is dedicated to providing teenagers with a sensitive, caring and creative environment for healing. Focus is on the needs of teens related to bereavement and loss through education and counseling. |
| Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation |
Temporary financial assistance for children & young adults (0-22) and their families currently in tx or up to 6 months post tx. Must reside in North Florida, South Georgia, Northern NJ, or NYC. |
| Tori's Angels |
Tori's Angels Foundation brings people together to provide and receive life-changing help. The foundation provides opportunities for community members across Central Iowa and beyond to make a difference in the lives of infants, children, and adolescents with life-threatening challenges. We reach out to the community both near and far to gain the needed funds to distribute to families who need real-life angels to help them through one or more crises. |
| Toys for Tots |
Mission is to provide toys, books, and other gifts to children in need. |
| TransNet |
Transportation assistance for medical assistance recipients in Montgomery County. |
| TutorVille Foundation |
TutorVille is a boutique tutoring firm that customizes each student’s educational plan to fit their specific needs and learning style. We offer personalized one-on-one tutoring from Pre-K – 12th grade to ensure each student’s academic advancement in all subject areas and testing. We recognize that some of our families have extenuating circumstances that require additional help. The TutorVille Foundation – co-founded by Jess Rogers and Mark Kuebler – will extend our mission to specifically support children and their families who are battling cancer. We want to empower them with resources, courage, hope and a sense of normalcy – so that these children don’t fall behind on their educational journey while they focus on winning their battle with cancer. We provide tutoring, homeschool or tuition assistance for childhood cancer families nationwide. |
| Two Kids Foundation |
The mission of the Two Kids Foundation is to raise money through charity events and donations and provide financial assistance to families with children suffering from cancer or other serious health disorders and diseases. |
| Tyler Robinson Foundation |
The mission of The Tyler Robinson Foundation is to strengthen families financially and emotionally as they cope with the tragedy of a pediatric cancer diagnosis by offsetting out-of-pocket life expenses. |
| Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults |
Raising awareness and providing resources such as its Maryland/DC based patient navigation program for young adults with cancer |
| Vital Flight |
Vital Flight is dedicated to the mission of Helping People. Simply put, Vital Flight is an organization with a mission to coordinate free transportation and life-changing experiences for those in need of compassionate, medical, or emotional support with a vision to be Florida's premier all-volunteer aviation organization. Whether you are a pilot, prospective recipient of our services, or a volunteer - Vital Flight brings it all together and coordinates the transportation delivered by volunteer pilots and drivers that have dedicated themselves to this type of valuable service. |
| Walk with Sally |
Walk with Sally provides hope through our individualized mentoring and community support services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardian, or sibling's cancer journey. |
| Walking Miracles |
The Walking Miracles Family Foundation exists to connect caregivers, families and survivors impacted by childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer to resources and referral networks and to help defray the cost of travel during the cancer journey -- the primary barrier to care in West Virginia. |
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