Money Matters
Financial Assistance
These organizations provide financial assistance grants to people who meet certain eligibility criteria. The purposes of the grants vary depending on the interests of the organization making the grant.
Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
Provides social services to children, adults and the elderly in the Jewish and general community.
800-634-7346
732-432-7120
www.ajfca.org
CancerCare
Provides support services, including financial assistance to anyone affected by cancer.
800-813-4673
212-712-8400
www.cancercare.org
Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities agencies and institutions provide social services to people in need, religious of their religious, social or economic backgrounds. Website provides online locator for local charities, or check local phonebook for nearest location.
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Offers a variety of programs, including financial assistance grants, to patients with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and multiple myeloma.
800-955-4572
914-949-5213
www.lls.org
National Children's Cancer Society
Helps children with cancer and their families through financial and in-kind assistance, advocacy, support services and education.
314-241-1600
www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.org
Patient Services Inc.
Subsidizes the cost of health insurance premiums and pharmacy co-payments for persons with specific chronic illnesses and rare disorders.
800-366-7741
804-744-3813
www.uneedpsi.org
Assistance With Drugs
These organizations can help you get expensive medicine prescribed for you through information, co-pay assistance, and help with compassionate access programs.
Marti Nelson Cancer Foundation
This organization works to make experimental cancer drugs available on a compassionate access basis. Compassionate access allows people with life threatening illnesses who have tried every available treatment to use promising new drugs while they are still being tested.
www.canceractionnow.org
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Offers a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
888-477-2669
www.pparx.org
Patient Access Network Foundation
Provides financial help with out-of-pocket costs of many drugs.
866-316-7263
www.patientaccessnetwork.org
Appearance
These organizations provide wigs, prostheses or other items to help enhance physical appearance during cancer treatment.
Look Good…Feel Better
A free program of the American Cancer Society to help women offset appearance-related changes from cancer treatment.
800-395-5665
www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
Affiliates nationwide provide an array of services, including wigs and prostheses, for women with limited resources who have breast cancer.
800-221-2141
800-986-9505 Spanish
www.y-me.org
Wishes
These organizations provide "wishes" to children and adults with life threatening illnesses.
Dream Foundation
National wish-granting organization for adults (over 18) with a terminal illness.
805-564-2131
www.dreamfoundation.org
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
An organization that grants the wishes of children, ages 2 to 18, who have life-threatening illnesses.
800-722-9474
602-279-9474
www.wish.org