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Assistance to Families Dealing with Childhood Cancer

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:38:30 +0000

Zac’s Legacy Foundation, Inc. provides financial assistance to parents enduring the struggles of a dependent child while in treatment for cancer.

How to apply:
Contact your hospital social worker/ medical care provider.

Fill out the application provided by the social worker / medical care provider. If your social worker / medical care provider does not have the Zac’s Legacy Foundation application forms, have the hospital social worker / medical care provider call 1-970-330-9000 to get the proper forms.

Return the completed application to the social worker/ medical care provider who will then notify Zac’s Legacy Foundation of your application.

At this time, the Foundation can only help resident families in the state of Colorado . The dependent child must be in treatment for cancer.

Visit their website

Type 1 Diabetic Needs Assistance

jamonrhall78 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:46:50 +0000

I am an insulin dependent type 1 diabetic, diagnosed a year and a half ago. I have a wife and three precious boys, 4, 2, and 1. My wife was pregnant with our third when we found out I was a diabetic. I am on a wonderful, but costly pump therapy (omnipod.) In 2009 we were able to work with a company called American Diabetes Wholesale who accepted what the insurance paid for my supplies, as well as paid our deductible. We received a phone call from them last week however, saying that they would no longer help us. They didn’t make enough money from our case. This news was devastating for us because we’re already doing the paycheck to paycheck thing. We will now need to come up with about 500 dollars a month…we don’t have it. We’re trying to find some other form of assistance; maybe you can help. I’ve been an insurance salesman for thirteen years, but that gets me no break in cost. We pay 733.00 monthly in premiums, and have a 3000 deductible. I don’t know what else to say except that we’re simple people with a quiet life, just trying to make ends meet while living daily with this chronic, life altering, disease. Thank you for any assistance you can offer.
Calhoun, GA (Gordon County)

Residential Special Hardship Program

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:40:56 +0000

ComEd offers assistance programs to it’s customers. One of these is the “Residential Special Hardship Program”. This program provides a one-time grant of up to $1,000 for residential customers with household incomes at or below 400 percent of the poverty level ($84,800 for a family of four) that identify a hardship.

This can include medical hardship, military hardship, senior hardship, disability hardship, loss of employment, family crisis, property damage or victim of criminal activity. Applications are processed by Illinois Association of Community Action member agencies (IACAA) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP offices).

Here’s the list of agencies that you can contact in order to apply

Free Eye Care for Senior Citizens

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:09:38 +0000

EyeCare America^® has a Senior Eye Care program. This program ensures that every senior has access to medical eye care and promotes annual, dilated eye exams. It raises awareness about age-related eye disease, including cataracts, provides free eye care educational materials and facilitates access to eye care—at no out-of-pocket cost.

The Seniors EyeCare Program is designed for people who:

Are US citizens or legal residents
Are age 65 and older
Have not seen an ophthalmologist in three or more years
Do not belong to an HMO or the VA

People eligible for a referral through the program receive a comprehensive, medical eye exam and up to one year of care— at no out-of-pocket cost —for any disease diagnosed during the initial exam.

Volunteer ophthalmologists accept Medicare and/or other insurance reimbursement as payment in full; patients without insurance receive care at no charge.

Go to their website to learn more!

Assistance for People with a Chronic Disease

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:13:34 +0000

The Chronic Disease Fund is one of the few charitable organizations to provide direct and immediate financial assistance to underinsured patients with chronic disease, cancers or life-altering conditions who cannot afford the co-payments for the expensive medications they need.

Financial assistance is awarded on a calendar year basis to patients that have insurance and meet the income qualification guidelines. Each application for assistance is reviewed by a team taking into consideration income levels by geographic area, the number of household dependents and current out-of-pocket medical expenses. Patients may enroll in programs either directly through the Fund or through participating pharmacies. Patients are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Find out more!

Help With Medical Expenses

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:41:18 +0000

Patient Services Incorporated is a nonprofit foundation providing assistance for insurance premium and/or co-payments. PSI is an advocate for people with expensive chronic illnesses. The organization’s assistance programs include a variety of services, which can be customized to a patient’s particular needs.

Premium Assistance Program

COBRA Payments
High-risk Pool Payments
Open-Enrollment Payments
Guaranteed Issue Payments
Full Assistance or Share-of-Cost
Co-payment Assistance Program
Spend Down Assistance

Incidental Medical Expense Program

PSI’s Incidental Medical Expense programs (IME) offer financial assistance for specific services not included in our premium, copay or waiver programs. The IME programs run on a calendar year and have an annual maximum benefit. Examples of expenses covered in PSI’s IME programs may include:

Assistance with Medical Evaluation Testing
Assisted Devices
Transportation and lodging

IME Programs

Fabry
Pompe
MPS-1
Bleeding Disorders with Inhibitors

Visit their website for more information

Cash Assistance for Victims of Violent Crime

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:28:09 +0000

The Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) can help pay unreimbursed expenses that result when a violent crime occurs. Victims of crime who have been injured or have been threatened with injury may be eligible for help from CalVCP. CalVCP may assist with the cost of medical and dental treatment, mental health services, funeral and burial expenses, home security, residential crime scene cleanup and emergency relocation.

If a person is disabled as a result of the crime, CalVCP also assists with wage loss, dependent support loss, job retraining and home or vehicle modifications.

CalVCP can help pay moving expenses – such as first and last month’s rent, deposits and temporary lodging – if a victim needs to relocate for their own safety or emotional well-being.

Emergency Awards

Victims can request an emergency award in certain situations. Emergency awards are made based on substantial hardship and the immediate need for payment. Emergency awards are most often obtained to cover relocation or funeral/burial expenses. You must indicate this on your application in the emergency award section.

Go to the CalVCP website to learn more and get an application

Emergency Assistance in Appalachia

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:08:01 +0000

Americans Helping Americans is a nonprofit organization providing several programs for individuals in need in the Appalachian region. These programs include:

Holiday party
Emergency utility assistance
Home repair
Emergency medical assistance
Food programs
Youth programs
Domestic violence programs

Visit their website to learn more about this great organization

Emergency Grants in Florida

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:05:33 +0000

Seminole County, Florida has several emergency grant programs to assist its residents. The hardship must have occurred a period of 90 days prior to the application. Availability of assistance depends on the amount of funds the county has available.

Types of assistance are:

Rent/Mortgage
Utilities
Child Care
Medical
Prescriptions
Burial/Cremation

Go to the website for applications

Emergency Grants for Lupus Patients

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:43:50 +0000

Lupus LA offers financial help to people with lupus undergoing particularly trying times.

Grant Guidelines

Grant requests are accepted from, or on behalf of, individuals diagnosed with lupus who live in the greater Los Angeles area.
Applicants must offer satisfactory evidence that lupus has been medically diagnosed. Evidence provided must include a doctor’s verification (a medical release form).
Applicants must demonstrate a significant financial need and show how the grant will either meet the need in full or supplement other resources.
Emergency Grants are paid by check directly to the agency or provider.
Grants are limited to 2 per person in any 12-month period, with an annual total of no more than $500.
Grants are not considered for funding when assistance from other sources (family, government, social agency, etc.) is deemed available.

Go to the website for more information and application