The following information provides general guidelines on family qualifications for financial support from Family Reach Foundation. In addition to these parameters, the Foundation has a formal Family Case Review Committee that evaluates cases and makes final decisions.

Overall Requirements and Parameters
The following requirements represent the Foundation's overall eligibility guidelines. While exceptions can be made, these serve as key principles:

Patient must be on treatment in order for the family to qualify. In each case, a child or young adult must be impacted in a significant way. The majority of our funds are used to support families with a child (age 18 or under) fighting pediatric cancer. However we also provide assistance to young adults and parents with children who have been hit with cancer. The patient-family needs to be represented by a social worker or resource manager that can serve as a liaison with Family Reach. The patient-family, through the social worker or resource manager, must demonstrate financial hardship and identify specific expenses with which they need assistance. Expenses must be for necessity items, including mortgage or rent, utilities, food, child care, travel to treatment, parking, prescriptions, other ancillary medical costs, funeral and memorial costs, and other items. In most cases, Family Reach will make a one-time grant to an approved family. However, in some cases, Family Reach will review a second request for the same family. Two grants are the maximum.

Other Guidelines and Prioritization of Funds
As our mission describes, Family Reach Foundation was created to provide financial assistance and heartfelt support to families fighting cancer. More specifically, the majority of our funds are designated for families with a child or young adult who is being treated for a pediatric or other type of cancer.

However, we have also designated a small portion of funds for other special cases, including other adult cancers and catastrophic illnesses. The common element is that children are involved and impacted, either directly as patients, or indirectly within the family.


If you have any questions, please call us at (973) 394-1411 or send an email to info@familyreach.org. Thank you, and we hope we can extend a hand.