The Cancer Foundation
Financial Assistance Program

Information for Families in Need

The Cancer Foundation provide eligible cancer patients with up to $1,000 in financial assistance. Our assistance is paid toward the patient’s area of greatest need, including housing, utilities, or transportation expenses, as well as other financial needs unique to their cancer journey.

To qualify for this program, the cancer patient must meet the following criteria…

#1: The patient must be in treatment or on hospice care for cancer with a referral from a healthcare provider.

The applicant must have a cancer diagnosis as certified by a healthcare provider and a) be in active treatment or b) be receiving hospice care related to a cancer diagnosis. Active treatment includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, or cancer-related surgery. Patients can apply during treatment or within six months following their last cancer treatment.

The cancer diagnosis must be confirmed by a letter signed by the patient’s oncology treatment provider that is submitted to The Cancer Foundation before assistance will be issued.

#2: The patient must Live within TCF’s 25-county service area.

  • Banks

  • Barrow

  • Clarke

  • Elbert

  • Franklin

  • Greene

  • Habersham

  • Hart

  • Jackson

  • Jasper

  • Lumpkin

  • Madison

  • Morgan

  • Newton

  • Oconee

  • Oglethorpe

  • Putnam

  • Rabun

  • Stephens

  • Taliaferro

  • Towns

  • Union

  • Walton

  • White

  • Wilkes

#3: The family (patient plus household members) must meet our financial income limits.

  • Income considered is gross (pretax) income for every working adult family member in the household.

  • Must be no more than 250% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

  • TCF uses the most recent 8 weeks of income to assess your financial need.

  • TCF does NOT collect social security numbers.

  • If there are two or more patients in the home, it is possible for the family to receive assistance for each patient.

**From US Department of Health and Human Services. Numbers shown are 250% of the 2024 Federal Poverty Levels.

IMPORTANT PROGRAM NOTES

  • Only complete applications will be reviewed after all required documents have been received.

  • Even if you do not qualify today, you may qualify in the future if you are out of work due to treatment.

  • Our application details a menu of options that patients may choose from to help alleviate their immediate financial crisis.

  • Applicant(s) must present a current bill(s) to be paid with a date, account number, and balance due clearly visible.

  • Payments will be made directed to the patient’s creditor.

  • Applications are typically processed within 48-72 business hours after The Cancer Foundation receives the request.

  • Our program year runs from January to December.

  • Patients may reapply the next calendar year with a new application including updated documents if the patient still meets our qualifications.

Please see the current TCF application for more detailed program policies.

Please reach out to us for TCF's Financial Assistance Program Spanish application. 

Applications MUST be submitted through the social worker or patient navigator at your doctor’s office!