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Financial Assistance

Help with the bills, so you can be with your child.

Support for travel, housing, meals, utilities, transportation, and essential household bills during treatment. Every program is free, and asking is meant to be easy.

Call us (808) 528-5161 Email info@hccf.org
Why this program exists

Treatment for many common childhood cancers can last up to three years.

During that time, at least one parent typically leaves work to care for their child full time, while out-of-pocket medical costs, transportation, and household bills keep coming. In Hawaiʻi, where the cost of living is among the highest in the nation, families can end up choosing between rent, utilities, and food.

The Financial Assistance Program provides immediate, flexible financial support to help families remain stable during treatment and recovery.

What it can help with

Our most widely used program is the financial assistance program, which helps families pay expenses not covered by insurance, including housing, utilities, and transportation.

  • Travel
  • Housing
  • Meals
  • Utilities
  • Transportation
  • Essential household bills during treatment

All HCCF services and programs are entirely free to our children and families.

How to ask for help

We are here to support you in any way we can.

Please contact us directly by phone or by email, and our staff will help with providing more information. Our goal is to make the process for families to apply easy and seamless.

Call(808) 528-5161
Emailinfo@hccf.org
How to apply
Who decides

A committee, under the Board’s supervision.

The program is funded through private donations within the community and is managed by HCCF’s Financial Assistance Committee under the supervision of HCCF’s Board of Directors.

Questions we hear

Financial assistance, answered plainly.

Who can apply?

If your child has been diagnosed with cancer in the State of Hawaii, or is being treated in the State of Hawaii you may be eligible for assistance, based on our guidelines. Please contact us directly and our staff will help with providing more information.

Does it cost anything?

No. All services are provided free of charge to families.

How are funds used?

For expenses not covered by insurance: travel, housing, meals, utilities, transportation, and essential household bills during treatment, managed by our Financial Assistance Committee under the Board’s supervision.

For donors

This program gave over $360,000 to more than 160 families in the past year.

Want to fund this program? Give
The HCCF heart: a hand-drawn red heart with the words 'I can cer vive' inside it

Asking for help starts with a call.

Our staff will help with providing more information.

Call (808) 528-5161 Or email info@hccf.org
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