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Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)

The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) provides patient services, eliminating obstacles in access to quality healthcare.  View more information here. (800) 532-5274
  • National Financial Resource Directory – The directory is dedicated to assisting patients in identifying and locating resources (both national and regional) designed to improve access to quality care and decrease the financial burden of medical treatment.
  • Case Management Assistance – A core part of PAF’s program, individualized case management services are available to those facing a chronic, life-threatening or debilitating diagnosis.
  • Co-Pay Relief Program – This self-contained division of PAF offers direct financial assistance to insured patients who meet specific criteria to help pay for prescriptions or treatments needed. This program helps patients afford out-of-pocket costs.
  • Financial Aid Funds– This independent division of PAF provides small grants to patients meeting medical and financial criteria. Multiple grant options are available on a first-come, first served basis and distributed until funds are depleted.

Florida Department of Children and Families, Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency (ACCESS) (850) 300-4323

The ACCESS Florida Program helps to promote strong and economically self-sufficient communities by providing food, cash and medical assistance to individuals and families on the road to economic recovery. Click Here to Apply

  • Adult Health Care – Counties make available a range of basic medical care services and treatments, to decrease unnecessary emergency room visits.
  • Food Stamps – Provide low-income individuals with assistance to purchase nutritional food. Home Health Services – Provide care for people who need nursing care or treatment in their homes, when they are eligible for Medicare or another assistance program.
  • Homelessness – Help for Renters. Individuals and families whose housing situation has become unstable due to the coronavirus public health emergency have options that can assist with staying housed. https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/homelessness/
  • Subsidized Child Care – Provide support for families with young children to enable to caretaker to hold a job, obtain training or meet the special needs of a child.
  • WIC – A supplemental food program for women, infant and children up to the age of 5.
  • Temporary Cash Assistance – Provides financial assistance to pregnant women in their third trimester and families with dependent children to assist in the payment of rent, utilities and other household expenses.

Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA)

An office of volunteer community services that serves as an information clearinghouse on aging issues and resources.

  • Elder Helpline – Provides senior citizens with a broad range of information and referrals. Some areas they assist in are home care, food stamps, housing, transportation, and emergency relief. 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800- 963-5337)
  • Home Delivered Meals – Provide homebound individuals with a hot nutritional meal. SHINE Program – A free insurance counseling program designed to assist elders in sorting out their insurance problems. 1-800-963-5337
  • Transportation – Free or low cost transportation

Other Programs

American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345

Offers programs and services to help people with cancer and their loved ones understand cancer, manage their lives through treatment and recovery, and find the emotional support they need.

Association of Jewish Family and Children’s Agencies (201) 977-2400

Agencies provide help for medical equipment, supplies, prescriptions and transportation to medical care.

Cancer Care 1-800-813-HOPE (4673)

Offers a variety of financial assistance programs, call for eligibility requirements.

Cancer Resource Network

Community resources to help individuals find services that will aid them in their personal cancer journey.

Catholic Charities, USA (703) 549-1390

Some local offices have limited funding available to provide emergency financial assistance.

Cleaning For A Reason partners with more than 1,200 maid services to provide free home cleaning to cancer patients.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) offers the following financial assistance programs to help individuals with blood cancer. For a summary of all LLS Patient Financial Assistance Programs, click here. (800)955-4572

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Navigating a prostate cancer diagnosis can be difficult on multiple fronts. We have collected a list of resources to help with the costs of co-payments, treatments, and medications. The resources below are national in scope. You should remember to contact local organizations such as hospitals and support groups; they will have information about additional state and local programs. (800) 757-CURE (2873)

Society of St. Vincent de Paul (314) 576-3993

Help with food, provide clothing and furniture, and helps prevent homelessness by assisting with rent, utility bills, provide transportation, and support in many other ways.

Susan G. Komen 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636)

Komen Florida’s Treatment Assistance Program provides education, psychosocial support, and limited financial assistance to lower-income, un/underinsured individuals in breast cancer treatment.

County Specific

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Find Help Near You.

Simply call 211 to speak to someone now, or search by location for online resources and more contact information.

Aura of Hope Foundation (407) 680-3485
Offers financial support to both patients and caregivers during bone marrow or hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation in Flagler/Seminole/Volusia County.

Cancer Alliance of Naples (239) 643-HOPE (4673)

Provides financial assistance with rent/mortgage payments, insurance, food, car payments, gas, household utilities and much more. Those applying for assistance must reside in southern  Lee or Collier County.

Cancer Alliance of Health & Hope, Inc. (561) 748-7227

Cancer Alliance of Health & Hope, Inc. is a Palm Beach County not-for-profit organization which eases the burden of qualified local cancer patients by paying a portion of their non-medical bills, supplementing basic needs, and providing support and information resources.

Daystar Life Center (727) 825-0442

Emergency help organization serving serving residents of Pinellas County.  Daystar provides the necessities of life to people in need to alleviate hunger, homelessness, and hopelessness.

Donna Foundation  (877) 236-6626
Provides financial assistance for Breast Cancer patients.

Mission Blue Foundation (321) 303-4784

By combining resources with other organizations and working together, Mission Blue Foundation can provide direct Medical Assistance, Transportation to Treatments, Food and Clothing in the Orange & Volusia County communities to help Cancer Patients in need.

My Breast Friends 941 (941) 807-3357
The Breast Friends 941 mission is to spread the power of hope and support and ease fears at during and beyond breast cancer diagnosis through experience, guidance, and friendship. They provide free direct services of grocery gift cars, housecleaning, rides to treatment, peer support inspiration and more to their clients throughout the 941 area code – Manatee/Sarasota Counties.

Ribbon Riders Breast Cancer Assistance Program  (407) 796-PINK (7465)
Ribbon Riders contributes to help pay for essentials such as, rent/mortgage payments, utility bills, gas to travel to treatments, groceries, monthly insurance premiums, co-pays for medication etc. Those applying for assistance must reside in one of the following counties: Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake or Volusia.

Utilities

Assistance programs are offered by many gas, electric, water, and phone companies. If you feel you may have difficulty paying your monthly bills, contact the company before your balance becomes too large. Companies are more amenable to working out a payment plan with those willing to work with them.

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Helps assist low-income families with home heating and cooling costs. To inquire about assistance from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, locate the county in which you live and contact the local agency at the telephone number listed. Applications are only available by contacting the local providers listed below.

  • Alachua Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (352) 373-7667
  • Baker Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (904) 259-4481, (844) 625-8776
  • Bay County Council on Aging, Inc.: (850) 769-3468
  • Bradford Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (904) 964-6696, (386) 362-4115
  • Brevard County Department of Housing and Human Services: (321) 633-1951
  • Broward County Dept. of Human Services, Community Action Agency: (954) 357-5025
  • Calhoun Capital Area Community Action Agency: (850) 674-5067
  • Charlotte County Department of Human Services: (941) 833-6500
  • Citrus County Division of Housing Services: (352) 527-7520
  • Clay Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (844) 625-8776
    • Green Cove Springs: (904) 297-7500, ext. 3333
    • Orange Park: (904) 592-4838, ext. 201
  • Collier Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.: 1-800-330-3491
  • Columbia Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (386) 752-8726, (386) 362-4115
  • Desoto County Board of County Commissioners: (863) 993-4858
  • Dixie Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (386)498-5018, (386) 362-4115
  • Duval Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (844) 625-8776
    • Emmett Reed Center: (904) 632-1470;
    • Robert F. Kennedy Center: (904) 632-1461
  • Escambia Community Action Program Committee, Inc.: (850) 607-2088
  • Flagler Northeast Florida Community Action Agency: (386) 313-2506, (844) 625-8776
  • Franklin Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.:
    • Apalachicola: (850) 653-8057
  • Gadsden Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.: (850) 875-4250
  • Gilchrist Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (352) 463-2940, (386) 362-4115
  • Glades Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.: 1-800-330-3491
  • Gulf Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.: (850) 222-1717
  • Hamilton Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (386) 792-1136, (386) 362-4115
  • Hardee/Manatee Step Up Suncoast: (941) 827-0188
  • Hendry Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.: 1-800-330-3491
  • Hernando Mid Florida Community Services, Inc.: 1-855-643-3567
  • Highlands Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.: 1-800-330-3491
  • Hillsborough County Health and Social Services:
    • Lee Davis Center, 3402 N. 22nd Street, Tampa, FL 33605: (813) 272-5220
    • West Tampa Center, 2103 N. Rome Ave., Tampa, FL 33607: (813) 272-5074
    • University Center, 13605 N. 22nd Street, Tampa, FL 33613: (813) 975-2153
    • Plant City Center, 307 N. Michigan, Plant City, FL 33566: (813) 757-3871
    • South Shore, 201 14th Avenue, S.E., Ruskin, FL 33570: (813) 671-7647
  • Holmes Tri-County Community Council, Inc.: (850) 547-4921
  • Indian River Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River County, Inc.: (772) 562-4177
  • Jackson County Senior Citizens Org. Inc.: (850) 263-4650
  • Jefferson Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.: (850) 997-8231
  • Lafayette Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (386) 294-2202, (386) 362-4115
  • Lake Community Action Agency, Inc.: (352) 357-5550
  • Lee
    • County Department of Human Services: (239) 533-7930
    • Beacon of Hope: (239)283-5123
    • Leon Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.: (850) 222-2043
  • Levy Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (352) 493-1734
  • Levy Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (352)490-7055, (386) 362-4115
  • Liberty Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.: (850) 674-5067
  • Madison Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (850) 973-6709, (386) 362-4115
  • Manatee Step Up Suncoast: (941) 827-0188
  • Marion Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (352) 732-3008
  • Martin Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.: 1-800-330-3491
  • Miami-Dade County Community Action Agency: (786) 469-4640
  • Monroe County Social Services: (305) 292-4408
  • Nassau Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (904) 261-0801, (844) 625-8776
  • Okaloosa Tri-County Community Council, Inc.:
    • Crestview: (850) 306-1134
    • Ft. Walton: (850) 200-4425
  • Okeechobee Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River County, Inc.: (772) 562-4177
  • Orange County LIHEAP: (407) 836-7429
  • Osceola County Council on Aging, Inc.: (407) 846-8532
  • Palm Beach County Community Action Agency: (561) 355-4792
  • Pasco Mid Florida Community Services, Inc.: (833)-232-1752
  • Pinellas County Urban League, Inc.: (727) 327-2081
  • Polk Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.: 1-800-330-3491
  • Putnam Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (386) 385-3954, (844) 625-8776
  • St. Johns Northeast Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.: (904) 824-0978, (844) 625-8776
  • St. Lucie Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc.: 1-800-330-3491
  • Santa Rosa Tri-County Community Action, Inc.: (850) 981-0036
  • Sarasota The Salvation Army: (941) 954-4673
  • Seminole City of Sanford LIHEAP: (407) 688-5166 or 5167 (Closed Friday)
  • Sumter Mid Florida Community Services, Inc.: (833) 232-1752
  • Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (386) 362-6079, (386) 362-4115
  • Taylor Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (850) 584-8858, (386) 362-4115
  • Union Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc.: (386) 496-2342, (386) 362-4115
  • Volusia County Community Assistance Division:
    • Daytona Beach: (386) 736-5956
    • Deland: (386) 736-5956
    • New Smyrna Beach: (386) 423-3309
    • Orange City: (386) 775-5204
  • Wakulla Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc.: (850) 926-3122
  • Walton Tri-County Community Action, Inc.: (850) 892-3615
  • Washington Tri-County Community Action, Inc.: (850) 638-4520 ext. 28

Housing Assistance

Florida Department of Children and Families Help for Renters Individuals and families whose housing situation has become unstable due to the coronavirus public health emergency have options that can assist with staying housed. (850) 300-4323

Our Florida Helping Floridians Get Back on Their Feet Federally funded emergency rental assistance relief program to support residents and businesses as they continue to recover and rebuild. (833) 493-0594

The Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) was created by the state Legislature more than 40 years ago to assist in providing a range of affordable housing opportunities for residents that help make Florida communities great places in which to live, work and do business. Our vision is to be recognized as an outstanding provider of innovative, measurable, data-driven, and fiscally sustainable solutions that respond to the affordable housing challenges of our state. (850) 488-4197

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD helps apartment owners offer reduced rents to low-income tenants. Some Public Housing Agencies have long waiting lists, so you may want to apply at more than one PHA. Your PHA can also give you a list of locations at which your voucher can be used. Search a database of multifamily rental developments in Florida that receive federal, state, or local funding to offer affordable housing units, maintained by Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse. There also may be Emergency financial assistance for housing. (904) 232-2627

SPECIAL FUNDS

The Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization as designated by the IRS. The Foundation’s EIN number is 20-4616813. The Foundation is also registered in the State of Florida, Registration No. CH24320. A copy of the official State registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling 800-435-7352 within the State of Florida. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the State.
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