FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Helping Your Family With Essential Household Expenses
At any stage of your breast cancer journey, Pink Aid is here to help! Through Pink Aid’s signature Pink Purse program, as well as financial assistance programs we fund at partner organizations, Pink Aid offers a wide variety of compassionate resources.
BCEAF ♥
Statewide — The BCEAF directly pays household expenses such as utilities, mortgage, rent and more for underserved women undergoing breast cancer treatment. Contact: Shirley Freifeld at (203) 505-5796, or Email: email@bceaf.org
BRIDGEPORT LADIES CHARITABLE SOCIETY
Greater Bridgeport Area, CT — The mission of the Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Society is to provide financial assistance to individuals in the Greater Bridgeport area in their times of need. bridgeportladies.org/
CANCER CARE, INC ♥
Statewide — CancerCare is currently offering financial assistance to cancer patients in the form of transportation, home care and child care. The organization’s goal is to provide limited financial assistance to people affected by cancer. When funding is unavailable the group’s professional oncology social workers will work to identify other financial assistance resources. cancercare.org or (800) 813‑HOPE (4673)
Center for Hope ♥
Darien, CT — Center for Hope provides various forms of assistance to residents who live within the church’s parish boundaries. Services include: limited financial assistance for rent, heating bills, water bills, electric bills, and limited medical equipment and a prescription assistance program. In addition, Center for Hope sponsors a Food Pantry and a Clothing Bank, as well as a support service for mothers and fathers who have been diagnosed with cancer and have school-age or younger children at home. familycenters.org or (203) 655-4693
THE C.H.A.I.N. FUND
New Haven, CT — The C.H.A.I.N. Fund, Inc. will provide financial assistance to individuals diagnosed with any type of cancer. Financial aid will be given to qualifying person(s) to assist with their household expenses while they are undergoing treatment and unable to work as a result. The fund would assist in areas such as mortgages, rents, utilities, prescriptions, insurance co-pays, and transportation. thechainfund.com or (203) 530-3439
Connecticut Cancer Foundation ♥
New London, CT with statewide reach — Connecticut Cancer Foundation provides financial assistance to cancer patients. Pink Aid is funding their Grant Recipient Program to provide financial aid with non-medical expenses such as rent, mortgage and utility bills. Contact: Jane G. Ellis at (860) 388-0788 or Ellis@sportsfoundation.org
Danbury Hospital ♥
Greater Danbury, CT — Pink Aid’s grant provides financial navigator services and food and gas cards for breast cancer patients in need. Contact: Amy DePaola 203 739 7382 Email: amy.depaolo@wchn.org
Day Kimball Healthcare, Inc. ♥
Greater Northeastern Connecticut Area — Day Kimball’s “Homemaker Program” provides at home nonmedical health care, personal and home care for patients in treatment. Contact Crystal Auger, Oncology Nurse Navigator: CAuger@daykimball.org 860.928.6541, ext. 3848
Fifth Season Financial
Statewide — Fifth Season Financial offer the Funds for Living and Giving (FLAG) Program, a financial assistance resource that helps relieve the financial burden experienced by many late-stage cancer patients. Fifth Season’s program provides funds to people living with cancer or any other serious illness by using their life insurance policy as collateral. The funds you receive have NO RESTRICTIONS. You choose how you want to spend your money. Pay bills, take a vacation, or give a gift to someone you love. It’s your choice! The FLAG Program has provided over $75 million in funds to hundreds of families. fifthseasonfinancial.com
Gardner’s House
Hartford Area — Garner’s House is a grassroots organization that helps patients thrive by offering resources needed for survival. Contact Maggie Gardner (860) 916-3925 Email: gardnerhouse@gmail.com
INFINITE STRENGTH
Statewide — The costs associated with managing the side effects of breast cancer can be insurmountable for those already struggling financially. Infinite Strength is helping patients by providing funding for rent/mortgage payments, utility bills, groceries, hospital parking, wigs, head coverings, childcare, etc. Contact Roberta Lombardi: roberta@infinitestrength.org
LINDA CLEMENS BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
Glastonbury, Statewide —Through an application process via social workers/nurse case manager referrals requests for financial assistance are reviewed and evaluated on a case by case basis. Underinsured and uninsured women throughout Connecticut undergoing therapy or in remission have been recipients of this assistance. lindaclemensfoundation.org/programs/
Middlesex Hospital ♥
Middletown, CT — Pink Aid is providing financial aid through their Dignity in Details initiative. Contact: Amber Kapoor, (860)-358-2023 or Email: amber.kapoor@midhosp.org
SEYMOUR PINK
Valley Region, CT — We have made substantial donations to local hospitals, such as Yale’s Smilow Cancer Institute and Hewitt’s Breast Cancer center at Griffin Hospital. We have fought alongside individuals personally fighting the cancer battle by helping to defray some of the financial burden. Comfort baskets are delivered to those who have heard those life altering words, “You have breast cancer.” Can give up to 2K in support to women in need in the Valley Region of CT. Contact: info@seymourpink.com
St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation ♥
Bridgeport, CT — St. Vincent’s provides financial assistance and compassionate services for underserved breast cancer patients. For SWIM Across the Sound/Pink Aid compassionate services, Contact: Vickie Ogden at (203) 576-6158 or email vickie.ogden@stvincents.org
♥ = Pink Aid 2020 Grant Recipient
Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program
Long Island, NY- Pink Aid's grant provides funds for bilingual counseling and patient navigation services for underserved breast cancer patients receiving care at several Long Island hospitals, as well as food cards and transportation assistance to breast cancer patients in need. Contact: Angela Papalia, LMSW, at 516 877-4329 or email apapalia@adelphi.edu.
Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition ♥
Babylon Township, NY — Pink Aid's grant supports the BBCC's Lend a Helping Hand program, which provides financial assistance to underserved patients in Babylon Township, including housing, utilities, and transportation to and from treatment. Contact: Karen Kunkel at (631) 893-4110 or email info@babylonbreastcancer.org
Casting for Recovery
CT and Long Island - CfR provides unique wellness retreats that combine breast cancer education and peer support with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing. Pink Aid's grant will fund participation costs for seven underserved women at the annual Long Island retreat. Contact: Candida Odde at 406 624-6583 x 3 orEmail: candi.odde@castingforrecovery.org
Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital ♥
East End of Long Island — In addition to providing assistance with essential household expenses such as utilities, transportation and food, Pink Aid funds will now support a bilingual navigator to help underserved breast cancer patients on the east end of Long Island. Contact: Susan Barry Roden at 631-726-6910 or email sroden@cwcshh.org
Dolan Family Health Center
Long Island NY - Pink Aid's grant supports the Pink Aid Program, which provides free breast cancer screenings to uninsured and underinsured women on Long Island. Contact: Kathy Giffuni, RN at 631-425-5240 or email kgiffuni@northwell.edu.
Islip Breast Cancer Coalition ♥
Islip, NY — Pink Aid's grant will pay for transportation expenses to treatment and provide financial assistance to underserved, local breast cancer patients for essential household expenses and recovery items such as wigs, lymphedema sleeves and prostheses. Contact: Georgie Crowley at (631) 582-3134 or email info@islipbreastcancer.com
Long Island Community Hospital
Eastern Long Island, NY — Pink Aid's grant supports the hospital's survivorship program, assisting a large, underserved population on Long Island's east end with household expenses such as utilities, grocery cards, and transportation to and from treatment. Contact: Merilyn Konnerth, Breast Cancer Survivorship Coalition Coordinator at (631) 654-7377 or Email: mkonnerth@licommunityhospital.org
Lucia’s Angels: Eastern
Long Island, NY — Created in memory of a breast cancer patient whose dying wish was to help other women receive the support she had, Lucia's Angels helps Long Island women in the final stages of breast cancer. Pink Aid's grant provides non-medical financial assistance to stage 4 breast cancer patients and their families. Contact: Stacy Quarty at 631-204-9331 or email stacy@luciasangels.org
Maurer Foundation for Breast Health Education
Long Island, NY - Founded by breast surgeon Dr. Virginia Maurer, the Foundation conducts bilingual outreach, promoting breast health awareness to underserved communities on Long Island. With Pink Aid's support, the Foundation provides breast health education - including early detection, risk reduction, and proper self-exam methods. Contact: Susan Samaroo at (631)524-5155 or Email: ssamaroo@maurerfoundation.org
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ♥
Long Island, NY
MSK's Food to Overcome Disparities Program (FOOD) is a hospital-based pantry program that addresses food insecurity among cancer patients in treatment. Pink Aid's grant will help underserved breast cancer patients at MSK's two Long Island FOOD pantries. Contact: Gabrielle Watson at (646) 227-2115 or Email: watsong@mskcc.org
Mercy Medical Center
Long Island, NY - Pink Aid funds will provide screenings, diagnostic testing, ultrasounds, and biopsies for patients in financial need at
Mercy Medical Center, a member of the Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Contact: Temra Taylor at 516-705-1399 or email temra.taylor@chsli.org
Nassau Health Care
Long Island, NY - Pink Aid's grant will support a vital program at Nassau University Medical Center that provides breast screenings to uninsured/underinsured Long Island women aged 40-49, an age group not covered under the New York State Cancer Services Program. Contact Sofia Rubinstein, MD, Director of Research & Sponsored Programs at 516-572-6047 or Email:srubinst@numc.edu
Northwell Health Cancer Institute Pink Aid Breast Cancer Hardship Fund
Long Island, NY — Pink Aid funds Northwell's Pink Aid Breast Cancer Hardship Fund, which provides non-medical financial assistance to underserved Long Island breast cancer patients while undergoing treatment or post-operative care. Contact: Benjamin Maltz at (516) 321-6266 or Email: bmaltz@northwell.edu
Peconic Bay Medical Center ♥
Eastern Long Island, NY — Pink Aid funds the Pink Aid Hardship Fund, which provides financial assistance including food and gas cards to breast cancer patients in need on Long Island's east end. In 2022, Pink Aid funds will support a new position - the Pink Aid Support Groups Coordinator, charged with facilitating two existing support groups for underserved women; one for metastatic patients and the Pink Aid Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patient Support Group. Contact: Maureen O’Connor at 631-548-6320 ext 1400 or Email: moconnor10@northwell.edu
Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition
Southern Nassau County, NY — Pink Aid provides funding for the coalition’s Outreach Program, designed to provide financial and emotional support including transportation, meal deliveries, grocery shopping, housecleaning, health and wellness services and child care. Contact: info@rvcbcc.org, 516-782-3496
Stony Brook Foundation
Eastern Long Island, NY - Pink Aid is funding a pilot program that will provide round trip transportation, utilizing an UBER health app, to Stony Brook Mobile Mammography sites on Long Island's east end for uninsured/underinsured Suffolk County patients being screened for breast cancer. Contact: : Patrick J. Dineen, MD, MBA, Program Coordinator, Mobile Mammography, (631) 638-4134 or Email: Patrick.Dineen@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Strength for Life
Long Island, NY - Strength for Life provides exercise classes and weekend wellness retreats for breast cancer patients and survivors to enhance the recovery process. Pink Aid funds will allow 20 uninsured/underinsured
women to attend one of their annual Long Island retreats. Contact: Debra Hughes at 631-882-3387 or Email strengthforlife@optonline.net
West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition
Long Island, NY - Pink Aid's grant will support WIBCC's Lend A Helping Hand program, which offers wigs, prostheses and post-op garments, transportation, childcare, food, house cleaning and financial assistance to Long Island women in need. Contact: Dawn Dahill at 631-669-7770 or email info@wibcc.org.
Good Days
Program helps qualified patients pay their insurance co-pays so they can get immediate access to prescription medications. Helps with transportation and lodging needs.Help available for those with metastatic breast cancer and other chronic conditions. Funding varies throughout the year. Contact: https://www.mygooddays.org/ or info@mygooddays.org
Join the Flock
Relieve some of the pressures of everyday bills to free up some room for joy, as we give 100% of our donations to support families impacted by cancer. Do you know an incredible person or family that has been impacted by cancer? We are looking for deserving families that would benefit from the gift of a mortgage payment. Link: https://www.jointheflockinc.org/
Nancy’s List
Nancy's List includes resources for Financial Assistance and is used by many patients as well as practitioners, patient advocates and healing centers, reflecting the immense need to address the critical importance of financial support in the healing process. In addition, the list contains resources for legal, medication, insurance and other sources of support for cancer patients, including breast cancer patients. https://nancyslist.org/2021/02/11/breast-cancer/
Pink Aid’s Pink Purse
Pink Aid will be launching Pink Purse beyond Connecticut and Long Island in 2020. If you are currently in treatment for breast cancer and are unable to pay essential household expenses, such as rent or utility bills, apply to Pink Aid’s Pink Purse or call 1-844-PinkAid
The Pink Fund
The Pink Fund is not an emergency fund and cannot provide immediate financial assistance. We may pay your cost-of-living bills so you can have peace of mind during treatment and recovery. Financial assistance is available for qualified applicants undergoing ACTIVE TREATMENT of breast cancer who can prove a loss of the applicant’s working income. Link: https://www.pinkfund.org/get-help/
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