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

Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition ♥

Babylon Township, NY — Pink Aid’s grant supports BBCC’s Lend a Helping Hand Program, providing non-medical financial assistance and transportation to medical appointments and treatment. Contact: Karen Kunkel @ info@babylonbreastcancer.org, 631-836-0956

Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital ♥

Southampton, NY — The CWC’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program provides non-medical emergency financial assistance with housing and utility bills, transportation to treatment, prostheses, wigs, lymphedema sleeves/therapy, grocery cards, child care and house cleaning. Contact: Susan Barry Roden @ sroden@cwcshh.org, 631-726-8715

Islip Breast Cancer Coalition ♥

Islip Township, NY — Pink Aid funds support Islip BCC’s Lend a Helping Hand program, helping provide transportation, housekeeping, wigs, prostheses, lymphedema treatment and sleeves, and financial assistance for food and household expenses. Contact: Gina Cacoperdo @ info@islipbreastcancer.com, 631-968-7424

Long Island Community Hospital ♥

Brookhaven, NY — The hospital’s Breast Cancer Survivorship Coalition (BCSC) and Lend a Helping Hand programs (LAHH), utilize Pink Aid funding to provide non-medical financial assistance with household bills, child care, grocery cards and gas cards. Contact: Merilyn Konnerth @ mkonnerth@licommunityhospital.org, 631-654-7577

Lucia’s Angels: Eastern ♥

Suffolk County, NY — Lucia’s Angels provides assistance to women and families going through late stage breast cancer. Pink Aid’s funds support their Lend a Helping Hand program, providing transportation to and from medical appointments, gas cards, therapeutic massage, grocery cards, childcare, and housing and utility financial assistance. Contact: Stacy Quarty @ stacy@luciasangels.org, 631-204-9331

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ♥

Uniondale, NY — The Food to Overcome Outcomes Disparities (FOOD) Program is a hospital based pantry program designed to address food insecurity among cancer patients in active treatment in order to improve cancer treatment adherence and outcomes. Contact: Francesca Gany @ ganyf@mskcc.org

Northwell Health ♥

Nassau & Suffolk County, NY — The Pink Aid Breast Cancer Hardship Fund at Northwell Health Cancer Institute provides critical support for non-medical necessities, including transportation to and from treatment, groceries, wigs and recovery garments, child care, housecleaning services and other basic needs. Contact: Barbara Thiem, Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator, bbarile@northwell.edu, 516-734-8837

Peconic Bay Medical Center ♥

Suffolk County, NY — The medical center’s Pink Aid Hardship Fund supports non-medical emergency needs, such transportation to and from treatment, post-surgical recovery garments, wigs and other prostheses, groceries, and housing and utility financial assistance. Pink Aid also funds PBMC’s bilingual breast cancer-specific Navigation Coordinator to help underserved patients through their diagnosis and treatment. Contact: Maureen O’Connor, moconnor10@northwell.edu, 631-548-6320

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

West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition ♥

Nassau and Suffolk County, NY — West Islip’s Lend a Helping Hand Program provides assistance with transportation to and from treatment, post-surgical recovery garments, wigs, prostheses, groceries and housing expenses. Contact: info@wibcc.org, (631) 669-7770

♥ = Pink Aid 2020 Grant Recipient

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/