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.

ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER PROGRAM

Long Island, NY — Pink Aid's grant provides funds for food cards and transportation assistance to get breast cancer patients to and from treatment.

BABYLON BREAST CANCER COALITION

Babylon Township, NY — Pink Aid's grant supports the "Lend a Helping Hand" program, which provides assistance to underserved, metastatic and patients in deep financial need, including: bills, gas cards, housecleaning, meal delivery, transportation to treatment, food cards, wigs & lymphedema supplies.

BREAST CANCER EMERGENCY AID FOUNDATION

Statewide, CT — The BCEAF pays household expenses such as utilities, mortgage and rent for financially insecure women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

COALITION FOR WOMEN’S CANCER

Based in Southhampton Hospital — Assistance with essential household expenses and transportation on the east end of Long Island.

CT CANCER FOUNDATION

Based in New London, CT with Statewide Reach — Connecticut Cancer Foundation provides financial assistance to breast cancer patients during treatment. Pink Aid is funding their Connecticut Cancer Patient Assistance Fund, unlocking a match of an additional 100% in financial relief.

DANBURY HOSPITAL

Greater Danbury, CT — Pink Aid's grant will provide food cards for breast cancer patients in need.

GARDNER’S HOUSE

Serving Greater Hartford Area, CT — Pink Aid is helping to fund their "Empowering Black & Minority
Cancer Survivors" program which provides advocacy support for survivors, and financial assistance for housing and transportation as well as emotional support for inner-city breast cancer patients.

ISLIP BREAST CANCER COALITION

Islip, NY — Pink Aid's grant will pay for transportation expenses to treatment and provide financial assistance to breast cancer patients for essential household expenses.

LATINA SISTERS SUPPORT INC.

Eastern Long Island — Through their "Pink Compassion Fund", this bilingual grass-roots coalition provides hot meals/food delivery, transportation, and housecleaning expenses during treatment

LUCIA’S ANGELS

Long Island, NY — Lucia's Angels supports metastatic breast cancer patients and their families with non-medical financial assistance.

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. Pink Aid's grant will provide 500 bags of groceries & ensure supplements for breast cancer patients in need during treatment at MSK's two Long Island Food Pantries.

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL

Middletown, serving Middlesex County CT — Pink Aid is helping fund their "Dignity in Details" initiative, funding head coverings and providing financial assistance.

NORTHWELL HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE

Long Island, NY — Pink Aid funds Northwell's “Pink Aid Breast Cancer Hardship Fund", which provides funds for essential household expenses and transportation to underserved Long Island breast cancer patients.

PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER

Eastern Long Island, NY — Pink Aid is funding the "Pink Aid Hardship Fund" which provides financial assistance, including food and gas cards to breast cancer patients on Long Island's east end.

PINK AID’S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

National — Pink Aid's "Pink Purse" is the only national organization providing compassionate support and rapid emergency financial assistance within 48 hours to breast cancer patients in treatment facing financial crisis or a temporary inability to pay their bills.

STONY BROOK FOUNDATION

Eastern Long Island, NY — Pink Aid is funding the Pink Aid UBER Health Ride program that provides round trip transportation to Stony Brook Mobile Mammography sites on Long Island's east end.

WEST ISLIP BREAST CANCER COALITION

Long Island, NY — Pink Aid's grant will support WIBCC's "Lend A Helping Hand" program, which offers food and transportation services to Long Island women in need.