EMERGENCY RV
Emergency RV provides urgently needed shelter to First Responders and
victims of wildfires or other natural disasters. If you lost your home due to
a recent wildfire / natural disaster and are in need of emergency-transitional
housing, please complete the "Survivor Intake Form" on the site.
ARE YOU A RUNAWAY?
The National Runaway Hotline operates a "Home Free" program in conjunction
with Greyhound Bus Line that will reunite you with your family. They offer other services as well to runaways that's worth checking out including a message service. United Airlines is also the official airline of this organization.
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Since 1995, the Home Free program has helped over 16,000 families by provid-
ing free bus tickets. To get a free ticket home, a person must be between the
ages of 12 and 21, must call the NRS helpline (1-800-RUNAWAY). They also must
be named on a runaway report and be willing to return to their family. The family
or guardian also needs to agree to receive them at home. If the individual hoping
to return home is under the age of 15, Home Free also provides a free ticket for
the child's parent or guardian. A person can only get a ticket home through the program twice!
NOTE:
To find housing once you arrive at your hospital treatment center, please
on the link above) to find those resources!
VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES SPECIAL RESOURCES:
Fisher House Foundation
12300 Twinbrook Pkwy. Suite 410
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 888-294-8560
Hero Miles Program:
Using frequent flyer miles, we purchase round-trip airfare for wounded, injured,
and ill service members on ordinary leave from the medical center to home or
an authorized event loved ones of wounded, injured, or ill service members to
visit the authorized medical center loved ones to attend the Dignified Transfer
of Remains at Dover Air Force Base. If you believe you qualify for a Hero Miles
ticket, please contact the service member’s caseworker or casualty officer. All requests must be made through authorized contacts.
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All Fisher Houses are completely free of charge!
Fisher Houses are owned and operated by the Department of Defense or Dept.
of Veterans Affairs in association with the attached hospital. Each Fisher House
is between 7 and 21 suites and can accommodate 16 to 42 family members.
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They feature a spacious common kitchen, laundry facilities, spacious dining
room and a living room with a library and toys for children. Newer houses are
100% wheelchair accessible and include elevators. A Fisher House is a temp-
orary residence and is not a treatment facility, hospice, or counseling center.
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Hotels for Heroes Program
There are times when a Fisher House is unavailable. Our Hotels for Heroes
program steps in when this happens and provides a hotel room for families
eligible to stay in a Fisher House. Using donated hotel points, we provide accommodations for:
1. Service members with military authorization while receiving medical care
but are not eligible for government-funded reimbursement
2. Family or close friends of qualifying service members for visits while being
treated at a medical center, but are not eligible for government-funded
reimbursement
3. Anyone eligible to stay in a Fisher House that is at full occupancy
If you believe you qualify for a hotel room, please contact your service mem-
ber’s case worker or Fisher House manager at the location of treatment.
Luke's Wings
1054 31st Street, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 800-609-9920 For emergency requests or questions after hours,
please call 512-971-9848
Luke’s Wings provides emergency travel planning services and airplane tickets
for the families and loved ones of wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and fallen officers, during hospital recovery and rehabilitation. Luke’s Wings prides itself on providing complimentary airfare to recovering Service
Members across the country without restriction on the frequency or relationship
of the passenger traveling, understanding that every family is unique. While our warriors receive exceptional medical care across the country, our flights provide critical support that goes beyond what a hospital can provide.
Veterans Airlift Command
5775 Wayzata Blvd. Suite 700
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone: 952-582-2911
Serving Combat Veterans and Their Families
We provide free, private air transportation to our nation's combat injured vet-
erans for medical or other compassionate purposes through a national network
of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots.
on this website for more resources & help! Click on the highlighted links!
OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS:
Air Care Alliance
The Air Care Alliance (ACA) is an umbrella group that promotes, supports,
and represents Volunteer Pilot Organizations nationwide. Our website offers
a starting point for those in need of free air transportation to medical care and
for other supportive services. ACA connects those in need with resources. We
do not provide flights directly. When a person completes a flight request on the
ACA website, the information is sent directly to the regional organization most
likely able to help.
Air Charity Network
Phone: 877-621-7177
For more than 25 years, Angel Flight Southeast has been coordinating free air transportation for children and adults with medical or compelling humanitarian needs. Because sometimes the shortest road to recovery is a runway.
What we do:
Angel Flight™ Southeast, Inc. is a non-profit volunteer pilot organization invol-
ved in “public benefit flying.” We provide a variety of services to the community,
but mostly we arrange free air transportation by private aircraft to distant medical facilities when commercial service is not available, impractical or simply not afford-
able.
Who we serve:
Angel Flight™ Southeast serves the state of Florida. We are a member of Air
Charity Network™, an association of charitable aviation organizations com-
prised of more than 7,000 pilots who flew more than 22,000 missions for 35,000 passengers nationwide in 2006. For contact information and resources outside
of Florida, please contact Air Charity Network™
Alex's Lemonade Stand
333 E. Lancaster Ave. #414
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19096
Phone: 866-333-1213
Through the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Travel For Care program, we provide
families with lodging & travel expenses up front, rather than requiring them
to apply for reimbursement. ALSF also helps connect families with clinical
trials that match their child's diagnosis and provide free treatment journals
to help parents keep track of treatments. We also recognize the challenges
faced by siblings with cancer and provide comfort and care through our
SuperSibs program.
Allyson Whitney Foundation
PO Box 586,
Rock Hill, NY 12775
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12221 Towne Lake Dr. A-158
Fort Myers, FL 33913
Our Grants:
Our ‘Life Interrupted Grants’™ cover a wide range of needs, including
(but not limited to): current and residual medical bills, rent, utilities, car
and health insurance premiums, IVF treatments, integrative therapies,
travel expenses, & medical hair pieces. If you think that you might be an
ideal candidate for the grant, contact your patient navigator to request an
application during our open request period.
American Organ Transplant Association
Administrative Service Center
P. O. Box 418
Stilwell, KS 66085
Phone: 832-930-AOTA (2682)
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE THROUGH GREYHOUND CORPORATION:
All requests for travel must come from the transplant coordinator or social
worker on behalf of solid organ transplant patients. One companion voucher
is provided when medically necessary, or if the patient is a minor. Travel is for
the contiguous United States. All exceptions or questions will be considered
and should be directed to AOTA.
Angel Flight, Inc.
12345 E. Skelly Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74128
Phone: 918-749-8992
In order to use Angel Flight the patient must meet these requirements:
1. Patients must be ambulatory and able to travel in a small, non-pressurized
aircraft, without access to lavatory facilities, for the duration of the flight
2. Must have a personally signed letter from the physician
3. Alternate air transportation is not affordable or feasible
4. Must have a legitimate medical need to avoid lengthy surface transportation
5. Qualified personnel must accompany a patient requiring attention or assistance
6. Typically, patients are allowed to be accompanied by one family member or support person
7. Must have ground transportation to and from the airport
8. Must sign a waiver form releasing Angel Flight, Inc. and volunteer pilots
from liability
9. Angel Flight aircraft are not equipped for medical emergencies and Angel
Flight volunteers are not able to provide any medical service before, during,
or after the flight
10. All equipment and medical staff required must be provided with doctor's approval. Patients may carry
their own oxygen.
11. Passengers should be aware that baggage in excess of 50 pounds total may
not be accommodated
12. Under most circumstances, in order to find an available pilot, the flight must
be scheduled at least five working days in advance
13. Flights may be canceled due to weather
14. Patient should have back-up transportation
15. Pilot is the final authority as to the conduct of each flight
Children's Flight of Hope
1005 Dresser Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: 919-466-8593
Children’s Flight of Hope believes that distance and the cost of travel should
never be barriers to care. That is why we provide flights to specialized medical
care that might otherwise financially be out of reach. By providing access to the
best physicians at the best healthcare partners, we ease the emotion and finan-
cial burden of the healthcare journey and ensure children have the best chance
for hope, healing, and bright futures.
COMPASS TO CARE
6323 N. Avondale Ave. Suite 250
Chicago, IL 60631
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Dubuque Address:
900 Jackson Suite LL5-2H
Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone: 563-231-0458
COMPASS TO CARE’S LIFE-SAVING SOLUTION:
Compass to Care is proud to have three distinct nationwide non-emergency
medical transportation (NEMT) solutions that directly and immediately remove
the transportation barriers to health care access for children with cancer who
are living in poverty.
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These solutions are ACCESS LIFE, CARE & BACK™, and FLIGHTS FOR HOPE.
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ACCESS LIFE
Compass to Care’s ACCESS LIFE program covers 100% of all transportation expenses for our beneficiary children and families, including gasoline, park-
ing fees, and train fare.
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CARE & BACK™
Compass to Care’s CARE & BACK™ program utilizes the Uber and Lyft trans-
portation networks to secure safe, reliable, and readily-available transportation
for families without access to a vehicle.
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FLIGHTS FOR HOPE
Compass to Care’s Flights for Hope program fully funds airfare, lodging, and
ground transportation so children living in poverty can access distant clinical
trials or other life-saving cancer treatment.
Corporate Angel Network, Inc.
Westchester County Airport
One Loop Road
White Plains, NY 10604-1215
Phone: 914-328-1313
Corporate Angel Network (CAN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose
mission is to help cancer patients access the best treatment centers in the
United States by arranging free travel on corporate aircraft. Business jet
travel makes it possible for patients, especially those in locations with mini-
mal airline access, to travel to specialized medical centers. Whether a patient
is traveling for surgery, clinical trial, or a second opinion, CAN aims to reduce
a patient’s physical, emotional and financial stress by providing a seat on a
corporate flight.
Participation is open to all cancer patients, as well as bone marrow and stem
cell donors and recipients, who are ambulatory and do not require medical
assistance while traveling. Eligibility is not based on financial need, and pat-
ients may travel as often as necessary.
Footprints in the Sky
7375 S. Peoria Suite # 209 B-10
Centennial, CO 80112-4157
Phone: 303-799-0461
FOOTPRINTS in the SKY is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, dedicated to providing flights to medical facilities throughout the U. S. for all
people in need of medical care, whether it be routine in nature, critical or life-
saving. Our goal is to provide humanitarian assistance to patients without the financial capability and resources to facilitate this travel for themselves.
GOOD DAYS (formerly The Chronic Disease Fund)
Main Office:
2611 Internet Blvd. Suite 105
Frisco, TX 75034
Phone: 972-608-7141 877-968-7233
Travel Assistance:
Transportation costs can be a significant barrier to treatment access. The Good
Days Travel Assistance program pays for travel costs to ensure patients have
access to the care they need. Our dedicated, specially-trained team of Care Navi- gators make all travel arrangements and stay in constant contact with the patient, physician and case manager throughout the course of the patient’s treatment.
Travel assistance may include transportation by car or a variety of public transit options including Uber Health and Lyft for Healthcare. If a patient’s treatment re-quires an overnight stay, Good Days Care navigators will arrange flights, car ren-
tals, and lodging as needed. By coordinating travel from start to finish, the Travel Assistance program ensures patients can easily adhere to important medical appointments.
HEALTHWELL FOUNDATION
Headquarters:
P.O. Box 489
Buckeystown, MD 21717
Phone: 800-675-8416
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20440 Century Blvd. Suite 250
Germantown, MD 20874
Phone: 800-675-8416
Our Mission: To reduce financial barriers to care for underinsured patients
with chronic or life-altering diseases. The HealthWell Foundation is a leading independent non-profit dedicated to improving access to health care for Amer-
ica’s underinsured. When health insurance is not enough, we fill the gap by
assisting with copays, premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.
We provide financial assistance to help with:
- Health insurance premiums, deductibles and coinsurance
- Pediatric treatment costs
- Behavioral health services
Lazarex Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 741
50 Oak Ct.
Danville, CA 94526
Phone: 925-820-4517
At Lazarex Cancer Foundation, we strive to improve cancer health outcomes,
FDA cancer clinical trial diversity and enrollment, and patient access to care
by providing assistance with clinical trial navigation, reimbursing trial related
travel costs and partnering with at-risk communities to mobilize resources.
Lifeline Pilots
4507 N. Sterling Ave. Suite 402
Peoria, IL 61615
Phone: 800-822-7972
LifeLine Pilots coordinates free flights for passengers who need to travel a
long distance to non-emergency medical treatment.
We help:
1, Anyone who has a transportation barrier to receiving non-emergency
healthcare
2. People who live in rural communities
3. Someone whose health restricts their ability to drive themselves or fly on a commercial airline
4. Families on a limited income or experiencing financial pressure from
ongoing medical concerns
Mercy Medical Angels
4620 Haygood Road Suite 3
Virginia Beach, VA
Phone: 757-318-9174
For Patients:
Mercy Medical Angels removes the barrier to medical care with transpor-
tation on the ground and in the air. Since 1972, we’ve provided more than
300,000 trips for patients who couldn’t afford to travel to long-distance
healthcare. Request Assistance for transportation on the ground with gas
cards, bus or train tickets or in the air with flights flown by volunteer pilots
or the commercial airlines.
For Veterans & Active Military:
For Veterans who need to travel for clinical treatment or service dog acqui-
sition and training, hope is restored. For Active Military who must travel to
long-distance medical care or family emergencies.
MIRACLE FLIGHTS
5740 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 240
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone: 702-261-0494 800-359-1711
Miracle Flights provides free commercial airline tickets to those in need of
life-changing medical care far from home. All flyers must be able to safely
board and travel on a commercial airlines in accordance with the rules and
guidelines set forth by airlines, airports, FAA, and the TSA. Our programming services are available to children and adults! Miracle Flights will provide free commercial flights for anyone that needs medical care far from home, regard-
less of their age.
National Association of Rare Disorders (NORD)
National Headquarters, CT Office
55 Kenosia Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203-744-0100
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Washington, DC Office
1779 Massachusetts Ave. Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-588-5700
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Massachusetts Office
1900 Crown Colony Dr. Suite 310
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone: 617-249-7300
NORD provides assistance programs to help patients obtain life-saving or
life-sustaining medication they could not otherwise afford. These programs
provide medication, financial assistance with insurance premiums and co-
pays, diagnostic testing assistance, and travel assistance for clinical trials
or consultation with disease specialists.
Patient Assistance Programs:
We provide patient assistance programs to help individuals living with rare
diseases:
- Receive financial help with insurance premiums and co-pays
- Get diagnostic testing assistance
- Receive travel assistance for clinical trials or consultation with disease specialists
- Provide caregiver respite
- Offer support during emergencies
- Gain knowledge about rare diseases
- Connect with other patient assistance programs
Oracle Health Foundation
8779 Hillcrest Road Dock 2048
Kansas City, MO 64138
Phone: 816-201-1569
We believe all children deserve equal access to healthcare, no matter their
life circumstance, and strive toward our vision of an equitable world where individuals and communities thrive.
Life-saving and life-changing grants:
Financial constraints and insurance limitations sometimes make it impossible
for families to cover their child's medical expenses. Oracle Health Foundation's pediatric grants connect children to needed care when finances stand in the way. Applications are accepted from the United States and through select international providers.
Pediatric grants:
Life-changing and life-saving grants for life-saving organ transplants, custom wheelchairs so children can safely explore the world around them, travel ex-
penses to help families stay together during treatment, physical therapy, and
more.
PALS SKYHOPE
7110 Republic Airport
Farmingdale, NY
Phone: 888-818-1231
Patient AirLift Services is a nonprofit that arranges free flights for medical
patients requiring medical diagnosis, treatment or follow-up who cannot
afford or are unable to fly commercially.
RAINBOW RAILROAD
Rainbow Railroad
401 Richmond Street West Suite 360
Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8, Canada
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Rainbow Railroad USA
575 5th Avenue Unit 18-139
New York, NY, 10017 USA
Rainbow Railroad helps to find pathways to safety for LGBTQI people who
are experiencing state-sponsored violence, persecution and discrimination
by providing emergency travel support & other services. There are currently
80 million displaced people around the world – the highest number since the
end of the Second World War.
Eligibility: Must be able to demonstrate LGBTQ+ identity and risks associated
with staying in home country.
Cost: Free
The National Children's Cancer Society
Office Address:
500 North Broadway Suite 1850
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone: 314-241-1600 800-5FAMILY (800-532-6459)
Energency Assistance Fund:
The Emergency Assistance Fund provides $300 in emergency assistance
per year to families who have a child that has been inpatient or away from
home for 15 consecutive days within the past three months. Assistance may
be used for mortgage, rent, utility payments, childcare, health insurance prem-
iums, car expenses or treatment-related expenses such as meals away from
home, prescriptions, and parking.
Transportation Fund:
Our Transportation Assistance Fund alleviates the financial burden of travel
and lodging for families who have a child with cancer. This includes transpo-
rtation expenses such as mileage, airfare and lodging when a child needs to
stay near the hospital for treatment and nonprofit lodging is unavailable.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Susan Lang Pay-It-Forward Patient Travel
Assistance Program
3 International Dr. Suite 200
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Phone: 888-557-7177
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Susan Lang Pay-It-Forward Patient
Travel Assistance program Is available to blood cancer patients, with significant financial need, who may qualify to receive $500 in financial assistance for approved expenses which include: ground transportation, tolls, gas, parking, car rental,ser-
vices, repairs and parts, air transportation, baggage fees, lodging, and ambulance services.
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Urgent Need Program
LLS's Urgent Need Program provides eligible patients assistance for non-medical expenses including rent, mortgage, lodging, utilities, childcare, elder care, food, transportation, car repair, car insurance, phone service, and acute dental work
related to treatment. Eligible patients will receive a grant of $500, once within a
12-month period. At the end of the 12-month period, patients can reapply.
Transplant Recipients International Organization
17560 Buckingham Garden Dr.
Lithia, FL 33547
Phone: 813-800-TRIO (8746)
The TRIO/United Airlines Travel Program is a cooperative arrangement be-
tween TRIO and the United Airlines Charity Miles Program. It provides for
transplant recipients, candidates, living donors or care-givers cost-free
air transportation when travel is transplant-related.
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Eligibility for use of the Travel Program is based upon financial need. Spec-
ifically, use of the Travel Program must be for one of the following purposes:
1. Medical treatment or consultation prescribed by the physician of an organ transplant recipient or candidate, or Travel by an organ donor for the pur-
pose of donation or for medical consultation or treatment which is a pre-
requisite for donation, or
2. One person accompanying a transplant recipient or candidate who must
travel and is unable to travel alone, or Donor family member(s), on a case-
by-case basis.
UnitedHealthcare Kidney Donor Travel Assistance (KDTA) Program
Living kidney donors whose recipients are fully insured by a United Healthcare commercial health plan may apply for up to $6,000 for travel expenses. Donors
and recipients can complete the NLDAC application worksheets and ask their transplant professional to submit the application to UnitedHealthcare on the
NLDAC website.
The recipient's insurance card must say "Underwritten by United Healthcare."
Wings of Mercy Inc.
100 S. Pine Suite #393
Zeeland, MI 49423
Phone: 616-396-1077
If you have a medical need for long-distance transportation to receive treat-
ment but cannot afford to travel, we can help. We understand the financial
burden associated with serious illness, especially when it causes a loss of
income. Even though health insurance may cover the cost of treatment, it
rarely covers transportation to a distant medical center.
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That’s where we come in. Wings of Mercy bridges this gap, providing free
air transportation to qualified patients. Our FAA-certified pilots are dedicated
to getting you where you need to go, east of the Rocky Mountains. Approved patients involved in clinical trials or multiple appointments can contact us for
a flight referral any time of year; we just need to verify your eligibility annually.
Zichron Shlome Refuah Fund
1319 51st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone: 718-GET-WELL (438-9355)
Helps with a wide variety of needs including rent & utilities, wigs, retreats, transportation, summer camps, plane tickets, etc. for those with cancer.
