There are many organizations that are prepared to help you financially during and after your cancer treatment. The non-profits that are in Michigan are marked with a mitten.
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Many patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer have extra financial burdens placed on them during treatment and recovery. Common issues are insurance payments, food, transportation, childcare, and other essentials of daily life. It is the mission of Shades of Pink Foundation to offer temporary financial assistance during their time of need.
See HERE for guidelines on assistance.
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The mission of Colors of Hope – MI is to provide financial assistance to cancer patients, focusing primarily on patients of cancer centers of St. John Hospital & Medical Center and others fighting cancer in the Metro Detroit area.
For more details:
Email: colorsofhopemi@gmail.com
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Angels of Hope provides financial assistance to Michigan children and families affected by cancer. Assistance is generally available for the following needs:
You can find their Apply for assistance here.
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New Day: Foundation for Families
New Day’s mission is to alleviate their greatest financial and emotional burdens by providing financial stability and profound hope. Qualified applicants have either a parent or child currently undergoing cancer treatment in the state of Michigan, and must have dependent children under the age of 18 living in the home.
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More →Allyson Whitney Foundation. If you are between 16-36, have a rare cancer and are in treatment (or within 8 months of completion, please check out The Allyson Whitney Foundation for possible financial assistance. For full scholarship details see requirements
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The Pink Fund provides financial support to help meet basic needs, decrease stress levels and allow breast cancer patients to focus on healing while improving survivorship outcomes. To see if you qualify (learn more).
More →The DAM-Cancer Foundation provides financial grants to young adult cancer patients, ages 18 through 35, the most financially vulnerable of all the cancer age groups.
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