FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | FRIENDS OF KAREN
118 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560
Eligibility
Families of a child, ages birth up to 21 years of age, diagnosed with a life threatening illness
Hours
Agency requests client call for details
914-617-4057
Voice·
Main
914-277-4547
Voice·
Main
914-277-4967
Fax·
Fax
800-637-2774
Voice·
Other - (Toll Free Family Only Line)
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Call for information
Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Orange County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Sullivan County, NY
Provides financial assistance for eligible families in various ways: Basic Living Expenses - Rent, mortgage payment and/or utilities, supermarket gift cards, when these bills have become unmanageable after a child's diagnosis and/or a parent must stop working to care for their sick child. Illness-related Expenses - medical co-pays, transportation for treatment, medical equipment, and childcare to keep siblings safe when parents must be with their hospitalized child. End of Life Expenses - will help with funeral arrangements and expenses, and provide bereavement support.
Last assured
09/14/2022
What's Here
Child Care Expense AssistanceBurial / Cremation Expense AssistanceFood VouchersRent Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceTelephone Service Payment AssistanceMedical Care Expense AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment Assistance
Providing organization
FRIENDS OF KAREN
Friends of Karen provides support at no cost to families in the New York Tri-State region who are caring for a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness, helping to free them of everyday needs and concerns so they have more time to spend with family.