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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | FRIENDS OF KAREN

118 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560

Families of a child, ages birth up to 21 years of age, diagnosed with a life threatening illness
Agency requests client call for details
914-617-4057

Voice - Main

914-277-4967

Fax - Fax

914-277-4967

Fax - Fax

800-637-2774

Voice - Other - (Toll Free Family Only Line)

914-277-4547

Voice - Main

Spanish

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None/Not Applicable

Orange County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Sullivan County, NY

Description

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.

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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.