Family Reach Mission
Family Reach helps people with cancer afford everyday needs like food and housing during treatment. Our work advocates for the people behind the diagnosis and envisions a world where no one has to choose between their health and their home.
Ambar, breast cancer
38,000+ people supported each year
All ages | All cancer diagnoses | All U.S. states and territories
Prioritizing Everyday Needs During Cancer Treatment
Family Reach is the only national nonprofit focused solely on helping people with cancer access food, housing, utilities, and transportation.
Treatment requires more than medicine — families need a roof over their heads and food on their tables to survive. We work with patients, care teams, and community-based organizations to provide immediate and ongoing financial support for these basic needs. Together we’re challenging the systems that force people to choose between their health and their homes.
Our Financial Resource Center
Family Reach’s Financial Resource Center is a central hub for people impacted by cancer. The center features a list of available grants, downloadable tip sheets, location-specific programs, and more.
Available in dozens of languages and on any device, our Financial Resource Center ensures support is always within reach.
Accessing the Financial Resource Center
We collaborate with our nationwide network of cancer advocates, community partners, and healthcare teams to equitably distribute the services within our Financial Resource Center.
Treatment centers
Oncology social workers and patient navigators connect patients to our resources. Our financial assistance application takes these professionals less than 15 minutes to complete so they can quickly help families in crisis.
Community partners
Partnering with trusted community-led nonprofit organizations, we deliver financial support to patients with the deepest needs. We prioritize partnership locations in areas with the highest rates of both cancer mortality and poverty.
Nonprofit partners
Family Reach works with several charitable organizations to deliver funds to people facing cancer. Our collaboration expands our reach, while also targeting assistance to meet the specific needs of different treatment types, diagnoses, locations, and more.
Our Impact
We track patient insights through surveys and focus groups to understand the evolving needs of people facing cancer, identify trends, and continually refine our services.
Our latest data shows that the majority of those we support have to stop working during treatment and are are living on less than $60,000 a year. After accessing Family Reach’s Financial Resource Center, 83% felt less financial distress.
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83% of people felt less financial distress after accessing Family Reach’s Financial Resource Center
Family Reach filled the gaps and more than reignited my hope … I could pay my rent and afford to take care of my daughter. That relief is huge.”
— Renée, single mom facing breast cancer
Working with patients and caregivers
Families facing cancer can access our Financial Resource Center 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The center contains a list of available grants, downloadable tip sheets, location-specific programs, and more.
Available in dozens of languages and on any device, our Financial Resource Center ensures support is always within reach.
“The amount of resources available in the Financial Resource Center Makes you feel like you’re not alone.“
— Alexa, caregiver
Collaborating with cancer treatment centers
“My team’s focus is on helping families that are struggling financially, and our number one resource is Family Reach.”
— Joe Chabot, Pediatric Resource Program Director, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
Oncology social workers and patient navigators at over 1,000 cancer treatment centers nationwide rely on Family Reach’s Financial Resource Center to support their patients.
Our financial assistance application takes these professionals less than 15 minutes to complete, ensuring they can quickly connect families to life-saving financial support during cancer treatment.
Partnering with community-based organizations
Black and Hispanic/Latino patients report higher rates of financial distress during cancer treatment, leading to lower cancer survival rates.1,2
Family Reach collaborates with 11 nonprofit organizations rooted in these communities to deliver financial support where it’s needed most. Together, we’re ensuring equitable access to life-saving treatments.
Guadalupe (middle), stomach cancer,
supported in partnership with Nueva Vida
“Family Reach has been a lifeline for our Latina community, ensuring they can keep a roof over their heads and food on their tables while undergoing treatment.”
— Laura A. Logie, PhD, Director of Research, Nueva Vida
Nonprofit partners
“For the last four years, Family Reach has given our organization the opportunity to reach even more families and streamline our processes, which is vital for an organization like ours.”
— Kim Gradisher, Executive Director, Tyler Robinson Foundation
Family Reach partners with X charitable organizations to deliver their funds to patients facing cancer.
Our advanced systems and deep connections with cancer care centers nationwide save these organizations time and money, ensuring their funds reach families quickly and efficiently
Scaling our reach
Collaboration
We collaborate with cancer treatment centers and nonprofits nationwide to distribute our financial resources effectively and equitably.
Data and learnings
We track patient insights through surveys and focus groups to understand the evolving needs of people facing cancer and identify trends.
Scale
Patient data informs our growth, allowing us to deliver targeted supporter and develop partnerships in areas with the greatest need.
