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Fred’s Footsteps - Financial Assistance

940 Haverford Road, Suite LL-1, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Eligibility

Youth, age 17 and under, who are seriously or chronically ill and receiving medical treatment Show link between youth’s illness and family’s financial need A primary caregiver employed or have work history with recent change due to youth’s illness

Hours

Website and email available 24/7
https://fredsfootsteps.org/our-program
[email protected]

Application process

Contact the hospital social worker for applications and assistance.

Fees

Services free of charge.

Service area

Berks, PA
Bucks, PA
Chester, PA
Delaware, PA
Lancaster, PA
Lehigh, PA
Montgomery, PA
Northampton, PA
Philadelphia, PA

Other Information

Age Group

Adolescents/Teens (13-17)
Children/Youth (4-12)
Infants/Toddlers (0-3)

Household Members

Families with Children

Disabilities & Health Conditions

Learning Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Mental Illness
Impaired Mobility

Focus Population

Low Income
Caregivers of Children

Description

Provides interim funds to otherwise financially stable families to help relieve the financial stress of their child’s illness or traumatic injury. Funds applied to non-medical bills such as rent, mortgage, utilities, groceries and household expenses, transportation and gas, home and vehicle modifications, specialty medical equipment, childcare expenses for siblings, and funeral expenses.

Providing organization

Fred’s Footsteps

Provides financial relief to working families in the Philadelphia region who find themselves in a crisis due to the costs associated with caring for a seriously ill, injured, or disabled child.