Leucan provides families with financial assistance to help them cope with unforeseen expenses arising from their child’s illness.
Families of cancer-stricken children have greater financial needs, with new expenses getting added to their regular budget:
- Travel, accommodation, and meal expenses during the treatments and medical follow-ups
- Child-minding for their other children during the time spent at the hospital
- Loss of income if one parent takes a leave from work to stay with the sick child during treatments and hospital stays
Grants, Funds and Programs
- An Initial Grant of $500 is automatically allocated to all families of a newly diagnosed child regardless of income.
- Depending on your child’s individual treatment protocol, you will receive a quarterly support grant to compensate for part of the financial constraints of your new reality.
- If you find yourself in a difficult financial situation, the Emergency Fund can help to cover essential needs such as living expenses.
- A maximum sum per child, per school year, may be reimbursed for tutoring services offered by recognized professionals, based on needs assessed with a Leucan Family Services Advisor.
- Jocelyn-Demers Award: A total of $6,000 in scholarships is awarded annually to four young Leucan members selected by jury. Please click here for more information on these scholarships and to complete an application form.
- Caroline-Rivest Scholarship: This scholarship will support a student, financially, as part of their academic career. Leucan will contribute $1,000 to a student in Ms. Rivest’s field of study, in either Special Care Counselling, Social Services or Early Childhood Education. Please click here for more information on these scholarships and to complete an application form.
