EXTRAORDINARY NEEDS
The Joe Andruzzi Foundation (JAF) Extraordinary Needs Program grants New England cancer patients and their families with assistance for project-based needs that present a barrier to treatment.
Extraordinary Needs supports New England cancer patients and their families with a one-time grant of up to $4,000 for project-based needs that present a barrier to treatment for a patient such as fertility preservation, dental work, and required home improvement projects needed to provide the patient with high-priority necessities. Past examples of needs granted to patients include a down payment for a car so the family could have reliable transportation to treatment and dental work required before starting a course of treatment.
Patients work directly with their social worker, patient navigator, resource specialist, or another healthcare professional familiar with their treatment to apply.