This is a program through which hospitals receive construction funds from the federal government. Hospitals that receive Hill-Burton funds are required to provide services to people who cannot afford to pay for hospitalization. The brochure is also available in Spanish. Community Voluntary Agencies. Service organizations like the Salvation Army, Lutheran Social Services, Jewish Social Services, Catholic Charities, and the Lions Club may offer help.
Some churches also provide financial help or services to their members.
Look in your phone directory. Cancer Fund of America. This organization is dedicated to providing direct aid to financially-indigent patients in the form of goods, including canned foods. Helping Hands Resource Database. Cancer Care Inc's database maintains organizations by state, name, or type of services provided.