You may be eligible for assistance through the “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” Cancer Assistance Fund if you meet the following criteria:

• Household income has decreased due to a cancer diagnosis in the family OR household expenses have increased due to a cancer diagnosis in the family
• Applicant must reside within our 13 county region (Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, and Webster Counties, and Lee and Russell counties in Alabama.)
• Application is submitted with a healthcare provider’s letter

Copies of all recent statements and bills to be paid and a letter from your healthcare provider MUST accompany the application and must be turned in by the last Friday of every month in order to be processed for that month.

• Payments for household bills (i.e. utilities, rent/mortgage, property taxes, transportation assistance (ride to treatment) and/or gas cards etc)
• Gift cards for groceries or gas from Walmart (Based on funding availability)
• Prescription assistance
• Out of town lodging required for treatment

Under no circumstances will checks be issued directly to an individual applicant. Payments will only be made directly to creditors, notarized letter from landlords, utility companies, financial institutions, etc. For letters from landlord you must have a lease agreement included.

Once approval is given, the applicant is responsible and required to contact their creditors, landlords, etc. to provide status of their pending assistance through the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Cancer Assistance Fund.

Once a request is approved, the individual WILL NOT be eligible to submit another request. Due to our limited funding, this is a one-time assistance, even if there is a reoccurrence of a different cancer.
The NHN Cancer Assistance Fund does not cover the following expenses:

• hospital and doctor bills
• house phone or cell phone
• cable
• credit cards
• loan companies (outside of mortgage companies)
• and other bills as determined by the allocations committee

Limitations to the coverage are subject to change based on availability of funds. Always use the most up-to-date application and check for any changes in coverage area or coverage limitations.

Applications can be submitted by the following:

•  FAX entire application including bills to 706-660-1829
• Online
•  E-mail the entire scanned application to cancerassistancefund@wcgcc.org
•  Mail to 3100 Gentian Blvd. Suite 007D Columbus, Ga 31907

The NHN committee DOES NOT meet on a regular schedule; therefore, we encourage you to submit your request one month in advance.  If you would like to apply for assistance from “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” Cancer Assistance Fund, please contact your healthcare provider.  If you or your healthcare provider has any questions, please call 706-660-0317.