Runway to Hope

Let's Hold Hands. Let's Walk Together. Let's End Childhood Cancer. We currently operate a Family Assistance Program 365 days a year. Our goal is to sustain this program for years to come by increasing the amount of families served each year. The Runway to Hope Family Assistance Program has policies and procedures that allow for the cutting of bureaucracy in order to grant emergency assistance within 24-48 hours. With continued financial contributions to Runway to Hope, we will be able to sustain the monetary assistance and make a greater impact within our Central Florida pediatric cancer community.

Runway to Hope grants the most emergency financial assistance directly to families in need for their mortgage and rent payments to help keep a roof over their head during their pediatric cancer journey. Sadly, the second highest category that Runway to Hope grants the most funds to are funeral expenses. Runway to Hope is honored to help lessen the burden of financial expectations for families during the loss of their child to pediatric cancer. Our organization assists with many other financial burdens that families navigate as well, such as car payments, gas to and from treatment, utility payments, and grocery assistance. In 2020, we expanded our Grocery Assistance Program by partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank to bring groceries directly to our families. This program not only reduces extra money spent by the family, but also their time grocery shopping as we are able to do it for them.