Contact Us & Get Assistance
Contact Us & Get Assistance
Patient Assistance
If you or someone you love have been affected by cancer, you know the physical, mental and financial strain it brings. Many insured patients still face incredibly high co-pays for medication and treatment.
Patients often struggle to keep their power on and pay other basic household bills. Some cannot afford gas or repairs to their car preventing them from getting to and from treatment.
Just complete and submit the form to the right, or download a copy of our assistance application below (PDF), take it to your medical provider to complete, and have them send it to us with your financial documents to get started!
How Can We Help?
Thank you for contacting the Anchor Cross Cancer Foundation. We are a local nonprofit that provides financial assistance to cancer patients in south Alabama while they are in treatment. We assist with daily costs such as groceries, gas/transportation, utilities, medication, copays, and medical supplies through small grants.
Our criteria for assistance are:
In active treatment (regardless of where that treatment is received)
Residency in south Alabama, primarily Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Financial need based on current income/resources at or below 200% of the Federal poverty level.
Applications are reviewed and processed weekly. You should hear our determination within 2 weeks of our receipt of your completed application.
Because the application requires a medical professional to submit it, we have relationships we have relationships with social workers at the following cancer centers:
Infirmary Cancer Care
Mitchell Cancer Institute
Southern Cancer Center:
If you are receiving treatment outside of this area, feel free to call me about the best way to submit your application.
Joan Kellis, Foundation Director: (251)513-0062