Travel and Lodging Assistance

Who is eligible for Sophies Heart Assistance grants?

All CHD Families, regardless of race, creed, gender, age, or national origin, may apply for financial assistance from Sophies Heart either in advance of or after receiving covered services.

Eligibility is determined on an individual basis, taking into account factors such as family size, income, assets and insurance status. Prior to completing this form, please contact our Family Services Director (831) 406-1810 Monday through Friday from10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m for an assessment of your qualifications or email info@sophiesheart.org

Once you have completed the financial assistance form, send it along with the supporting documentation to:

Sophies Heart

Attention: Family Services Director

120 A Hall Road

Watsonville, CA 95076

Sophies Heart can provides travel and lodging grants that can help cover cost 25-50 percent of out-of-pocket travel and lodging epenses to families with financial need to see a medical specialist less than 75 mile radius from their homes.

Please contact Sophies Heart Office toll free at (831) 406-1810 or email for eligibilty information on our Travel Assistance Program info@sophiesheart.org

You can download the forms here:

Sophies Heart Financial Assistance Grant

Sophies Heart Travel and Lodging Assistance

Additionally there are numerous assistance options for families with financial need for both air travel and accommodation:

Are there other options for financial assistance?

California Residents

California Children's Services This program is open to anyone who:

is under 21 years old;
has or may have a medical condition that is covered by CCS;
is a resident of California;
and has a family income of $40,000 or less as reported as the adjusted gross income on the state tax form;
or the out-of-pocket medical expenses for a child who qualifies are expected to be more than 20 percent of family income;
or the child has Healthy Families coverage.

For more information, visit their website or contact your local county CSS office

Residents of Other States

Medicaid U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services official medicaid site

Insure Kids Now U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services list of state child health insurance programs

Other Financial and Medical Assistance

Air Care Alliance
The Air Care Alliance is a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations whose volunteer pilots are dedicated to community service.

The Brave Heart Foundation – Igniting Hope, Changing Lives
The Brave Heart Foundation’s mission is to significantly improve the lives of children with congenital heart defects by providing resources and financial assistance to their families and clinicians.

Children’s Angel Flight
The mission of Children's Angel Flight is to ensure that no needy child patient is denied access to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis or treatment for lack of a means of long-distance medical air transportation.

Children’s HeartLink - Healing Hearts Worldwide
Since 1969, Children’s HeartLink has helped heal the hearts of children from 35 different countries, providing surgical treatment and supplies valued at more than $55 million.

Healing the Children
Healing the Children arranges for medical screening of the child, immigration documentation, transportation, host family support, donated medical care and return of the child to his or her country of origin.

HeartGift
The mission of HeartGift is to provide desperately needed heart surgery to underprivileged children with congenital heart defects around the world.

Heart to Heart International
Heart to Heart International is dedicated to helping children in the developing world who have congenital heart defects by bringing children who need surgical intervention to the U.S. for treatment. They accomplish this by utilizing a network of physicians and hospitals who donate their care and services.

International Hospital for Children – Life Saving for Children, Life Lifting for you
Since 1999, IHC has provided thousands of children from Latin America and Eastern Caribbean with lifesaving and life-enhancing care.

Mercy Medical Airlift
Mercy Medical Airlift is dedicated to serving people in situations of compelling human need through the provision of charitable air transportation.

National Patient Travel Helpline
The National Patient Travel Helpline provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network.

Project Open Hearts – Sharing Medical Technology to Improve World Health
Project Open Hearts works with foreign medical staff to provide first-hand surgical training, assistance with diagnostic procedures and consultations, support for orphaned children and needy families, and on-going exchange of knowledge to continue the education process.

The Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation
The Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation is designed to financially assist families in Middletown New Jersey, provide grants for funding research and to build and maintain parks in Ryan's name.

Save a Child’s Heart
Save a Child’s Heart brings children with congenital heart defects from all corners of the world to Israel for surgery and other cardiac care

Shevet Achim
Shevet Achim brings Arab children with congenital heart defects to Israeli hospitals for lifesaving surgeries.

Spencer’s Fund
Spencer’s Fund is an assistance program that will help families affected by congenital heart defects with financial expenses incurred during extended or far from home clinic appointments and hospital stays. Spencer’s Fund will provide groceries, meals, travel subsidies, lodging assistance, and utility payments to families in need.

Stronghearts
Stronghearts provides support for families dealing with congenital heart defects, whether through donations for research, education or financial support.

Other Useful Links

Make A Wish Foundation
Children's Miracle Network

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 June 2010 22:49