Cancer patients feel especially vulnerable in the time of COVID … because we are.
The list is very extensive AND very fluid. Some of these foundations have temporarily closed because they no longer have funding. Keep checking on the links to the organizations since the financial situation is always changing.
Bayer US Patient Assistance Foundation
Cancer Support Community North Texas
HealthWell Foundation Insurance Premium Payment Assistance Program
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society COVID Patient Financial Aid Program
Lungevity Breathe Easier Emergency Response Fund
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Patient Advocate Foundation COVID Care
Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief
Team Rubicon Disaster Response
Tigerlily Foundation for Breast Cancer Patients
United Breast Cancer Foundation
U.S. Department of the Treasury
In addition …
Mortgages
Most mortgage lenders have indicated they are willing to work with distressed borrowers, including potentially suspending or reducing payments. Contact your mortgage lender directly for their specific program details.
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac Mortgages
If you hold a mortgage backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, there is help. The mortgage buyers have suspended all foreclosures and evictions. They have also expanded their forbearance program. Additionally, the federal government has also halted foreclosures and evictions for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
To see if your mortgage is held by Fannie Mae:
www.knowyouroptions.com/loanlookup
Assistance for Fannie Mae-held mortgages: www.knowyouroptions.com/covid19assistance
To see if your mortgage is held by Freddie Mac: www.freddiemac.com/loanlookup/
Assistance for Freddie Mac-held mortgages: www.myhome.freddiemac.com/own/getting-help-disaster.html
Credit Cards
Most credit lenders have indicated they are willing to work with distressed borrowers. Contact your credit card company directly for their specific program details.
Experian
Experian has compiled a list of financial and non-financial institutions’ websites where you can find more information on relief measures. This page will be updated as more resources become available.
www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/covid-19-resource
Student Loans
To provide relief to student loan borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency, federal student loan borrowers are automatically being placed in an administrative forbearance, which allows you to temporarily stop making your monthly loan payment.
studentaid.gov/announcements-events/coronavirus
Utilities
Comcast and Charter Communications
Comcast and Charter Communications will offer free internet access to low-income families. Internet and cable will not be suspended. Comcast has announced that their Internet Essentials program will increase speeds for all customers. New customers will also receive two months of free service.
corporate.comcast.com/covid-19
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