Oncology Professionals
SUPPORTING PATIENTS.FUNDING CARE.PROVIDING HOPE.
Ellie Fund provides assistance to breast cancer patients residing in and/or receiving treatment in Massachusetts. Our proximity to the best medical facilities in the world enables us to partner with renowned medical professionals, allowing us to create the most comprehensive care team for women and men undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
How do you get a patient started with Ellie Fund?
1. Determine Eligibility
Is the patient you’re inquiring about eligible? All applicants must fit the following simple criteria:
- In treatment for Breast Cancer
- Live or receive treatment in Massachusetts
2. Complete an application on behalf of the patient
Please fill out the application in its entirety. The more accurate and complete the application is the better we can support the patient.
Submit the application and signed Liability Release Form by the 25th of the month.
Grant notifications are sent to medical professionals and patients around the 1st of the month. When necessary, Ellie Fund can process emergency applications.
Please reach out to Anne Meisner directly at [email protected]
If you have any questions, please contact Anne Meisner, Patient Services Manager, at 781-449-0100 or [email protected]
Ellie Fund
Grocery Assistance
- Gift cards to local grocery stores including, but not limited to, Stop & Shop, Market Basket, Hannaford, Shaws, Whole Foods, Big Y and Price Chopper
Transportation
To/from medical appointments
- Parking reimbursement
- Gas gift cards
- Taxi vouchers or reimbursement
- Uber or Lyft gift cards
- Funding for THE RIDE or Commuter Rail (MBTA programs)
Light Housekeeping
- Gift cards to The Maids/Merry Maids
- Reimbursement for patients who choose their own cleaning provider
Childcare Reimbursement
- Funding for licensed child care services, after-school programs and summer camps
- Reimbursement for private providers such as babysitters
Nutritious, Prepared Meals
- Healthy, pre-assembled meals delivered once a month for the duration of the grant period
Acupuncture (Metastatic patients only)
- Funding for licensed acupuncture therapy sessions.
- Please note, the Ellie Fund is not responsible for referring patients to acupuncturists.
- Amount of acupuncture grant is contingent upon budgetary restrictions, other services granted and amount requested. Each case will be reviewed and awarded on an individual basis.
Oncology Massage Therapy (Metastatic patients only)
- Funding for licensed oncology massage therapy sessions.
- Please note, the Ellie Fund is not responsible for referring patients to oncology massage therapists.
- Amount of oncology massage grant is contingent upon budgetary restrictions, other services granted and amount requested. Each case will be reviewed and awarded on an individual basis.
To help ease the stresses of everyday life, Ellie Fund can provide you with essential support services, allowing the focus to be on family, recovery and healing. Women and men in active breast cancer treatment, residing or receiving treatment in Massachusetts, are eligible to receive support. We do not discriminate on the basis of income, gender, marital status, age, ethnicity or religion.
