Bumble Bucks - Ordinary & Necessary Living Expenses
The mission of the Humble Bumble Project is to alleviate even the slightest amount of financial burden faced by pediatric, adolescent, and adulthood cancer patients and caregivers so they can focus on family rather than finance.
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The Bumble Bucks program provides eligible patients and caregivers with financial assistance for ordinary and necessary living expenses incurred on a daily basis. Please review our Fact Sheet for specific program details.
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The Humble Bumble Project is currently accepting referrals for our Bumble Bucks program. At this time, eligibility is restricted to active patients of James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Golisano Children’s Hospital, Geisinger Cancer Institute, or Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital who reside in Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, or Tioga counties within Pennsylvania. All applicants must also meet the program criteria as outlined below. Applications may be submitted for individuals residing outside the identified counties and state and will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the Board of Directors.
Bumble Bucks provides up to $1,300 in assistance providing all eligibility criteria are met over a 12-month qualifying period and is dependent upon the availability of funds. Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received and are limited to one per patient. Subsequent applications will be reviewed by the Board of Directors. Potential approval is at the discretion of the board and, again, dependent upon the availability of funds.
Bumble Bucks Referral Application
How to Qualify:
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Patient must have a cancer diagnosis and be receiving active cancer treatment.
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Patient must be 39 years old or younger.
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Self-referral program accompanied by confirmation from the patient’s oncology team (i.e. email) verifying active cancer treatment status.
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*Referral must be completed entirely and truthfully with any false or misleading information resulting in an automatic denial.
*Meeting the qualification criteria of the application does not guarantee approval.
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*Meeting the criteria of the application does not guarantee approval.
*Please provide as much lead time on travel dates as possible.
Applications are accepted for active patients of James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Golisano’s Children's Hospital, Geisinger Cancer Center, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, or UPMC – Hillman Cancer Center and will be reviewed in the order in which received with patients residing in Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, or Tioga (PA) counties taking priority.
Meeting the qualification criteria for either the Flight of the Humblebee or Bumble Bucks programs does not guarantee approval. Approval of any application/allocation is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and is dependent upon the availability of funds.
The Humble Bumble Project reserves the right to change the program guidelines at any time without notice and to apply these guidelines at its reasonable discretion.