How We Help

Programs & Services

Programs

  • Treatment Center Allotment Program: This program provides funds for trips to treatment centers outside of Brevard or Indian River County for clinic, outpatient, or in-patient appointments related to the childhood cancer diagnosis.
  • Utility Assistance Program: This program provides funds for utility bills for families on treatment – including water, gas, and power bills.
  • Medical Financial Assistance Program:  This program provides families on treatment with financial assistance towards out-of-pocket medical expenses (IE: copays, doctors’ visits, infusions, ER visits, etc…).
  • Prescription Medication Program: This program provides funds for the “out-of-pocket” expenses for prescription medication for the cancer patient, as well as antibiotics for the patient’s siblings.
  • Gas Cards Program: This program provides prepaid gas cards to help alleviate the cost of out-of-county travel for treatment. This program was founded by the Platinum Coast Orchid Society.
  • Meal Voucher Program: This program provides prepaid cards for purchasing meals during extensive travel for treatment and hospitalizations.
  • Child Care Program: This service provides families on treatment with a childcare allowance per month. This service allows parents a chance to catch up on errands or provide time for them to have a date night together to heal and bond outside of the hospital setting.
  • Home Away from Home Program: This program provides funds for the cost of a family’s stay at the Ronald McDonald House, or any similar facility, close to the treatment center where their child is hospitalized. Candlelighters will reimburse for a hotel stay if a Ronald McDonald House or similar facility is not available.
  • Superhero Program: This program provides up to 5 families per year, who are facing extraordinary challenges during treatment, with a Superhero Party and Photoshoot Experience through Jason Hook Photography. Each segment of the program focuses on empowering families to find their inner superpower while battling the villain – cancer.
  • Brevard Zoo’s Today is a Good Day Program: This program provides a fun day at the Brevard Zoo for children on treatment and their families on days they are feeling well enough to enjoy a complimentary day at the zoo.
  • Family Engagement Events: Candlelighters provide events throughout the year. These events are designed to engage, inspire, and heal the entire family unit during treatment or up to 2 years from the date of their final treatment and bereavement families. Private family engagement events allow families to interact privately, form meaningful relationships, and inspire their children to fight pediatric cancer with the support of other children in our community.

Services

  • Car Care Service: This service provides car care to families whose child is currently receiving treatment or post-transplant. Services include oil changes, new tires, brakes, and other routine repairs.  This service is proudly presented by the Nelson Family and the employees of Brevard County Hyundai Dealers.
  • Medical Transport Service: This service provides quarterly medical transportation for families requiring assistance in traveling for treatments, hospitalizations, etc.  This program is provided by Stellar Transport.
  • Counseling Service: This program provides professional counseling for the entire family unit while their child is on treatment and/or for bereavement families.
  • Cleaning Service:  This service provides families on treatment with a house or car cleaning allowance, twice a year. House cleaning services are recommended for those returning home after extended hospitalization, surgeries, or end-of-life home care. Car cleaning services can be used after multiple trips to treatment centers.
  • Therapeutic Wellness Massage Service: This program provides quarterly massages for families who are on treatment. The child and immediate family (IE: parent/guardian and siblings) can receive massage services at Space Coast Massage and Spa.

The Bill and Stephanie Brown Bereavement Angel Fund

Candlelighters of Brevard is humbled by the generosity of Bill & Stephanie Brown for their financial support in creating the Bereavement Angel Fund. This fund was founded in 2022 with the personal desire of the Browns to provide bereavement programming for families suffering the unimaginable loss of a child to pediatric cancer.

  • Emotional Support Services
    • Counseling: This program provides professional counseling for the entire family unit – as parents, siblings, couples, or individuals. 
    • Support Socials: Private socials for Candlelighter bereavement families to support other families experiencing the same type of loss. 
    • Remembrance Events and Initiatives: Private events for Candlelighter bereavement families to honor and memorialize their angels. 
    • Sibling and Spouse Support Services: Private events for couples or siblings to meet and engage with other family members who understand their type of grief. 
    • Angel’s 1st Anniversary Program: A remembrance donation is provided on the 1st anniversary for guardians to purchase a tree, bench, or family gift to honor the child’s legacy. 
  • Financial Services Extensions 
    • Utility Assistance Program: This program provides funds for utility bills – including water, gas, and power bills.
    • Medical Equipment Program: This program provides funds for the “out-of-pocket” expenses for medical equipment, supplies, and more related to end-of-life care needed. 
    • The Angel Car Care Service: Services include oil changes, new tires, brakes, and other routine repairs.  Brevard County Hyundai Dealers proudly present this service.
    • Cleaning Service: This service provides families with a house and/or car cleaning allowance. 
    • Wellness Program: This program provides monthly financial allotments for wellness-related external resources such as massages, holistic healing services, and more. 
    • Child Care Program: This program provides financial allotments for child care for guardians to spend time needed taking care of family logistics, date nights, individual care, and more.
  • Funeral Fund: A one-time financial donation of $5,000 is given to families who have suffered the agonizing loss of a child to assist with funeral or other related costs.
  • Angel Ambassador Program: Families are provided community resources and emotional support from a council of Candlelighter Bereavement parents who directly understand the impacts of losing a child to pediatric cancer.

Get Support

If you are a family of a child diagnosed with cancer, please call (321) 728-5600 or submit our web contact form to be connected to our Family Services Department.