Stephanie Vest Foundation

Description

The Stephanie Vest Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers financial support to young families dealing with a cancer crisis. The foundation pays for things often overlooked by insurance companies, such as childcare, housecleaning, travel, mortgage, utility payments, etc. They help relieve the financial stress of cancer on these young families and give them piece of mind to focus on treatment and recovery

Hours

24/7 online

Required Documents

If requested, must provide letter of diagnosis from physician, must be able to provide current tax return to prove dependent status, and must be able to provide additional data and documentation to support various information in the application.

Eligibility

Must be undergoing active treatment with an established oncologist within the last 12 months. Must have dependent children under the age of 18 living in the home

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Must complete the application in its entirety. The Director of Financial Aid will screen each application and schedule a personal (in-home) interview. Applications and interviews will be reviewed by the Board of Directors at a monthly board meeting. At that time, applications will either be approved or denied. The Director of Financial Aid will contact the applicant to deliver the board's decision.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray Counties in MO; Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, and Wyandotte Counties in KS

Geography Served