Mission
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL UNINSURED MEDICAL EXPENSES AND/OR HAVE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL COSTS WHILE CARING FOR A MEDICAL PATIENT BEING TREATED AWAY FROM HOME. THE FOUNDATION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES REFERRED BY MEDICAL TREATMENT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED PREDOMINANTLY TO FAMILIES OF EAST JEFFERSON COUNTY WHO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR CANCER.