Get Help

Pluta Cancer Foundation’s patient and family support programs are available to patients being treated at Pluta Cancer Center or through Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Pluta Comprehensive Breast Care program. Eligibility details can be found within the applications below.

Patient Financial Assistance

We understand that treatment changes your daily life and can bring added expenses. Our financial assistance program provides gap support for certain non-medical household costs, providing support when you need it most. We want to help so you can focus on what matters most: your health and loved ones.

To apply for financial assistance, please download one of these applications, which can be submitted via mail, email, or in person at 125 Red Creek Drive, Suite 205B:

 

Holiday Program Patient Application

If selected, you are eligible to be a recipient of two holiday programs:

  • Thanksgiving Program – provides you with a gift card to a local grocery store to assist you in purchasing food items of your choice to have a holiday meal at Thanksgiving.
  • Angel Program – gives the opportunity to provide wish lists of holiday gifts for members of your household. Lists are provided to our generous angels/donors who purchase item from the lists. Wish lists are provided as ideas, and items are not guaranteed.

The 2026 Holiday Program application will be available in September.

HUDDLE Pack Request

Children whose parents or family members have been diagnosed with cancer may feel scared, confused, anxious, and overwhelmed by the news of their loved one’s diagnosis, health, and well-being. The HUDDLE Pack is a kid’s comfort bag for children ages 2 – 18 whose parent, grandparent, or guardian has been diagnosed with cancer and is a patient receiving active treatment* under the direct care of an oncologist at the Pluta Cancer Center.

Questions?

Please contact Molly Grondin, Program and Community Manager at (585) 486-0581 or molly_grondin@urmc.rochester.edu with questions about Pluta Cancer Foundation’s patient programs.