American Cancer Society Transportation Program

American Cancer Society Transportation Program
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Who is eligible for assistance?
Low-income (<250% of Federal poverty level), uninsured and Medicaid-eligible women who live in or are being treated anywhere in Oregon or the following counties of Washington: Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz.

What type of assistance is available?
Transportation, lodging and food assistance in the form of pre-paid gift cards or transit vouchers is offered through a generous grant from the Oregon and SW Washington Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help women travel to breast cancer diagnostic and treatment services, as well as screening mammography appointments.

How much assistance is provided?
For treatment, up to $400 per quarter can be provided, with a $1,000 total for any one breast cancer patient per year.  Outside of mass transit areas, transportation assistance is only available in gas cards, which are issued in $50 and $100 increments.  Within urban areas, mass transit passes may be available for screening appointments.

Hotel rooms can be handled via $100 vouchers, though ACS is often able to negotiate for better rates, or even free rooms.  Food is managed via $50 Visa cards or gift cards at common restaurants.

All cards are issued to the recipient individually, with the name appearing on the card. For screening, one $25 gas card is available, per person.

How can women access this assistance?
Please click here for the Contact List of phone numbers. This list shows the covered Oregon and Washington counties and gives the name and phone number for the person to call.  If a woman lives or is traveling for treatment to one of the covered counties then she meets the residence/treatment eligibility criterion.
Call the number provided, and the person will complete the application form over the phone and process them. It takes about 10 business days to receive the transportation cards from American Express.