Hope at Heart Foundation is a San Antonio nonprofit providing compassionate support, financial assistance, and family resources for children, adolescents, and young adults affected by cancer and the families who care for them. A childhood cancer diagnosis can create challenges far beyond medical treatment. Families may face lost income, transportation expenses, housing concerns, utility bills, food costs, emotional stress, and other financial pressures. Hope at Heart works alongside families to address these non-medical needs so parents and caregivers can focus more of their attention on their child.

Families experiencing financial hardship during a cancer journey can receive assistance with essential expenses. Support may include help with rent or housing, utilities, transportation to medical appointments, food, lodging during treatment, and other urgent family needs. They support children, adolescents, and young adults who have completed cancer treatment. The program recognizes that challenges can continue after treatment ends and provides resources, encouragement, and ongoing support to help young survivors move forward.

For families experiencing the death of a child receive compassionate grief and bereavement support. Assistance can include counseling resources, memorial support, remembrance activities, and help navigating the emotional and practical challenges associated with loss. The connect families with emotional and social support throughout the cancer journey. By working with hospitals, healthcare professionals, social workers, community organizations, and volunteers, the foundation helps families find resources appropriate to their individual circumstances.