Being away from home for an extended period of time with a potentially reduced income can create additional family needs. In order to take care of the specific needs of the family that may not be addressed in “travel” expenses, we created Fill A Need.   With this program, we can help in many ways. It can be as simple as helping to purchase food and clothing, or helping to get to and from the hospital, paying for airfare, gas cards, or taxi vouchers. We can also help to get specifically needed items (wheelchair, etc.) that may be unaffordable because of the temporary reduction of a parents’ income while caring for the stricken child. 

Fill A Need is also how Steven’s Hope works with other non-profit organizations, hospitals  and foundations to achieve a mutual goal to benefit ill children and their families. Since our inception, we have worked with families referred to us from Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. We have assisted the Mariposa Foundation with their annual summer picnic for kids with Cancer and families staying at the Ronald  McDonald House-Loma Linda. Fill A Need recently expanded its reach to San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, CA and Kaiser-Permanente in Fontana to assist families who live in the local area, but face financial challenges due to their seriously ill child.