What We Do

All ACCO Arkansas services are free to patients and their families.

Financial Assistance

Assistance is available to families struggling with the daily challenge of caring for a child with cancer. We can help families arrange transportation, lodging, and long-distance service. Families of children with cancer are also eligible to apply for financial assistance through ACCO Arkansas. Please read the Policy Statement carefully before completing the financial assistance form. Please print the form and fax or mail to ACCO Arkansas. LINK COMING SOON!!

(The Policy Statement and Application Form are provided in pdf format. Your computer must have Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view these files. You may click on the link below and download the free reader.)

Educational Materials

ACCO Arkansas provides free books, educational materials, and information about childhood cancer and cancer resources to patients and families. Please contact us if you would like to request this service.

Speakers Bureau

ACCO Arkansas volunteers are available to speak to civic groups, churches, and other organizations about the childhood cancer experience.

Scholarship

ACCO Arkansas provides up to $1,000 in scholarship assistance to to college-bound students with a history of childhood cancer. Established in 2002 in Memory of Leslie Marie Anderson, the scholarship fund is intended to help young cancer survivors attain their educational goals. Arkansas residents diagnosed with cancer before age 21 are elligible. LINK COMING SOON!!

Please mail your application to the following address:
ACCO of Arkansas
P.O. Box 3854
Little Rock, AR 72203-3854

Events and Social Activities

ACCO Arkansas co-hosts a Survivor Picnic and Childhood Cancer Awareness Event each September. Families of children with cancer are invited to attend, as well as anyone affected by childhood cancer.

ACCO-AR also organizes social activities for families throughout the year.

Toy Drives

ACCO Arkansas works with community based organizations and individuals to collect toys for distribution to young cancer patients and their siblings.

Resource Network

ACCO Arkansas can link families with experienced parent volunteers. Families benefit from the mutual understanding and reassurance that comes from contact with another cancer family. We also help families locate financial and practical resources both locally and nationally.

Hospital and Home Visitations

An ACCO-AR parent volunteer is available to visit families in the hospital immediately after initial diagnosis and, if necessary, throughout the child's illness, to provide support, social contact, and practical, non-clinical information.

Adopt-A-Family

During the holidays and throughout the year, ACCO-AR matches patients and families with community volunteers and organizations who provide gifts and support.

A print newsletter is distributed quarterly.