Assists families with children who are seriously ill, have a physical disability, or has a mental health disorder and are 18 years of age or under and the family requires financial assistance due to the costs of the child's illness or disability * parent and child must be Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or permanent resident of Ontario (excludes refugee/convention refugee status) * family income impacts on assistance decisions

Requests for assistance in the following areas will be considered as they are related to the child's illness:

• hospital and treatment costs
• household costs directly related to child's diagnosis
• respite care
  
• various therapies
• medical treatments