Getting Started

To begin fundraising with HelpHOPELive, a patient must already be working with a hospital and rehabiliation center.

A patient (and/or a friend, family member or volunteer) must call HelpHOPELive at 800.642.8399 to speak to a Patient Services Coordinator. After the initial call has been made, the Patient Services Coordinator will send the patient (or caller) a basic packet of information to help get started with fundraising. You can also get started online: APPLY NOW.

Once a patient has read through the materials provided and decides to fundraise with HelpHOPELive, a patient (or designated person) can begin planning an individually-tailored fundraising campaign with their Patient Services Coordinator.

Funds raised come to HelpHOPELive where they are held in Regional Restricted Funds in honor of the patient, for the region where the patient lives, together with other funds raised in that region.

For HelpHOPELive patients, 96 cents of every dollar raised is used to pay or reimburse uninsured medical expenses. (Due to service fees by credit card companies, HelpHOPELive is obliged to retain an additional three cents on the dollar from credit card donations.)