Request A Care Package
If you know of a family in the Virginia, Washington D.C. and Southern Maryland area with a child actively suffering through pediatric cancer and you think they could benefit from some special attention from us, The Hogfarmers, please feel free to nominate them below.
Active Treatment for this purpose: Currently being on chemotherapy treatment or within 1 year off of treatment.
Zola Barbour Memorial Hogfarmer One Time Grant
The Zola Barbour Memorial One-time Grants are awarded through our application process and provide funding to current vetted Hogfarmer families. Each family has an opportunity to receive one grant per Calander year.
OUR CARE PACKAGES
The Zola Barbour Memorial HOG grant was first awarded to a young girl named Zola Barbour who was diagnosed with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors in 2019. The financial burden of weekly trips from Virginia to New York to receive a trail cancer treatment was a heavy financial burden on her family. Hogfarmers Charitable Foundation wanted to step in and do more to help the Barbour family and other families like theirs. We took Zola and her family out to a lunch to get to know them a little better and for them to get to know us. Together we laughed, told stories and just enjoyed the day. Zola stood out to everyone in the group as she wasn’t feeling well but she laughed and smiled all afternoon. At the end of the lunch we made the announcement to the family that we were awarding them with the very 1st $1000.00 grant. We headed to that lunch with the thought we would be impacting a family, but left all touched by a beautiful young teenager girl who laughed and smiled through her pain and discomfort. In light of Zola’s passing, our monthly HOG grants will be forever known as The Zola Barbour Memorial HOG Grant. #ZolaStrong
One Time Grant Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible?
Eligible members
Eligibility
Must be a current and vetted Hogfarmer family that is on active treatment status and / or no more than one year with no evidence of disease that has already received a Hogfarmer Care Package
If I have already applied and were not selected, do I have to apply again?
To be eligible you must reapply each month.
How do I become a member of the Hogfarmers Charitable Foundation family?
Eligible members must already be Hogfarmer families who have been vetted through our care package program and be in Active Treatment. Our definition of Active Treatment for this purpose: Currently being on chemotherapy treatment or within 1 year off of treatment.
When will I be notified if my grant request was approved?
You will be notified before the end of the requested month.
When and how often are grants awarded?
Grants are awarded at the end of each month and Payment will be dispersed via PayPal or mailed check to selected families.
Who will review the applications?
The Hogfarmer board members will view all requests.
How do I submit my proposal?
You can submit your request by clicking this link https://hogfarmerscharity.org/monthly-grant-application/
What are the selection criteria?
Children and their families affected by pediatric cancer that have been vetted through our care package program and are in Active Treatment.
Can I apply more than once?
If you have not been selected in the fiscal year you can apply each month.
If I received a grant, when can I be approved for another one?
If you have already received a grant, you will not be eligible to receive another grant for one Calander year. If you received one is July 2022, you will not be eligible until after July 2023.
