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Interventions connecting low\u2010income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP\u2010eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled. We developed ASSIST (\n                      <jats:styled-content>As<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      sisted Benefit\n                      <jats:styled-content>s<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      Nav\n                      <jats:styled-content>i<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      gation\n                      <jats:styled-content>S<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      uppor\n                      <jats:styled-content>t<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      ) to connect pediatric oncology families to SNAP, the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) via benefits navigation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a single\u2010center intervention pilot refinement study among 10 low\u2010income families of children with newly diagnosed cancer directly assigned to ASSIST for 6 months. We evaluated refinement endpoints of intervention acceptability, delivery, and content based on descriptive analysis of parent surveys at study entry and 6 months, and thematic analysis of semi\u2010structured interviews at 1, 3, and 6 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ten families consented to participation (64% of approached) with 0% attrition over 6 months. ASSIST was acceptable to families; 9\/10 participants completed benefits applications or renewals. No families utilized free tax preparation. The navigator spent an average of 6.5 h per participant across a median 9.5 encounters; participants were highly satisfied with intervention delivery. Despite benefits navigation, most (80%) reported unmet basic needs at study exit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Opportunities to refine intervention content included: (1) a \u201cbundled\u201d approach of benefits navigation alongside short\u2010term direct resource provision to address unmet needs and (2) modification of the EITC component to increase uptake. 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