As my now 9-year-old daughter navigates life battling very mild low muscle tone, I can’t help but think about the other families out there navigating through their own story and trying to make sense of this thing called life. How do they hear about the various resources out there for them, how do they get in touch with organizations who would like to help or have monies set aside for families who have a child or children with a disability? These are questions I am sure some of you have. I wanted to share these wonderful grants that are out there to assist families going through struggles and uncertainty with the future.
There are a LOT of amazing organizations out there that can help families that have children with special healthcare needs. There are grants for therapy not being covered by insurance, equipment, summer camp, transportation and a wide range of other things. Here are a few that are in Giving Cycles right now.
www.avenuesforautism.org through the Suzanne Tyner Autism Fund. They assist families with the unimaginable expenses of raising a child with autism.
www.cfmf.org/grants offers three types of grants to individuals who reside in Ohio and have a disability.
www.mygoalautism.org MyGOAL Inc., Enrichment Grant is to enrich the body, mind, and spirit of individual(s) with Autism Spectrum Disorder, resulting in a higher quality of life.
www.nwoapraxiasupport.org grants to fund therapies, treatments, activities, or equipment that will enhance the lives of individual children impacted by CAS and other invisible disabilities in NW Ohio & SE Michigan.
www.operationsavethelost.com provides Joibit tracking devices to children in Ohio with autism.
www.parkerspurpose.net monetary assistance of up to $1000 directly to families as well as an iPad grant.
www.piercescrew.org designed for outside experiences to enrich the life of the individual diagnosed with a disability, not for everyday medical expenses. Open to residents of Hancock and surrounding counties.
www.smallstepsinspeech.org help children with speech and/or language disorders take the steps needed to be better communicators. (May 1)
www.theorangeeffect.org empowers children and young adults with speech disorders to effectively communicate through technology and speech therapy.
If you need some help before getting started, check out this recording with tips before you apply and hear from eight actual funding organizations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwnzc_kkoI
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