Resources

www.4ahealingfoundation.org biomedical evals and treatment for children affected by autism, allergies, ADHD, and/or asthma.

www.adaptivemall.com/kiddiepool1.html – the Kiddie Pool works as a fundraiser to help families raise money for special adaptive equipment.

www.akidagain.org mission is to enrich the lives of children with life threatening illnesses and their families by providing year round, fun-filled group activities and destination events, fostering joy, laughter, normalcy and supportive networking opportunities.

www.angelflight.com/locater.asp arranges free transportation for medical treatment.

www.astrazeneca-us.com/help-affording-your-medicines – offering free medicines to people who earn $30,000 a year or less, or a family of four making up to $60,000 a year.

www.aubreyrose.org/grants.htm will award financial help with a family’s medical bills for their child who has a life-threatening condition.

www.bb4k.org Building Blocks for Kids’ mission is to improve the quality of life for children with health-related needs that are not being met due to a lack of insurance, government funding, and/or family resources in the Cincinnati area.

www.believeintomorrow.org/families.html Widely recognized as a world leader in pediatric Hospital Housing and Respite Housing for children with cancer.

www.blindcitizens.org/assistive_tech.htm The Assistive Technology Fund (ATF) will provide funds to cover 50% of the retail price of adaptive devices or software.

www.brightstepsforward.org provides funding for intensive pediatric therapy to financially disadvantaged children with neurological disorders.A form fitting suit consisting of a cap, vest, shorts, kneepads, and specially adapted shoes, all connected to each other through a system of adjustable straps and elastic bandsHyperbaric oxygen therapy is a form of medical treatment that employs the use of 100% oxygen, generally inside a specialized chamber. Hyperbaric oxygen allows nonfunctional brain cells to revive and ultimately to be used in restoring function to areas of the body used in speech, cognition, movement and coordination.

http://bryansdream.org provides hope and support to children with brain tumors.

www.cancercare.org financial support with the cost that goes along with fighting cancer.

http://challengedamerica.com/tell.asp?page=3 organization gives $500 maximum grant to individuals with disabilities

http://www.challengedathletes.org/site/c.4nJHJQPqEiKUE/b.6449023/k.BD6D/Home.htmprovides funding grants for equipment such as sports wheelchairs, handcycles, mono skis and sports prosthetics, and resources for training and competition expenses directly to physically challenged individuals.

www.childrenscharityfund.org provides services and purchases medical equipment for handicapped and disabled children. Also provides educational grants to help children further their education.

www.childrenwithspecialneeds.com- parents selling/giving away/buying items for their children with special needs.

www.claytondabney.org The Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer provides needy families, with children in the last stages of terminal cancer, assistance in creating everlasting memories.

www.conovercompany.com/grants/ the Conover Mobile Technology Grant is to promote the use of mobile technology and their apps to improve an individual’s freedom and independence.

www.daniellesfoundation.org Funding For Children with Cerebral Palsy and Brain Injury

www.dcrf.com/ordereze/default.aspx – Disabled Children’s Relief Fund provides assistance to obtain wheelchairs, orthopedic braces, walkers, lifts, hearing aids, eye glasses, medical equipment, physical therapy, and surgery.

http://differentizgood.org/gift-a-voice/ helps those in need of a modern and compact speech generating device (SGD) to allow them to satisfy the basic human need of communication.

www.differentneedzfoundation.org is a web store that offers special needs families a one-stop shop to buy and sell their gently used medical and special needs equipment and adaptive toys. They also have a grant available to purchase such items as well.

www.edenshope.org ease the financial burden endured by the families with children in treatment for Neuroblastoma.

www.equippedkids.org a lending facility of adaptive equipment out of Maumee, Ohio.

http://energyunited.com/energyunited_foundation.asp

www.faithandfamilyfoundation.org offers scholarships for children with disabilities to participate in therapeutic riding, adaptive swimming and a variety of programs.

www.faithshopefoundation.org – help with financial crisis while child is hospitalized

www.fansacrossamerica.org/assist_a_family/ features families and their specific life needs (i.e. gas, groceries, utilities) and encourages the Fans Across America community as well as the family and friends of the designated family to make tax-deductible contributions to help fulfill their specific needs.

www.ffcohio.org Foundation for the Challenged’s Community Living Fund Grant will fund basic living necessities that improve the everyday life of people with developmental disabilities in Ohio.

https://applications.cerner.com/firsthand/ First Hand Foundation assists children with clinically relevant, health-related needs and no financial resources to cover these expenses.

www.footprintsflights.org Footprints in the Sky provides flights to medical facilities throughout the United States for people in need of critical and life-saving medical care. Contact Johnny Langland at (303)799-0461 for application.

www.cityofsylvania.com/uploads/pdfs/Parks/Sartoma.pdf Fort Meigs Sertoma (Service To Mankind ) is an international organization that deals mainly with speech and hearing disabilities. For more information please contact Richard Kranz at (419)473-2416 or by mail at PO Box 401 Sylvania, OH 43560.

www.friendslikeus.org Friends Like Us is focused on helping children with cancer and their families with emotional, educational and resource support through various outlets.

www.friendsofman.org grants for therapy, equipment, and other needs. Must have a sponsor such as an agency or social worker apply.

www.giafoundation.com Gia Nicole Angel Foundation enhances the daily functioning of a child with special needs.

www.gracieshope.org

www.grahamsfoundation.org provide care packages that offer both practical and emotional support for the parents of micro-preemies during their journey in the NICU.

www.handstoangels.org/contact.html grants to support the identification and eventual prevention of rare, genetic disorders, and to provide financial assistance to families coping with the many complications of these disorders.

http://www.hfgrotto.org/ The Grottoes of North America Humanitarian Foundationhelps cover the costs of dental treatment, including hospital and anesthesia costs when needed, for children with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy (and related neuromuscular disorders), Organ Transplant recipients or those with Mental Retardation.

www.thehikefund.org Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund

www.ironman.org The Matt Larson Foundation helps children undergoing treatment for a Brain or Central Nervous System (CNS) cancer.

www.jennyswish.org donates up to 50% of the cost of a qualifying program

www.joniandfriends.org/resources.php Christian Fund for the Disabled

www.kmbfoundation.org/ Kaitlin Marie Bell Foundation provides financial assistance to children with disabilities who are unable to afford equipment and/or services that they need; insurance companies consider many of these items a luxury.

www.keystonehope.org/ Keystone Hope Special Needs Foundation is to enable families, through legal advocacy and estate planning, to protect the financial futures of their family members who have special needs.

www.kickingitforkidsfoundation.org/index.html Kicking It For Kids Foundation helps families of sick and injured children in the Northwest Ohio Community to ease the financial burden of medical expenses.

http://kiddosclubhousefoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110&Itemid=190 Georgia residents can receive up to $2,500 for payment of therapeutic services or equipment.

http://kidscancercrusade.wordpress.com

www.kyaskrusade.org/info/programs-and-services/financial-assistance-program/ at Kya’s Krusade children under the age of 18 with a confirmed diagnosis of a life-long physical disability affecting the child’s motor skills, for which physical/occupational therapy is part of the treatment regimen, receive financial assistance.

www.lpaonline.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=85959&orgId=lpa Little People of America offers many types of grants and scholarships

www.lukefund.org dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with pediatric cancer

http://maggiewelby.org/Scholarships.html scholarships for children K-12 that show a financial need

www.marksmoney.org provides financial assistance to persons with Down syndrome or other developmental disabilities to improve their quality of life by meeting their daily living, employment, medical, residential, or social needs.

www.miracle-ear.com/childrenrequest.aspx The Miracle-Ear® Children’s Foundation’s purpose is to provide no-cost hearing aids and hearing support services to children whose families have incomes that are significantly limited and who are unable to afford the high costs of quality hearing instruments.