November 20, 2006

Cerebral Palsy: Financial Grants for Equipment

Disabled Children’s Relief Fund (www.dcrf.com), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, provides disabled children with assistance to obtain wheelchairs, orthopedic braces, walkers, lifts, hearing aids, eyeglasses, medical equipment, physical therapy, and surgery. Blind, Deaf, Amputees, and children with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Spastic Quadriplegia, Encephalitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spina Bifida, Down Syndrome, and other disabilities receive assistance. DCRF focuses special attention on helping children throughout the U.S. that do not have adequate health insurance, especially the physically challenged. In some cases, DCRF may be the last resort

You can apply once a year, maximum grant is $200. I know that they will help cover cost of brachiation ladders.

Children’s Charity Fund, Inc. provides grants for medical equipment such as incline floors, overheard ladders, etc. You can apply once a year, maximum grant is $500.

1-800-4MyChild (1-800-469-2445)

1-888-4MYCHILD