Michigan Pediatric Therapy fund

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http://childrenstherapyfund.org/index.html

Welcome

to the Children's Therapy Fund website!

Reaching out to all Michigan families in need, the Children's Therapy Fund

helps pay for high-quality care by leading experts in all pediatric

disciplines. Direct grants issued by the Fund help assure that as many children

as possible have access to the diagnostic and therapeutic services they need to

reach their full potential.

The Fund was created to assist families whose children are at risk of being

incorrectly labeled as " problem " , " incorrigible " , or

" learning disabled " because they cannot afford the proven pediatric

interventions available to advance their child's physical, intellectual and

emotional development.

The Children's Therapy Fund believes that all children are " special

needs " children. Normal childhood development is a series of sequential

developmental milestones. Often, small interventions, conducted at critical

junctures, dramatically enhance a child's ability to achieve these milestones.

These interventions are often short-term group or individual sessions of

physical, occupational, speech/ language, and/or vision therapy. With pediatric

therapy, as with most endeavors in life, timing is everything. If milestones

are missed, problems tend to compound.

The Children's Therapy Fund strives to assure that a child's access to

life-altering therapies at critical junctures is not determined solely by

economic means or the availability of insurance coverage.

Our GOALS:

To fund physical therapy services for children to

promote physical development and growth and to treat movement dysfunctions

To fund occupational therapy services for children

to promote life skills development and classroom success

To fund speech and language services for children to

help them communicate effectively and to provide a solid foundation for

academic and social success

To fund vision therapy services to help children

with visual dysfunctions succeed in academic settings

To fund hippotherapy to provide children with the

opportunity to grow physically and emotionally

To fund other innovative pediatric programs that

enhance the quality of children's lives

Go to link above to download an application