Resources Available to Therapy Patients

Grant Resources for Special Needs Families

Are you a caregiver of a child with special or medical needs? This resource page has grants to help with therapy and medical costs with associated travel, grants for medical/adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs or adaptive bikes, wish organizations and other freebies to put a smile on your child’s face.

We know raising a child with medical needs takes a village. Send us a message about your favorite non-profit, and we’ll add them. Please share this page with others, too!

Most organizations below serve more prominent areas and have their criteria for referring a child for the geographical location they serve.

Therapy, Medical Expenses and More

Euro-Peds Foundation

Exclusively provides pediatric intensive physical therapy treatment and travel grants to our clinic, Euro-Therapies.

The Lenn Foundation

Supports children with CP in receiving the pediatric therapies they need to thrive in their everyday lives.

UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation

Offers grants for kids 16 years old or younger for services health insurance does not cover.

Alyssa V. Phillips Foundation

Assists children with cerebral palsy with therapies or other medical treatments that insurance doesn’t cover.

June Brandy Foundation

Assists families with children who have pediatric illnesses/disability.

Building Blocks for Kids

Provides grants to children for health-related needs in Cincinnati, tri-state area.

Maggie Welby Foundation

Provides grants to families in need.

Holton’s Heroes

Assists families affected by post-birth traumatic brain injury.

Aubrey Rose Foundation

Assists families with medical expenses.

Giving Angels Foundation

Awards grants to children with physical disability from lower-income families with life-changing equipment, medical supplies, essential family bills, specialized camps, and therapeutic toys.

Birth Injury Center

Their mission is to assist anyone who has been affected by a birth injury. Their website is a compilation of information about the different types of injuries.

Adaptive and Medical Equipment

Variety of United States

Provides mobility, independence, and social inclusion equipment and services.

Wheelchairs 4 Kids

Provides assistive devices and medical equipment to families in need.

Different Needz Foundation

Provides grants for medical equipment and services.

McLindon Family Foundation

Provides adaptive bicycles for children with special needs.

MY GYM Foundation

Provides grants for medical equipment and therapy equipment for families with special needs.

FODAC

Provides refurbished equipment and services for disabled adults and children to improve their overall quality of life.

Ride to Give

Turns athletic ability into fundraising power for families with children who are disabled, injured, or ill.

Seizure Support

The Danny Did Foundation

Provides seizure/epilepsy devices to children in need.

Chelsea Hutchison Foundation

Provides seizure monitoring and seizure assistance dogs.

Speech Therapy

Small Steps in Speech

Grant funds for speech and language disorder therapies.

Wish Organizations

These organizations will grant a wish to a child with a life-threatening or sometimes chronic health condition.

Kids Wish Network

Infuses hope, creates happy memories, and improves the quality of life for children experiencing life-altering situations.

Sunshine Foundation

Answers the dreams of children, ages three through eighteen, who have severe or profound physical/developmental/intellectual challenges and whose families cannot fulfill their requests due to the financial strain that the child’s illness may cause.

Dream Factory

Believes children with chronic illnesses and disorders also suffer from substantial emotional and physical pain.

Make-A-Wish

Creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Do It For The Love

Provides musical wishes for children, teens, and adults.

Gifts and Services

Santa’s Little Hackers

Sends children with special needs an adaptive toy at Christmas time.

Hearts & Lens

Provides grants for family pictures.

Shadow Buddies

Will send a doll buddy to a child for emotional support.

Feel Better Friends

Sends children with cancer and other illnesses a crochet doll stuffed with love and well wishes.

Tiny Superheroes

Sends a cape to your little superhero.

Ween Dream

Collects and delivers Halloween costumes for children with medical conditions and children in need.

Songs of Love Foundation

Creates personalized, uplifting songs, free of charge, for children and teens currently facing tough medical, physical, or emotional challenges.

Camps and Vacation Experiences

Catch-A-Dream

Offers once-in-a-lifetime hunting and fishing experiences for children with life-threatening illnesses.

Surf Dreams Foundation

Operates in various cities on the East Coast, helping children experience surfing for the first time.

Give Kids the World

Is a popular wish organization destination. See their website for participating organizations.

Buckmaster’s Life Hunts

Provides a hunting experience for a child with a critical illness or severe disability.

Camp Sunshine

Is a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Outdoor Dream Foundation

Provides outdoor adventures for children with terminal or life-threatening illnesses.

Best Day Foundation

Provides adventure activities for children with special needs.

Ride A Wave

Offers a special day at the beach for children with special needs.

Hope Kids

Provides activities, events, and support for kids with cancer and other life-threatening activities.

National Parks and Federal Recreational Land- Access pass

Gives free admission to all sites and discounts on amenities.

David’s Refuge

Provides a place of respite for parents and guardians of children with special needs or life-threatening medical conditions to get refreshed, restored, and renewed in their caregiver role.

The Center for Courageous Kids

Has free summer camps and family respite weekends.

Dream Night

Check with your local Zoo to see if and when they participate in this great program reserved only for medical/special needs families.

United Special Sportsmen Alliance

Sends critically and terminally ill youth and disabled veterans on outdoor adventures.

Resources Form

If you know of a non-profit that provides essential services or support for children and families, we’d love to hear about it! Please take a moment to fill out our form and recommend a resource that can positively impact our community. Your suggestion could help connect families with the assistance they need. Together, we can make a difference!

Contact Us

Travel Information

Many families from all over Michigan and other states travel to Euro-Therapies, an expansion of Euro-Peds, to attend two-, three-, and four-week intensive physical therapy programs. We’ve treated patients from almost all 50 states! When visiting Euro-Therapies, we make sure you’ll feel like we’re a home away from home. Below are links to some of our hotel partners. Our front office also welcomes your questions to help make arrangements an easy process. Contact us today!

Also, if you have a child or young adult planning to attend our intensive PT program and live outside of Metro Detroit, check out the Euro-Peds Foundation for possible funding when traveling.