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National Organizations
EarlyInterventionSupport.com has found links to national
organizations useful to parents and parents of children with
special needs.
See our National Organizations
page.
For Pennsylvania Residents
EarlyInterventionSupport.com, located in western
Pennsylvania, has many clients and
supporters in the Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
Region. We've collected links specific to
Pennsylvania.
If you have links specific to your area that you would
like us to post, please email
Resources@EarlyInterventionSupport.com.
Disabilities
National Association for
Rare Disorders - a dedicated to helping people with rare
diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them.
National Dissemination Center for
Children with Disabilities - serves the nation as a central source of
information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children & youth, IDEA,
No Child Left Behind and effective educational practices.
TASH - Supports inclusion and
participation for adults and children w/disabilities
Assistance Programs for Children with Disabilities
The ARC: The Arc of the Pennsylvania
advocates for the rights and full participation of all children and adults
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Together with our network
of members and affiliated chapters, we improve systems of supports and
services; connect families; inspire communities and influence public policy.
Social Security Disability & Medicaid: Medicaid is a jointly funded,
Federal-State health insurance program for low-income and needy people. It
covers children, the aged, blind, and/or disabled and other people who are
eligible to receive federally assisted income maintenance payments.
United Way Agency: It strives to
build Pennsylvania stronger by mobilizing communities to improve lives of
people. It aims to do this by; energizing, inspiring people to make a
difference.
Funding Opportunities for Children with Disabilities
Disabled Children's Relief Fund: A
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides disabled children assistance
with equipment and physical therapy. It focuses on helping children in the
U.S. that don’t have adequate health insurance, in some cases, DCRF is a
last resort.
Kaitilin Marie Bell Foundation:
It 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.
Aubrey Rose Foundation: Helps
families caring for children with life threatening illnesses with the focus
being on the family unity. It strives to lift families from life's
complexities during this difficult time by providing emotional and financial
support.
Bright Steps Forward:
Bright Steps Forward, Inc. is a 501c nonprofit organization n that provides
funding for intensive pediatric therapy to financially disadvantaged
children with neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, disabilities of
pre-maturity, autism and other congenital or acquired conditions that affect
their physical functioning.
United Healthcare Foundation: Children
who have medical needs are sometimes not insured comprehensively to provide
coverage for all of their medical treatments. There are few places for
families who have gaps in their health benefit plan coverage to turn to for
funding medically necessary services for their children. Children may go
without necessary treatment, or, they receive the care and families assume a
large amount of debt. The Foundation understands these needs and is willing
to help fill this void.
Hanna & Friends:
A non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for
children and adults with developmental disabilities.
First Hand Foundation: A
nonprofit organization that helps children with health-related needs when
insurance and other financial resources has been exhausted. Our mission is
to directly impact the health status of a young life. Since our inception in
1995, First Hand has assisted more than 60,000 children.
Midwest
Special Needs Trust Grants: A program that provides small financial
assistance grants to persons with disabilities who meet the eligibility
criteria for disability and income. Two types of grants are available
through the program.
Digital
Wish: A non-profit charity, dedicated to helping schools gain technology
access across all subject areas. Over 10,000 teachers are already using
Digital Wish to find and share digital lesson plans. The site features a
growing library of grants and fundraising ideas to help schools marshal
community support.
Public Welfare Foundation:
Supports the efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for
people in need. We look for carefully defined points where our funds can
make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve the
lives of countless people.
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