Parent to Parent Funding

Funding

Respite Funding is available, but, sorry, all other funds are not currently available.
Many families have benefited from funding assistance:

Family Support Fund: This fund is used by families who self-identify a need related to their child's diagnosis. It can be used for equipment, therapies, emergency childcare, camp, or any other need as it relates to the child's diagnosis and is not otherwise covered by insurance or Medicaid. The Family Support Fund is primarily composed of resources from: Brookes Baker Trust, Tom Sustic Fund, Doug Flutie Foundation, and the Vermont Department of Children and Families.
Conference Fund: Parents may request funds from Parent to Parent to attend conferences relating to their child's disability or special need.
Support Group Fund: This fund is designed to assist parents with the start-up costs of launching a support group in a specific geographic area or by diagnosis. Funding is available for advertising, speakers, refreshments, space rental, etc. The Support Group Fund is made possible by the VT Dept. of Health
Respite Fund: Parent to Parent has a grant from the Agency of Human Services for flexible respite funding through the Prevention Committee of Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs.

For funding information & opportunities, call Family Support at 1-800-800-4005
or contact your local regional family support consultant <-click there for info

Conference Fund | Family Support Fund | Support Group Fund

Conference Fund this is not currently available*

Parents may request funds from Vermont Family Network to attend conferences relating to their child’s disability or special need. *Conference Funding ($100 per family) is available (until April 30, 2009) for families whose child(ren) has a developmental disability, under the more broad federal definition. Please call your Vermont Family Network regional family support consultant for application.

To apply, call 1-800-800-4005, ask for a Family Support Coordinator or contact your regional family support consultant (click for info). The application will be completed over the phone.

Family Support Fund this is not currently available

This fund is to be used by families who self-identify a need related to their child’s diagnosis. It can be used for equipment, therapies, emergency childcare, camp, or any other need as it relates to the child’s diagnosis and is not otherwise covered by insurance or Medicaid. We do not ask any personal financial information, but trust the judgment of the family that if the parent is asking, that there is financial need.

Please request the full amount that you need, but please understand that $100 is typically funded. If the amount needed is substantially more than $100, please specify how the additional funds will be raised. As we receive many requests and have limited funding, we ask that parents limit their requests to one time per calendar year. Emergency exceptions are considered on a case-by-case basis.

To apply, send us a letter specifying how much you are requesting, what the money will be used for, how it will benefit the child with the special need, where else you’ve looked and how additional money will be raised, if necessary.

Send by e-mail or send the letter to:

Vermont Family Network

600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240

Williston, VT 05495
(FAX: (802) 876-6291)

Support Group Fund this is not currently available

This fund is designed to assist parents with the start-up costs of launching a support group in an area (geographically or by diagnosis) that is currently underserved. Fundingis available for advertising, copies, refreshments, space rental, etc. Our goal is to help you to be successful. We will do an initial mailing to our network of a flyer you design.

Contact your regional family support consultant.

Our funding is made possible by grants from the State Department of Education, the Agency of Human Services, the Doug Flutie Foundation and the Brookes Baker Trust.