Organizations to help children in need

[Dave]

This thread will contain info/links to organizations that help children in need and their parents.

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.

http://www.wish.org/about/our_mission

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St. Jude Children Research Hospital

St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made here have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof, St. Jude is where some of today's most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly.
All patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family's ability to pay.

http://www.stjude.org/about

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Starlight Children's Foundation

Starlight brings together experts from pediatric health care, technology and entertainment to create programs that educate, entertain and inspire seriously ill children. Whether it’s finding friends online, learning more about a disease, or just spending time together as a family, Starlight’s programs help children and families cope with the challenges they face daily.

http://www.starlight.org/programs/
 

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Kaitlin Marie Bell Foundation, Inc.

The Purpose:
We provide 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. We believe that quality of life for a child with disabilities is a necessity, not a luxury. Your tax-deductible donation will help us improve the quality of life for children with disabilities.

http://www.kmbfoundation.org/

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National Organization Caring for Kids

NOCK, the National Organization Caring for Kids, is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with disabilities and special needs through the use of assistive technology.

For families with special needs children, the circumstances of caring for these children can be unexpected and overwhelming. Many families do not have the resources they need to provide the level of care that their children need. All too often, special needs kids do not receive medically prescribed equipment, such as wheelchairs or communication devices, due to economic barriers.

http://www.nockonline.org/

A ton of thanks to NOCK for their dedication in helping special needs children.

[Dave]

Children's Disabilities Information

"This website was created to help other parents of children with special needs, like yourself, with articles on topics that we have found to be helpful to us over the past 20 years."

http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/about.html

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Child Foundation

Helping blind, deaf, abused, and children with cancer.

http://www.childfoundation.org/OurPrograms/Childrenwithspecialneeds/tabid/736/Default.aspx

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Chai Lifeline

Through programs that address the emotional, social, and financial needs of seriously ill children, their families, and communities, Chai Lifeline restores normalcy to family life, and better enables families to withstand the crises and challenges of serious pediatric illness.

http://www.chailifeline.org/index.php

[Dave]

I found the following article interesting.  It goes over how a parent can help a student with a learning disability succeed. 

Life Success For Students With Learning Disabilities: A Parent's Guide

LD OnLine is proud to present a guide to parents on how to help their children succeed titled Life Success for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Parent's Guide. It was developed by the Frostig Center and based on more than twenty years of ground-breaking research on the lives of children and adults with learning disabilities. This is offered to you as part of LD OnLine's efforts to bring you the latest research to help you raise your children with learning disabilities.

http://www.ldonline.org/article/Life_Success_For_Students_With_Learning_Disabilities%3A_A_Parent%27s_Guide

[Dave]

As a follow up to the learning disabilities site in the last post, the same site has an online Q & A section that allows for questions to be submitted to: a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Special Education Lawyer, and an Educational Technology Expert. 

http://www.ldonline.org/experts