ELEVATIONS - A CHILDREN'S THERAPY RESOURCE FOUNDATION

HELPING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. SINCE INCEPTION, ELEVATIONS HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 700 GRANTS TOTALING OVER 600,000 FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO ACCESS THERAPY SERVICES AND HOME THERAPY EQUIPMENT IN THE SPOKANE AREA. WHETHER THE CHILD'S GRANT IS FOR COPAYS TOWARDS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, FUNDING FOR SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY DEDUCTIBLES, SPECIALIZED HOME EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER THERAPY SERVICES NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THESE CHILDREN, THE TRAJECTORY OF A CHILD'S LIFE IS POSITIVELY AFFECTED. HELPING TO COVER OUT-OF-POCKET MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH THE FINANCIAL DEMANDS OF CARING FOR A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWS ALL CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL REGARDLESS OF THEIR PARENTS' SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. ELEVATIONS PARTNERS WITH LOCAL PEDIATRIC THERAPY PROVIDERS TO STRETCH EVERY DOLLAR TO HELP AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED BY AND RELIES ON THE TIME AND COMMITMENT OF A CORE GROUP OF 25 VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS WHO GIVE OF THEIR TIME AT EVENTS. MANY OF OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS KNOW FIRST-HAND THE CHALLENGES FAMILIES FACE - WHETHER THROUGH PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, DEDICATED THERAPISTS AND PROVIDERS, OR CARING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALL BENEFIT WHEN CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE GIVEN THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED.