CHARLES FOSTER MEMORIAL CRIPPLED CHILDRENS FUND
Description
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEBRASKA CRIPPLED CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHO NEED TO PURCHASE AN ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY. MUST SHOW FINANCIAL NEED. APPLY BY LETTER INCLUDING THE CHILD NAME, ADDRESS AND DATE OF BIRTH. INCLUDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DISABILITY, ITEM NEEDED, COST OF ITEM, WILL NEED A DOCTORS LETTER AND PARENTS MOST RECENT TAX RETURN.
Contact Information
Address:
C/O FIRST NATIONAL BANK
14010 FNB PARKWAY SUITE 200
Omaha
NE
68154
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
Main Phone:
Phone
402.602.8739
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402-602-8763
Main Contact(s):
LEANN AUSTIN
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 511
List of Provided Services:
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Assistive Technology Services: Financial for AT Services
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material:
Eligibility: FAMILY MUST SHOW FINANCIAL NEED. THERE IS NO SET MAXIMUM INCOME. THE DECISION IS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SITUATIONS I.E., HAS THE FAMILY ALREADY PAID OUT LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.
Ages Served: Ages 0 to 14
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: BY WRITING AND EXPLAINING WHY THEY DISAGREE
Languages with interpreters on staff: