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BIALA Resource Guide for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

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Family Voices Louisiana

New Orleans
Louisiana
504-299-9175

Family Voices, a national grassroots network of families and friends, advocates for health care services for all children and youth with special health care needs.

Findhelp.org

Nation Wide

Nationwide Resource Guide

Search and connect to support.

Financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, housing, and other free or reduced-cost help.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, chat with them online via their website, or text HOME to 741741 (multiple languages available). If this is an emergency, call 911.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Nation Wide

Application for student aid for education

Freedom Concepts

660 W. 17th St.
California
Costa Mesa
1-800-661-9915

Our products are designed for mobility, therapy, recreation, fun, and freedom!

Working with medical professionals, therapists, and families, each Freedom Concepts model is thoughtfully designed to accommodate the needs of individuals with disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, Angelman Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, and visual impairment. Any bike can be further customized and adjusted to the exact specifications and unique requirements of the rider, ensuring that each Freedom Concepts bike is a perfect fit.


Friends of Man

Nationwide
(303) 798-2342

Assist with mobility equipment, medical equipment, and wheelchairs. Applications have to be made by a Referring Professional.

Amount of grants will vary. Grants are paid directly to the vendor and not the family.

Friends of Man

P.O. Box 937
Littleton
CO
(303) 798-2342

Friends of Man accepts applications ONLY from a referring professional on behalf of the applicant. This can be a social worker, nurse, school counselor, teacher, principal, social worker, clergy, health care technician, etc.

Applications CANNOT be submitted by the applicant, the vendor, or by a relative or friend.

Friends of Man was founded in 1982 as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public charity with a double mission:

           
  1. To provide assistance to people of all ages who have genuine needs but can’t find help elsewhere, who ‘fall through the cracks’ of available charitable or governmental resources.  To provide help to maintain self-sufficiency in times of difficulty, as well as assisting with disability and medical needs.
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  3. To provide the donor with the opportunity to have 100% of his/her donation used for direct charitable assistance, with no money taken out for administrative cost and expenses.  Friends of Man an all-volunteer charity with no one receiving a salary or any kind of compensation.  
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Functional Living Solutions, LLC

938 Broussard, 70518
Broussard
Louisiana
337-459-6591

An occupational therapy based home modifications consultation business to ensure your home is adapted and modified to fit your unique needs.

Email: functionallivingsolutionsllc@gmail.com

Functional Living Solutions may be contacted by phone or email. No website at this time.

General Motors Mobility Program

Nation Wide
1-800-323-9935

Through the GM Mobility Reimbursement Program, new vehicle purchasers/lessees who install eligible adaptive mobility equipment on their new Chevrolet, Buick or GMC vehicles can receive up to a $1,000 reimbursement for the cost of the equipment.

Get a Game Plan

Statewide
Louisiana
(225)925-7500

Emergency preparedness plans for a variety of disasters.

State resources in the event of an emergency.

Glenwood Regional Medical Center

503 McMillan Road
West Monroe
Louisiana
318-329-4200

Glenwood Regional Medcial Center offers robotic spine surgery and treatment for sleep disorders among other services.