Children’s Therapy Clinic receives 3rd Q funding

photo courtesy of Children’s Therapy ClinicChildren’s Therapy Clinic $35,500 (Health) The second year of collaboration between Children’s Therapy Clinic and Bright Futures Learning Services will continue to provide appropriate therapy services for children with disabilities who have insufficient insurance coverage and/or income. Bright Futures Learning Services will provide behavioral treatments to children with autism and related disorders. Funding will support staffing, collaborative workshops, and materials.

“Without this support these children may not receive the therapy services they need to help them increase skills and become more independent.” – Valicia Leary, Executive Director, Children’s Therapy Clinic

At its September 21, 2016 meeting, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation (TGKVF) Board of Trustees approved the distribution of eighteen grants (18) totaling $864,570. Of that total, $614,570 will be disbursed over a one-year period and $250,000 will be disbursed over a five-year period.

Read more in the Foundation’s Fall 2016 newsletter here.