We provide grants that allow low-income families with children in need of supportive, remedial therapy to have access to those professional services.
We provide grants that allow low-income families with children in need of supportive, remedial therapy to have access to those professional services.
Funding Priorities
Treatment and Therapy Grants
Grants are made in five program areas: speech therapy (including devices, such as hearing aids), psychotherapy, remedial education, physical and/or occupational therapy (including devices that help mobility and functionality), and behavioral therapy.
Grants are made through an invitation-only grant application process to nonprofits administering restorative therapy for children (21 years of age or younger) diagnosed with a remedial disability, from low-income families.
Grants are limited to services provided to residents of Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, San Francisco County, and San Mateo County.
Note: The Foundation does not make grants to for-profit providers. Additionally, we do not fund dental, orthodontia, eyeglasses or routine eye-care, annual appeals, capital requests, conferences, or events.
Ruth and David Wisnom Grant
The Avery-Fuller-Welch Children’s Foundation issues special grants in memory of long-time board members Ruth and David Wisnom, both of whom led the foundation as Board President for many years.
The Ruth and David Wisnom grant is made directly to a non-profit organization that is serving children/youth who exhibit high needs in any of AFW’s five program areas.
The board selects the recipient of the Ruth and David Wisnom grant from among the invited grant applications. The memorial grant in their name serves as a legacy to their long-term commitment to helping children thrive.
Judge David B. Flinn Grant
The Avery-Fuller-Welch Children’s Foundation issues special grants in memory of long-time board member Judge David B. Flinn, who served as the foundation’s legal advisor and Board Secretary for many years.
The Judge David B. Flinn grant is made directly to a non-profit organization that serves children/youth who exhibit high needs in the area of remedial education.
The board selects the recipient of the Judge David B. Flinn grant from among the invited grant applications. The memorial grant in his name serves as a legacy to his long-term commitment to helping children thrive.
