1. Therapies:
Therapies including speech, occupational, physio, music, equine and others may be funded up to a
maximum of $2,500.00. Requests will be accepted for three consecutive years with an updated
application required each year. Costs associated with assessments are excluded. Children on the
Autism Spectrum will be considered for therapy grants after their seventh birthday.

2. Tutoring:
Tutoring subsidies may be provided up to a maximum of $1800.00. Requests will be accepted for
three consecutive years with an updated application required each year.

3. Bursaries:
Bursaries for special needs students attending independent provincially approved special education
facilities may be provided. The individuals may apply with supporting documentation by the attending
school. A current limit of $1,500.00 per individual child (per school year) for up to 3 consecutive
school years will be considered.

4. Equipment:
The maximum funding that may be made available annually for any one individual child is $5,000.00,
subject to consideration of special circumstances or hardship. Cost sharing or partnerships with other
organizations will be encouraged. Typical types of equipment are items that allow and support life,
mobility, communication, or independence.

***Equipment Ownership***
Equipment funded by the CKNW Kids’ Fund becomes the property of the family for whom it was
purchased. When the family no longer requires the equipment, it is requested that the item(s) be made
available to others with similar needs. HealthLinc Medical Equipment Mobility and Accessibility
(HME), administer the Children’s Medical Equipment Distribution Service (CMEDS) which loans and
recycles equipment for the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s Medical Benefits program.